Kemet Dank is a Baltimore-based multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur whose work serves as a testament to radical individualism and creative freedom. Since 2005, Dank has pioneered the evolution of cloud rap and independent hip-hop, rejecting genre constraints to build a practice rooted in disruptive design. His work—an intentional fusion of sonic exploration, film, and high-concept product design—is anchored by a 2024 landmark showcase at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) and a 2025 bi-coastal tour with international, experimental, pop-punk artist Evanora Unlimited.
Chris Bathgate is a self-taught machinist and machine builder. He has spent over two decades building and modifying a variety of metalworking tools and automated machinery to create intricately machined metal sculptures that defy easy classification. Through his work, the artis has attempted to coin the term “studio machining” as an emerging field within the fine arts. His works are fundamentally engineered, every detail methodically designed from the ground up.
John Henderson (Baba John) is a native New Yorker and a longtime resident of Maryland whose creative practice spans the visual arts. A mix-medium artist whose primary material is glass, John's visual work has been exhibited at Parish Gallery, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Goldman Art Gallery, Sandy Spring Museum, Hill Center Gallery, Carey Beth Cryor Gallery (Coppin State University), BLITD ART STUDIOS, Montpelier Art Center, and James E. Lewis Museum (JELMA).
CHEROKAREE TSALAGI an Indigenous American Textile Artist/Designer born and raised in Baltimore City. He is the Creative Director of Tsalagi and Tsalagi Textiles Studio. A fashion textile business which started shortly after he graduated from Baltimore City College in 2017. He graduated with a 4.3gpa and the IB Diploma of the Visual Arts program. Advocate and Activist in the Arts community standing up for the Indigenous peoples and all peoples alike in the world of human rights, fashion and art.