>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN IS SHEBLI TOONE.

TELL US ABOUT ALL PEOPLE ART.

>> IT'S A SOUTH SIDE ART GALLERY.

WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2017.

WE OPENED OUR GALLERY SPACE IN 2020.

WE ARE --OUR ACCESS SPACE FOR THE SOUTH SIDE AND BEYOND.

WE PROVIDE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND OPEN STUDIOS AS WELL AS AN ART GALLERY THAT HAS FOUR DIFFERENT SHOWS A YEAR AND INVITES IN ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE CITY TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND DO SHOWS.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

A LOT GOING ON THERE.

>> WE LOVE IT.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN MORE.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT --WE HAVE ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL COLORFUL INGREDIENTS IN FRONT OF US.

TELL US ABOUT THE RECIPE.

>> IT'S CELEBRATION SALAD.

IT'S A SEVEN LAYER SALAD WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AT A HOLIDAY DINNER.

I'M NOT THE ACTUAL SALAD QUEEN.

IT'S MY MOTHER AND MY AUNT.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE RECIPE.

>> SIMPLE?

SEVEN LAYERS.

>> AT THE END IT'S A HUGE FEAST EVERYONE CAN ENJOENJOY.

>> I LOVE IT.

WE WILL DO IT JUSTICE FOR YOUR MOM AND AUNT.

TELL US WHAT WE NEED.

>> WE NEED ONE AND A HALF HEAD OF ICEBERG LETTUCE.

TWO CUPS OF ROMA TOMATOES, ONE CUP OF SHREDDED CARROTS, MAYO AND RANCH DRESSING.

SHREDDED CHEESE, THREE TO FOUR EGGS AND A HALF CUP TO THREE QUARTER CUPS OF BACON BITS.

>> I LOVE THESE INGREDIENTS.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

I'M EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

BEFORE WE JUMP IN, TELL ME ABOUT THE HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT ALL PEOPLE ART.

>> I LOVE THIS.

IN THE ARTWORK SHOPS ARE ARTISTS SERVING OTHER ARTISTS.

ARTISTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE LEADING AND SHOWING HOW TO DO THEIR TRADE AND THEIR ART TO OTHER ARTISTS.

THAT'S IN THE WORKSHOPS.

WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS WHICH ARE FREE WORKSHOPS THAT ARTISTS ALSO PROVIDE.

THIS IS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

YOUTH, CHILDREN, ELDERS, WHO CAN COME.

THEY ARE USUALLY THEMED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS OR ANYTHING WE HAVE GOING ON.

WE PROVIDE ART KITS FOR THE SENIORS AND ART KITS HAVE ACTIVITIES THEY CAN DO.

WE JUST LOVE TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE EXPLORING ART WHEREVER THEY ARE.

>> THAT'S GREAT.

I LOVE THAT CONCEPT OF ARTISTS SERVING ARTISTS.

THINK ABOUT THEM SERVING COMMUNITY, BUT THEY CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

>> THAT'S THE BEST PART.

>> I'M EXCITED TO PUT THESE INGREED INGREDIENTS TOGETHER.

I KNOW THERE'S A SPECIFIC ORDER.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT YOU START WITH THE LETTUCE.

PUT THE LETTUCE AT THE BOTTOM.

THEN YOU GO TO YOUR TOMATOES.

PEAS AND CARROTS.

THEN WE MIX THE WHIP THAT WILL GO ON TOP.

SPREAD THAT ACROSS IT TO PUT A LAYER TO CAP IT.

>> ALL THESE GOODIES.

>> HAVE FUN.

COVER IT WITH THE CHEESE --CARROTS, CHEESE, BACON BITS.

>> I LOVE IT.

WE HAVE THIS GORGEOUS BIG BOWL HERE.

IS THAT HOW YOU RECOMMEND SERVING IT?

>> YOU CAN ONLY APPRECIATE IT AT THE END IF YOU CAN SEE THE COLORS ON THE SIDES.

>> I AGREE.

DO WE NEED TO MIX UP THE DRESSING?

>> YEAH.

>> I WILL CUT THE EGGS IN HALF.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE BUT VERY APPEALING.

I LOVE IT'S A CELEBRATION.

IT IS WITH THE COLORS.

>> IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S ALSO SOMETHING I ONLY GET TO SEE --THEY ONLY MAKE IT WHEN IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION.

>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

>> I WISH I COULD HAVE A SEVEN LAYER SALAD ALL THE TIME.

>> IT WOULDN'T BE SO SPECIAL.

>> IT'S AWESOME.

DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF YOUR CHILDHOOD?

>> YEAH.

I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE SALAD.

AS A KID, I WOULD PROBABLY JUST MOVE PAST THE SALAD.

AS I GREW OLDER AND REALLY LOVED SALAD, I WAS LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN A SALAD.

>> I AGREE.

THIS IS A FUN WAY TO PRESENT SALAD TO KIDS.

I HAVE TWO LITTLE KIDS.

IF THEY SAW IT IN THE BOWL WITH ALL THE COLORS, ME MIGHT BE PSYCHED.

I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT.

THEY MIGHT WANT TO EAT IT.

AWESOME.

SHOULD WE DO OUR FIRST LAYER?

MAY I HAVE THE HONORS?

>> YES, PLEASE.

>> THAT'S A HEAVY BOWL.

GET ALL THIS DELICIOUS CRUNCHY LETTUCE IN.

THIS MIGHT TAKE UP A LOT OF THE BOWL.

THAT'S LAYER ONE.

THEN IT'S TOMATOES?

>> YES.

ALL OF THEM.

>> GET THEM ALL IN THERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

I WONDER WHAT THE HISTORY OF THESE SALADS IS.

LET'S LAYER IT.

MAYBE YOUR MOM AND AUNT.

DID THEY INVENT IT?

>> NO.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT WAS THE TWO SISTERS LIKE THOSE TWO.

>> SOMETIMES FAMILY STORIES HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES OF WHERE IT STARTED.

>> RIGHT.

>> IT'S SO PRETTY.

DO YOU ASSOCIATE THIS WITH A PARTICULAR HOLIDAY?

>> YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE THIS AT THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS.

WE LIKE TO HAVE THIS AROUND.

EASTER, WE DO EASTER DINNER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE LIKE TO FIND IT.

>> THOSE ARE OUR FIRST LAYERS.

YOU HAVE THE DRESSING.

IS THERE A STRATEGY?

>> ONE THING ABOUT THIS IS, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THEM.

IT'S BEEN A LEARNING LESSON.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYTHING UNDERNEATH WHEN THEY -- YOU HAVE TO LOCK IT IN.

>> THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

>> THIS IS A BIG BOWL.

>> WE WILL DO OUR BEST.

IT'S STILL DELICIOUS.

>> THEY LIKE TO LOCK IT IN.

>> WE WILL COVER IT WITH ENOUGH THAT THEY WON'T KNOW.

>> DO SOME WORK HERE.

I LOVE COOKING BECAUSE IT'S ART.

>> YOU ARE RIGHT, IT IS.

MAKE IT WHAT YOU WILL.

>> I LOVE TO AKE, PERSONALLY.

>> I DO, TOO.

>> MOM, AUNT, THIS IS SEALED.

>> DO WE GO AHEAD AND -- >> THIS IS WHERE YOU ADD THE COLOR.

START WITH THE CHEESE.

>> ARE WE USING ALL THIS?

>> CHEESE IT UP.

>> NO ONE WILL KNOW IT WASN'T FULLY SEALED.

SEALED WITH CHEESE.

>> I WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

>> FIRST TIME FOR ME.

A CELEBRATION SALAD.

OKAY.

PRETTY WELL COVERED.

YOU WANT TO DO THE BACON?

>> SURE.

>> IT IS PRETTY.

I'M CURIOUS, DOES IT GET TOSSED?

HOW DO YOU SERVE IT?

>> YOU HAVE TO SERVE IT WITH A GOOD OLD SPOON.

GET IN THERE.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN COME OUT WITH.

THAT'S WHY THE LAYER HAS TO BE FAIRLY COVERED AND THICK.

THAT'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE SALAD IS DIGGING IN AND PULL OUT THE DRESSING.

>> IT'S A RITUAL.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

DO WE NEED TO LET IT SIT?

IS IT READY -- >> I WOULD PUT THE EGGS ON THE TOP.

>> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.

WALK ME THROUGH.

DO YOU DO AN ARTISTIC -- >> ABSOLUTELY.

MAYBE A NICE CIRCLE AROUND.

>> I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT THE EGGS.

IT'S SO CUTE.

A LITTLE CROWN OF EGGS.

THIS IS A SHOW DLT STOPPER.

>> IF YOU HAVE TO BRING A DISH TO A PARTY, IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.

>> YOU WANT TO IMPRESS.

LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S ART IN A BOWL.

IT'S GORGEOUS.

I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO LEARN THIS RECIPE.

SIMPLE AND FRESH AND FUN.

I LOVE IT.

BEFORE WE GO, WHAT'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE FOLKS TO KNOW ABOUT ALL PEOPLE ART?

>> WE ARE AN ART GALLERY FOR ARTISTS BY ARTISTS THAT WE OPERATE TO THRIVE AROUND WHATEVER THE ARTIST'S NEED IS.

ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IS WE CONNECT ARTISTS WITH MURAL WALLS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS.

WE'RE CONNECTING THEM.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO WALT MILL WAS, HE WAS A SOUTH SIDE MURALIST BEFORE HIS TIME.

HE IS FUTURISTIC ARTIST.

WE DECIDED TO DEDICATE THIS TO HIS HONOR AND CARRY ON HIS LEGACY TO BEAUTIFY COLUMBUS THROUGH MURALS.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

I HEAR YOU HAVE AN ANNIVERSARY.

>> WE DO.

WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GALLERY BEING OPEN.

WE JUST LOVE EVERYBODY TO CHECK US OUT.

>> WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE IN COMMUNITY.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR IT.

THANKS FOR JOINING ME TODAY.

>> THANK YOU.