Jessica Yirenkyi, aka Jess The Messenger (@jaydzignz), is a mixed-media visual artist and graphic designer based in the DMV area. She specializes in portraits, abstract art, and enjoys hosting community art events. Influenced by her Akan (Ghanaian) heritage, her recent works feature fabrics, metallic paint, and ink on wood panels, exploring themes of love, life, and indigenous cultural values.
Voices of Carmen Excerpts
Voices of Carmen is a musical adaptation of the opera, Carmen, set in a high school. Excerpts from the show include two pieces from Act 1: "Carmen Blue" and "Our Hero".
A fan favorite among teens, VOC blends Pop, Rap, R&B, Musical Theater, and Opera. This vibrantly staged work examines themes of conflict, crossroads, and the many voices that shape the choices we make.
Written and directed by CJay Philip, Voices of Carmen is also available to license and produce.
A fan favorite among teens, VOC blends Pop, Rap, R&B, Musical Theater, and Opera. This vibrantly staged work examines themes of conflict, crossroads, and the many voices that shape the choices we make.
Written and directed by CJay Philip, Voices of Carmen is also available to license and produce.
Medium: Musical Theater
Details: 30 minutes - 1 hour
The Fabulous, The Forefathers, & The Forgotten: A History of Blacks on Broadway
See more information about The Fabulous, The Forefathers, & The Forgotten: A History of Blacks on BroadwayMedium: Performance
Details: 1 hour - 1.5 hours
Dance & Bmore Theater for Young Audiences
See more information about Dance & Bmore Theater for Young AudiencesMedium: Multidisciplinary
Details: Various
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.
Wednesday Kim is a Korean-born interdisciplinary artist working across video, print, sculpture, installation, and digital ritual. Her work explores trauma, motherhood, and memory through the lens of digital hauntology—where forgotten search data, screenshots, and erased histories return as emotional residue. Drawing from Korean folklore and internet subculture, she reimagines the Dokkaebi as a glitch-born spirit emerging from data remnants and e-waste. Wednesday Kim is an interdisciplinary artist and co-founder of De:Formal Online.
V Walton is a Maryland-based interdisciplinary artist and educator. Walton creates sculpture, installation, and video work centered on Black embodiment and ecology. V draws from her own life: reflecting on the intersection of his identities, their chronic illness-disability, and queerness. Their work illustrates the societal and interpersonal dynamics that build and break us down simultaneously, making multi-layered connections between clay[terra], nature, and the body. They are part time faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art.