A usable space for faculty, staff, and students.

This Nutmeg Pulpit was designed to be used! Students, faculty, and staff  are invited to amplify their voices and experiences. Project your own backdrop, rearrange the furniture, change the lighting and the audio; liven up presentations and lectures, performances and activities by getting outside of the classroom and celebrating history, creativity, and community.

 

A projector remote and laptop adapters are available at the Public Safety Desk for those wishing to use the space for presentations or events.

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Say it LOUD Say it PROUD! 

The Nutmeg Pulpit is a site-specific, permanent installation commemorating Hartford’s first Black church and school.

Designed by Curator Frank Mitchell of New Haven, find yourself in a space to read, see, and hear voices that have not been formally recognized in the historical record of the church and school.​

Talcott Street Church was originally located at the corner of Talcott and Market Streets. Despite its historical significance, the site was never landmarked or formally acknowledged, leaving its legacy largely hidden and without a monument to mark its place in history, until four Black students in the Action Lab discovered it and launched the Black Heritage Project, an ongoing commemorative initiative at CT State Capital.