Nora Howell is a fiber and performance-based sculpture artist and art administrator living in Baltimore, Maryland. In her art, Nora uses a mix of ceramics and soft sculpture to develop a visual language to illuminate and stimulate dialogue around themes of motherhood, racial identity, community, power, and privilege. For 8.5 years Howell was the Program Director of Jubilee Arts, a community-arts program in west Baltimore that uses art as a tool for building community and changing the future.
Rejjia Camphor is a Transdisciplinary Eclectic Artist, Organizer and Teacher from Baltimore, Maryland. She currently serves as a Creative Writing Instructor for Writers In Baltimore Schools, a Baltimore Youth Film Arts Fellow at Johns Hopkins and is the Founder of the environmental community project, Sister Stream Catcher. She earned a BA degree in Creative Writing, Visual Culture and Women’s Studies from Hampshire College in 2020.
Abisola Yelé Oladeinde is an award-winning fashion designer with a passion for creating Afrofuturistic fashion pieces. She explores themes of identity, culture, and the human experience through her work. Born and raised in Nigeria, Abisola's art is deeply influenced by her African heritage and her personal experiences as a Black woman. Her unique designs incorporate one-of-a-kind tie and dyed Adire fabrics that feature symbols tied to her African heritage.
Ms. Reed is an international award-winning fiber artist. She is also a Speaker, Coach, Advocate, and a survivor of domestic violence. Her passion is to inspire healing with art, promote world changes and support others. Ms. Reed’s work is currently on exhibit throughout the United States and abroad. Ms. Reed has received many prestigious art awards. She is the recipient of the Gold Award in the 2022 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s Annual Juried Exhibit.