Hungry Heartland: Stories of Resilience

April 16, 2026 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Free and open to all
Conversation with K-State Faculty and Students in Art, Media and Communications, and Social Transformation Studies

Hungry Heartland is a collaborative documentary project bringing together faculty and students in the A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication and the departments of Social Transformation Studies and Art. The project shines a light on food accessibility and the grassroots efforts working to nourish communities statewide. Join us for presentations from K-State faculty about the project, as well as from students who are developing multimedia accounts of food access challenges and solutions in Kansas communities. The conversation will be moderated by Curator Elizabeth Seaton.

Speakers:

Valerie Padilla Carroll, K-State Department of Social Transformation Studies interim head and professor

Tom Hallaq, K-State A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication associate professor and internship coordinator

Shreepad Joglekar, K-State Department Head of Art and associate professor of photography

Muthoni Kiunga, K-State Staley School of Leadership, graduate teaching assistant

Jessica Ramirez, K-State Staley School of Leadership, Leadership Communication doctoral candidate

Brock Edwards, K-State Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work graduate student

This program is offered in conjunction with the Rural America exhibition.

A view of the Rural America exhibition