Intergenerational Oral History Project with Carolina Village Wins LeadingEdge NC’s 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award.
A-B Tech’s Voices & Visions intergenerational oral history project with Carolina Village retirement community has received LeadingAge North Carolina’s 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award. Comprised of public speaking, art, and filmmaking by A-B Tech students featuring seniors from Carolina Village, Voices & Visions is a new project of A-B Tech’s School of Fine Arts and Communication.
A-B Tech students interviewed residents from Carolina Village and then produced presentations, video, and art projects based on the residents’ lives. They participated in a number of panel discussions, culminating with a final event on May 1, 2026 at A-B Tech. The event included the unveiling of a documentary film highlighting the project, and a quilt made by Carolina Village residents using quilting squares designed by art students. The quilt will be on display at the Asheville Museum of Art and A-B Tech’s Locke Library before moving to its permanent location at Carolina Village…