About the Menen

A well-informed public is essential to social awareness, accountability, and progress.

Through visual arts, music, performance, ceremony, and education, The Menen:

  • Addresses social and environmental justice

  • Honors elders and uplifts youth

  • Preserves cultural memory and living traditions

  • Creates spaces for reflection, accountability, and healing

  • Activates historic and natural sites as places of learning and restoration

The Menen’s work extends beyond its home base through international collaborations and cultural exchange.

  • Panama: Bridging environmental education through earth-based art

  • South Africa: Connecting global communities through healing traditions

Global Reach

a large forest of trees

Our Home

The Menen is rooted in Reems Creek, Weaverville, North Carolina. Programs are site-responsive and community-focused rather than tied to fixed public hours.