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Meet the world renowned visual narrative artist and quilter Marla A. Jackson, in her art studio and teaching gallery. Marla is a community-based visual art educator. Her works have been exhibited in over thirty-five national and international venues, including the American Folk Art Museum, The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. One of her most famous works, is part of the permanent collection, at Smithsonian's Anacostia Community. Jackson's narrative quilts are inspired by the oral histories of her ancestors and the Kansas region. Jackson is partners with Freedom Frontier's Heritage Area. Jackson has been featured in the Kansas History Society Quarterly, Threads of Faith, MS Magazine, Speaking Out of Turn Magazine, PBS programs, local and regional syndicated press, as well as exhibit catalogs. Marla's company, Marla Quilt's Inc. African Aerican Museum and Textile Academy is an impetus for developing artistic skills, enhancing individual and communal expression and furthering intellectual awareness. The mission of Marla Quilt's Inc. African American Museum and Textile Academy, is to facilitate a studio and exhibition space for local, national, and international visual art partnerships. African-American histories from the Midwest region can provide an impetus for developing artistic skills, enhancing individual and communal expression and furthering intercultural awareness.