ATHENS, Ohio -- This is the last week to view the inspiring exhibition People of Color: A Multicultural Role in History at the Kennedy Museum of Art. The exhibition, which highlights the multicultural community of Kilvert, Ohio, is an engaging expression of community identity, heritage and regional history. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, March 30. A feature of the exhibition traces the Tabler family history from the late 1800s with Michael Tabler (a white slave owner) and his "wife" Hannah, a black slave, to the current generation of Tablers living in Kilvert, Ohio.

The exhibition's guest curators, David Butcher and Alvin Adams, both Kilvert residents, will be available for interviews and photo opportunities during a special informal gallery talk and walk-through the exhibition on Wednesday, March 26, at 1 p.m. The event will include special guest, Norman Vernon (Vern) Tabler, the 87-year old, only living child of Daniel (Den) Tabler. Den Tabler, a 4th generation descendent of Michael and Hannah Tabler, put this family's oral history to paper for the first time in his 1963 letter, which is on display in the exhibition.

Butcher's African American, Native American and European American ancestors were among the first individuals to settle this southeastern Ohio community. Butcher and his uncle Alvin Adams, an author, civil rights activist and former staff writer for Jet Magazine who is also an area native, conducted exhaustive research on the community. The result is an informative exploration of cultural identity, family, region and history. Genealogical records, photographic documentation, historical memorabilia and arts and crafts of past and present community members compose this eclectic and captivating exhibition.

Note: The Kennedy Museum will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 27.