Halima Afi Cassells is an interdisciplinary community-engaged artist, mom of three, avid gardener, and appreciator of beauty who lives on Waawiiatanong, (often referred to as Detroit, MI.) She credits gardening as inspiring her move away from painting to a practice where she aspires to use materials and processes that lead to the thriving of all (human and non-human) communities.Halima is the founder and co-director of the Free Market of Detroit, which explores notions of freedom and work, value, and disposability in a participatory context. As an advocate for all artists and cultural practitioners, she has spearheaded many community processes that uplift cultural capital from often-marginalized communities.