Rashid Cornish was born and raised in Baltimore, Md. He has been creating art all of his life. One of his earliest accomplishments was winning an award from the Cloister's Children Museum at the age of ten. He is inspired by his experiences with memories, dreams, and spirituality. Over time his work has developed into a blend of realism and abstraction to symbolize altered states of consciousness. The idea of reality changing based on perception is expressed through multiple layers of paint, rhythmic movement, and a strong sense of depth in his paintings.
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Hailing from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Malia comes from a large family of musicians. She began touring up and down the East Coast with her family when still a child, garnering performance experience, winning numerous prizes, and gaining a strong reputation in the regional music scene as a talented and versatile fiddler.
Alex El Dahdah (born in Byblos, Lebanon - lives in Baltimore, MD.) is a filmmaker and visual artist primarily focusing on collective identities, space, and memory themes. His oeuvre encompasses independent films, video art, photography, and graphic prints, examining introspectively ancestry, linguistic metaphors, and expressions of faith and identity. El Dahdah's work has been screened and exhibited in numerous film festivals and galleries in major cities such as Los Angeles, Saint Petersburg, Mumbai, Beijing, Tokyo, London, and Montreal.
A Baltimore native, Steven Xavier Lee is the author of ‘The Story of Mr. Thomas Carney - A Maryland Patriot of the American Revolutionary War’, the first book written on a heroic Maryland African American soldier of the War for Independence. It is an allegory for adults, in the format of a storybook for youths. The breadth of his writing includes spoken word, poetry, diverse articles in history, art, and environmental conservation.
Lee Soeburn lives in a house called Sea Quill with her cat Pickles. She writes advancement materials including resumes, grants, cover letters, residency applications, and other documents to help you get ahead in life. She also writes memoirs, personal essays, and fan fiction. She lives a scary human life and strives each day to view the world through rose-colored prose. She hopes people will feel seen in her words and she'll create safe spaces for difficult conversations.
Aliana Grace Bailey is an interdisciplinary fiber artist—taking up space with bold softness. Her work embraces artmaking as a vehicle for growth, building intimacy, and creating inner peace through weaving vibrant colors, narratives, and the creation of environments.
Aliana is the founder of vibrant grace studio. At vibrant grace studio, she creates art installations, patterns, products, design, and facilitates art + healing workshops. vibrant grace studio caters to health, social justice, and wellness-centered initiatives dedicated to the wellness, joy, and liberation of Black communities.
Anysa Saleh is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the experiences of first and second-generation Yemenis in the United States. Born and raised in the Central Valley of California, Saleh's Yemeni-Muslim background informs her contemporary gaze on outdated traditional ideas and philosophies surrounding hijab and expectations for Yemeni women. Working in digital photography, Saleh addresses gender, religion, cultural codes, and assimilation through self-portraiture and capturing images of other women from her community.
From dance inducing Old Time rhythms and foot stomping Irish melodies to hard-driving Bluegrass, Baltimore-based acoustic roots quartet Charm City Junction creates a fresh soundscape that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats wondering where they'll go next. Featuring fiddle, clawhammer banjo, button accordion and upright bass, this quartet isn’t afraid to take roots music to new places — but always with an eye on tradition.
Desiree Thaniel was born and is based in Baltimore MD. She specializes in multimedia materials such as acrylic paint, oil paint, soft and dry pastel, and fabrics. After graduating Baltimore City College High-school, she continued her studies at Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently a student at Morgan State University. Her work is based on her experiences in personal growth, mental health and spirituality.