I’m so honored to be featured in this season’s “OUR VOICES, OUR LIVES” BY FILM MAKER WILLIAM FEAGINS JR. Our Voices. Our Lives. is a docu-series by Wfjrfilms which features artists and entrepreneurs of color discussing a variety of topics ranging from how they got started, what differentiates them from others, the influence of community on their work and more.
Read MoreAtlanta is a city rich in diverse culture. In 2022 APG will launch a series of micro-exhibitions focused on the lens-based artists within the varied communities that make up our member base at APG. The lens-based exhibitions will be curated and on view from 7-14 days in our gallery in between our flagship exhibitions.
Darnell Wilburn, APG’ s Director of Media and Cultural Outreach will spearhead this initiative called Eyes on Atlanta: Windows into our Community. This initiative will kick off with the first micro- exhibition curated by Wilburn, Eyes on Atlanta: Black Contemporary Photography, April 18th –April 30th. Opening Reception is April 21, 2022 from 6pm-8:30pm.
Read MoreA while back I wrote a post about the 10 Multi-Passionate Creatives Showing Us How to Blend Our Creative Passions, well the more I study the concept of multi potentiality amount creatives and work with Creative Overlap; the more I am able to point out creative professionals who are able to blend their passionate into profitable creative businesses. So he is a list of 5 more creative professionals we look to for inspiration.
Read MoreHere’s is the biggest thing I took away about the journey of my creative career (and those of my peers); most of the limitations and obstacles we think we have are self imposed. Granted, this is something that I’ve always been aware of but there was something about watching this fact in motion. Out of my family members who still live in Ghana half of them work in the corporate sector in banking and education while the other half own their own businesses.
Read MoreBecoming the bridge.
There is nothing more gratifying than watching young women learn and own the fact that they have the power to create stories and share their perspectives with the world by using their creativity.
My organization Create Louder had our expressive photography workshop for teen girls in my home town Decatur, Georgia a few weeks back. We talked about the work of photographers like Sheila Pree Bright, Lorna Sampson , and Carrie Mae Weems and how young black women have the power to share their perspectives of the world through the arts and creativity.
Read MoreIt never failed, when I would first meet someone the small talk used to leave me feeling mentally clumsy and as soon as I was asked where I am from and what is it do.
Anxiety would usually kick in as soon as the words left someone’s mouth,
“So, where are you from?”
Read MoreI went 8 months without picking up my camera to capture images, my pen to draft pitches and outlines, and I didn't even bother to log on to my websites to make important updates. These are just a few of the important things the I didn't bother to attempt to do. Things that were important to progress my mission, business, and personal goals.
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