• Read more about Tanya

Greetings! I am honored to serve as the Executive Director of the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures, a vibrant hub celebrating the rich tapestry of African traditions and expressions. With a background deeply rooted in nonprofit management, leadership, and Africana studies, I am committed to fostering an inclusive space where the diverse voices and talents of African cultures shine brightly.

• Read more about estrellita beatriz

estrellita beatriz, who uses the pronouns starr, e, bea, or anything non-gendered offered gingerly, is a poly-disciplinary artistic facilitator, doula, educator, and change shaper. e started stage managing storefront theatres in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a junior in high school. bea’s work as an artistic facilitator mixed with starr’s ancestral healing practice lead e to become a death doula and ritual writer. Working at the praxis of grief, ritual, and theatre, starr hopes to help guide folks back to their bodies through boundaries, intentional conversations, and plant medicine.

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• Read more about Lindsay Bottos

Lindsay Bottos (b.1992) is a Baltimore- based multidisciplinary artist working mostly in photography, video, and poetry. Known for her dreamy, nostalgic aesthetic and work about new media and the internet, Lindsay works as a fine artist, freelance photographer, prop stylist, and creative director on photo and video sets. Their work often explores themes related to identity, body image, and the representation of women in media and popular culture.

• Read more about Jamie

Musician, educator, tinkerer, student. 

• Read more about T. Harris Art

Tiffany Harris was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. Although she doodled for years, it was ultimately at Salisbury University that she began truly understanding her God given talent of art. After selling her first piece to the University during her graduating exhibition, she hit the ground running searching for pop up shop opportunities to share her gift along the East Coast. It was several years before she was able to focus solely on art again and that came as a blessing in the disguise of being laid off of her at the time career.

• Read more about Baltimore Ballet Boys

Baltimore Ballet Boys is a community collective that encourages boys and young men to continue in or explore ballet training by offering extracurricular support services, funding, and educational activities. Baltimore Ballet Boys is not a dance school or troupe. We do not provide ballet training. Instead, Baltimore Ballet Boys offers male ballet dancers an intentionally designed program that equips them with essential life skills, integrated wellness strategies, and invaluable internships, all tailored to help them succeed both on and off the stage.

• Read more about Arty Hill

From Baltimore, Md to Central Texas, Arty Hill packs the bars and dance floors with his unique brand of modern Honky Tonk. He sings with an "'everyman' quality…reminiscent of Johnny Cash." (Vintage Guitar Magazine). His songs - marrying the soul of classic country with the wry storytelling of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt - have been recorded by the Grammy-nominated Kenny and Amanda Smith Band, Alt-Country pioneer Jason Ringenberg, Rockabilly Queen Bee Marti Brom, and Austin’s Texas Sapphires, among others.

• Read more about Market Center Baltimore

Market Center Community Development Corporation is a nonprofit organization serving the downtown Market Center neighborhood, encompassing Baltimore's downtown westside and Bromo Arts and Entertainment District. Market Center CDC's Mission: -Make investments to catalyze a healthy, dynamic, and diverse community --Encourage and advocate for equitable community development, dismantling the gentrification process before it begins -Operate as a leading partner to galvanize the renaissance of Baltimore’s historic retail core For more information, visit marketcenterbaltimore.org

• Read more about Youth Empowered Society Inc

YES prevents and eliminates youth homelessness through the synergy of youth, peer, and ally partnerships. The organization’s vision is that all of Baltimore’s youth will easily access supportive services and stable housing to become powerful in their own lives. YES has always maintained that art is central to achieving our mission because put simply, it empowers youth to heal themselves and their community.  yesdropincenter.org