Since 1991 The Face Paint Lady has delivered over 100,000 face to face art experiences for children and their families. She is locally recognized for face painting and interactive performances with the public. She leads groups of all ages in communal classroom settings using tailored art interactives that raise funds, awareness and create community.
In 2006, I received my MFA from Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art where I was awarded MICA and Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships and a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. Since graduating I have been an active participant in Baltimore’s local art scene. I am an adjunct III faculty member at Towson University and the Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as an independent curator. I was the director of exhibitions and curator at Goucher College for over ten years, where I programmed and mounted over 100 exhibitions.
LEANING TOWARD THE SKY @ U.S. Botanic Garden (Trailer)
Come curiously explore the lush and abundant living collection of the USBG Conservatory as never before with Orange Grove Dance's transformative site-specific choreography and design. Performed among the Celebrating New American Gardens exhibit and elsewhere in the Conservatory, Orange Grove Dance illuminates and further reveals the richness and wonder of life cycles in plants, people, and mythology through dynamic dancing, an original sound score, and vivid projection design. Step into the Garden for an evening of discovery that exists at a special place within yourself; that place where, if you stand still for a moment and listen, you can hear the heartbeat of the universe aligning with your own.
OGD Dance + Design + Film Reel
This trailer features signature live and cinematic works performed by Orange Grove Dance company. OGD's mission is to bring dance, design, and film to all communities as a vibrant process capable of reflecting the extraordinary nature of the human experience.
Recovering corporate consultant seeks creative collaborations. I've always danced on the border of art and business, but have never abandoned my love of the written word. I'm now leaning more fully into physical art forms, like modeling and performance. I take direction extremely well and also share my thoughts when appropriate. All in service of making art. Let's get after it!
"the DJ known as Ducky Dynamo's party antics have led her to play in some of Baltimore and DC's best-known venues, as well as touring through the country and across our borders bringing the Baltimore Club and party sound to all within earshot. Serving as an ambassador of her city's sonic energy and spirit, she delivers sets some have called "life-changing" but, at the least, a journey through tunes worthy of inspiring a whirling dervish of turn up."
KaMani Sutra is a South Asian #TeluGAY genderqueer bearded drag artist who transcends western drag expectations by their performance repertoire and aesthetic senses. After coming into their gender identity and sexual orientation through the art of drag, KaMani Sutra performed in multiple cities in USA and in Toronto.
Nova Grayson Casillo primarily designs and constructs theatrical props. They live for unique challenges, working with ever-changing materials, and the unlimited potential to learn and research. Nova is also a clown, unicyclist, and juggler. Nova is passionate about producing work that is:
Green
Accessible
Commons-based
Highly-collaborative
Provoking
Live at Constitution Hill South Africa
Soul-Fusion