Art inspiring positivity //
Melody C. Barnes, a Richmond native and former director of the Domestic Policy Council for the Obama administration, takes center stage at the TEDxRVA event, “Change,” last Friday at the Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Arts Center in Downtown. Ms. Barnes, co-founder of MB2 Solutions, a public affairs firm, was among nearly two dozen speakers at the event. She spoke about her passion for the arts and civic engagement and how people can take advantage of art as a catalyst for positive change.