Case Study: Many Tongues™ — A Multimedia Storytelling Exhibition
Curated and Hosted by: Brittini Ward
Presented by: Eye N Eye LLC
Location: High Society | 12826 Livernois | Detroit, MI 48221
Dates: November–December 2025
At a Glance
Nearly $6,000 invested
1,500+ RSVPs generated
79,000+ organic social media views (across Instagram + Facebook)
56,000+ paid digital views
300+ in-person attendees
15+ Local Business Collaborations
24 + Artists Engaged
Project Summary
Many Tongues™ is a multidisciplinary exhibition and series of community-centered activations produced by EYE N EYE in Detroit. The project brought together visual art, performance, music, comedy, food, archival practice, and digital storytelling to explore how stories live in the body, in community, and across generations.
Across its run, Many Tongues™ engaged 300+ in-person attendees, generated 1,500+ event RSVPs, and reached tens of thousands of people through organic and paid digital outreach. The project directly invested nearly $6,000 into artist compensation, documentation, performance production, lighting, and audience access, demonstrating a care-based model of the cultural output rooted in collaboration, visibility, and stewardship.
Project Overview
Many Tongues™ is a multidisciplinary exhibition and series of activations that brought together visual art, performance, music, comedy, food, archival practice, and community gathering—curated and produced by EYE N EYE, the project centered storytelling as a living practice, creating space for artists and audiences to engage across mediums and moments.
Through exhibitions, performances, and digital storytelling, Many Tongues™ explored how stories live in the body, in community, and across generations.
Cross-discipline Collaboration
Many Tongues™ brought together a wide range of cross-disciplinary practices, including visual art, gallery-based installation, sculpture, and sustainable textile work alongside spoken word, poetry, comedy, and live music. The project also integrated food as a cultural and social practice alongside photography, videography, filmmaking, video art, and archival and memory-based work. Place-based and experiential design anchored the project within the gallery and venue space, allowing multiple forms of expression to exist in conversation with one another.
Artists, Collaborators, and Contributors
Many Tongues™ was shaped by a vast network of artists, collaborators, and cultural partners whose work activated the exhibition across multiple formats. A complete list of contributors is included elsewhere on this page.
Partner Organizations and Creative Collaborators
Many Tongues™ was made possible through collaboration with a network of artists, creative businesses, cultural organizations, and production partners who supported the project across disciplines and activations.
Ayiti Spaghetti, BeebePoetry LLC, Detroit Sound Conservancy, Good Set Comedy, Into the Avenue, Indigo Culinary Co., Irwin House Art Gallery, Baity Films, J.BellComedy, Poetry Possessed, Rogue’s Gallery, StephenStringz, Visionaire V., One Single Rose®, and High Society Lounge and Gallery.
Media Coverage and Press
Many Tongues™ was featured across local and regional media platforms, amplifying the work and participating artists beyond the gallery space.
Social Media Reach and Digital Impact (Check out IG Highlights Here)
Many Tongues™ expanded its audience through a combination of organic storytelling and targeted digital outreach across Instagram and Facebook. Original reels, flyers, photos, and behind-the-scenes documentation shared throughout the exhibition lifecycle allowed the work to circulate far beyond in-person attendance.
Across organic content alone, Many Tongues™ generated 79,000+ views through reels, photos, and posts documenting performances, installations, Many Tongues™ activations, and closing moments.
In addition, paid Meta ads were strategically used to enhance event visibility and audience reach. Across multiple ad campaigns, Many Tongues™ generated 56,000+ views, reached 36,000+ people, and resulted in 1,100+ landing page views and link clicks.
This digital engagement translated into real-world participation, with 1,519 RSVPs recorded across Eventbrite and additional platforms for exhibitions, performances, and activations.
Together, these metrics demonstrate EYE N EYE’s ability to move audiences from awareness to participation while amplifying community-centered storytelling on a scale.
In-Person Engagement
Across multiple events, Many Tongues™ engaged an estimated 300+ in-person attendees through openings, performances, and closing activations. While attendance was formally tracked at select moments, the exhibition experienced a steady flow throughout its run, with additional visitors moving through the gallery and venue space over time.
Financial Impact and Resource Stewardship
Many Tongues™ invested nearly $6,000 directly in artists, documentation, performance production, lighting, and digital outreach. The majority of project resources were intentionally allocated toward fair artist compensation and the preservation of the work through professional documentation and storytelling.
Project funds supported:
Paid performances by poets, comedians, and musicians
Professional photography, videography, and content creation to archive and amplify the work
Performance lighting purchased to support live events and presentations.
Digital outreach across Instagram and Facebook to expand public access
Materials supporting installation and community gathering
Funds were stewarded to prioritize care for artists, accessibility for audiences, and the long-term preservation of the work.
This investment reflects direct project expenses and does not include unpaid curatorial labor, planning time, or additional in-kind contributions. Detailed budgets are available upon request.
In Kind Support and Community Investment
Many Tongues™ was supported through in-kind contributions that made the project possible, including gallery space and curatorial assistance from Omo Misha of Irwin House Art Gallery. These contributions reflect the collective care, trust, and collaboration that underlie the project.
A Note from EYE N EYE
Many Tongues™ was never just about presenting work. It was about creating a living space where people could arrive as they are, be witnessed, and feel something moving inside them. What unfolded across the exhibition, performances, and closing activations affirmed that when intention, care, and collaboration lead, art becomes more than expression. It becomes connection, remembrance, healing, and possibility.
The reflections shared by attendees and artists revealed that Many Tongues™ offered more than an event. It provided a sense of belonging, permission to feel, and a reminder that our stories, especially those tied to lineage, motherhood, resilience, and becoming, deserve space to breathe. EYE N EYE holds these responses with deep gratitude, knowing they speak to what is possible when storytelling is rooted in trust, discipline, and love for community.
Reflections from Artists and Community
Audience and artist feedback consistently described Many Tongues™ as transformative, healing, and deeply affirming. Attendees reflected on feeling seen, included, and emotionally moved, with several noting that the space was one where conversations emerged that do not often occur in everyday environments. Many shared that the project fostered pride and ownership and strengthened community connections through its intentional design and openness.
Artists who performed or exhibited spoke to the care behind the curation, noting the thoughtful selection of voices, the positive, grounded energy of the space, and the way their work was honored within a larger narrative. Several performers described the experience as grounding and confidence-building, reinforcing their creative identity and reminding them of the power of collective expression. One artist shared that returning to perform in a venue tied to her childhood created a full-circle moment that was deeply emotional and affirming.
The closing activation, My Mother’s Arrangement, was repeatedly described as intimate, soul-stirring, and spiritually resonant. Attendees reflected on themes of motherhood, lineage, and ancestral presence, with some naming the experience as healing grief, honoring mothers and grandmothers, and feeling divinely timed. The integration of live music, spoken word, and storytelling was frequently highlighted for its visceral, lasting impact.
Across responses, Many Tongues™ was recognized not only for artistic excellence but also for its intentional care, strong marketing, and its ability to balance professionalism with genuine humanity. Reviewers described EYE N EYE as a powerful, disciplined, and visionary presence, noting that the work modeled what is possible when artists trust themselves, collaborate deeply, and create from alignment rather than expectation.
Looking Ahead
Many Tongues™ serves as a foundation for ongoing storytelling work, future exhibitions, and expanded community engagement through EYE N EYE. The project demonstrates a model of care-based production, fair compensation, and intentional amplification that will continue to guide future work.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
Experiencing Eye N Eye for me solidifies what Eddie Murphy once said; that he was an artist that expressed himself through many mediums. Seeing Brittany in the light of poetry, painting, dancing, storytelling, amongst a plethora of other things, showcases how one person can equally be many things, and it’s inspiring. What stood out most with Eye N Eye was seeing Brittini’s mind, longings, pain, curiosity, joy & visions splattered, shaped, and made of art on a canvas. Brittini’s obedience to the calling from her spirit is absolutely astounding! To see what she manifests as she unfolds, creates, develops, and grows shows others about the power of trusting oneself, the importance of knowing that we are Gods, the importance of discipline and alignment, and the awareness that we can create our own lanes. Eye N Eye you are a beacon of light, a bouquet of diverse creativity, a powerhouse and.a movement. I am so very proud of you, keep shining and inspiring!
Phoenix Sekhem, Attendee, Performer
I was happy to attend three of the four Many Tongues events as a performer in the finale. The intention put behind artist selection, venue, subject matter was stellar. The mix of artists was nothing but positive energy.
Rosemarie Wilson, Attendee, Performer
It was such a healing and fun experience. I lost my mother two years ago, and I felt at peace at this event celebrating womanhood and motherhood.
Latifah V., Attendee
Attending the Many Tongues Spoken Word event was divinely orchestrated. I saw the invitation the day before and wanted to support Brittini without realizing what to expect. It was a very intimate and soul stirring event. The poetry presented by the artists was absolutely fantastic. Each offering tugged at my heart strings. The live music was excellent and how there was a marriage between the musical artists and lyrical artists. The energy was very high. Brittini's artwork was phenomenal. I purchased her book and look forward to what's next for this Serial Creatrix! Her talent is unlimited.
Deirdre Brown, Attendee
Witnessing EYE N EYE in person is a powerful experience. She holds space with such clarity and care, allowing stories to unfold with depth, dignity, and presence. There is a quiet strength in the way she weaves narrative, art, and community, nothing rushed, nothing performative. What she creates feels alive, rooted, and deeply human. you leave feeling seen, stirred, and more connected than when you arrived.
Truth Seeker, Attendee
The experience helped strengthen community connection by creating a space where people felt seen and included. It opened up conversations that normally don’t happen in our everyday environment, and it gave my audience a sense of pride and ownership in the project. Personally, it reminded me why collaboration is essential—because it brings out perspectives I never would have discovered on my own. It was Perfect.
Mike Manson , Attendee
You did a top-tier job on curating this entire event, exhibit You didn’t have to bring in other voices; you coulda have showcased your talent, but you pulled in so many different creatives and expanded the conversation, with so much nuance from different creatives in the community.
Jassmine Parks, Attendee, Performer
It was a pure experience, raw in emotions, transparency and experiences from the artist. To honor mothers is a heavenly and it was a pleasure being able to support. THE ART WAS AMAZING,
Vaquita Taylor, Attendee
My experience being here for the first time ever at an open mic poetry event was over-the-top amazing. I'm still on a high from everything. From the musician to the Art & poetry reading. Can’t wait til the next one!
Kita Rhodes, Attendee
My experience with Eye N Eye was both affirming and transformative. It wasn’t just about sharing my work, it was about being seen, heard, and uplifted in a space that values authenticity and artistry.
The impact of the closing of her Many Tongues Art Exhibition rippled outward. “My Mother’s Arrangement”, left me feeling more grounded in my creative identity and more confident in my ability to connect through spoken word. For the audience, I believe that it was a chance to witness storytelling that honored legacy and resilience, sparking conversations that extended beyond the performance. For our community, it reinforced the power of collective expression, reminding us that art is not only entertainment but also healing and resistance.
I was surprised by how seamlessly Eye N Eye balanced professionalism with genuine care. The way she honored each artist’s voice while weaving us into a larger narrative was powerful. It reminded me that when artistry meets intention, the result is more than a performance, it’s a movement. I’m so thankful for the entire experience!
Shanelle Ellis, Attendee, Performer