Engaged City Community Fellows Introduction
Join us for a special lunchtime session where our three inaugural Engaged City Community Fellows will introduce themselves and share more about their work, creative practices, and visions for the Engaged City project.
This is an opportunity to get to know the fellows, hear about the questions and ideas driving their work, and learn how they plan to engage with our communities in the months ahead.
The 2025-2026 Fellows are:
Muhammad “Mvstermind” Austin — Music industry visionary and STL CITY SC’s Director of Musical Experience, known for bridging artistry and entrepreneurship through his work with Mvstercamp.
Damon Davis — Acclaimed post-disciplinary artist and co-director of Whose Streets?, whose work explores identity, power, and mythology across visual art, film, and music.
Paulette Sankofa, Ed.D. — Founder of Aging Well Renaissance, artist, and author whose quilting, writing, and filmmaking honor elders, uplift cultural traditions, and foster community wellness.
These three fellows are the inaugural cohort of the 2025–2026 Engaged City Community Fellows in Residence. This fellowship is a major initiative of the newly launched Engaged City project, a multi-year effort to collaboratively map and celebrate the cultural life of St. Louis. The Engaged City project is a partnership between the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE²), the Center for the Humanities, and the Office for Socially Engaged Practice.