This traveling exhibition presents a spectacular overview of a new form of bead art, the "ndwango" (cloth), developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The exhibition was developed by the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum and is organized for tour by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
This exhibit features 45 large-scale portraits of homeless individuals from our community taken by local photographer Randy Bacon. Each portrait includes a personal narrative detailing the portrait subject's unique circumstances leading to their homelessness.