Mariah Ivey, muraled as a Keeper of Culture in downtown Indianapolis, is a nationally renowned writer, poet, scholar and curator. In 2024, Ivey earned an M.A. in English Creative Writing from Indiana University Indianapolis and completed a year-long cultural arts intensive as an Intercultural Leadership Institute Fellow.
Ivey’s work presently focuses on the sanctity of language, literature, and storytelling as critical pathways toward collective renewal, communal care, and justice. Moreover, Ivey is the founder and host of the nine year-run monthly show, That Peace Open Mic, and is excited to continue carving out spaces that center the creativity and wellness of artists and writers of color.