• Read more about milesjoyner

A lifelong fiction writer, Miles turned to penning novels after nearly a decade editing television in the D.C. area. He has had an obsession with the effects technology has on society since being raised by a father who was a computer programmer and a mother who worked as a labor organizer. He still pursues filmmaking in between books and finds that writing in the technothriller genre only enhances that passion even more. Miles is an active member of International Thriller Writers and Novels in Progress DC.    

• Read more about CMPugsley

A multidisciplinary artist who mostly focuses on Painting, Drawing, Sketching, Woodworking and Pyrography. Experimenting in other mediums as I see fit. I've done digital art and animation, 3D modelling, a bit of photography and some video editing. All of my projects except one commission last year were personal artistic pieces. I had a showing at an art studio open house, people were positive about my pieces but didn't buy any.

• Read more about Maxine Elovitz

Maxine Elovitz was born and raised in Olney, MD. After developing a love for Graphic Design in a class in high school, Maxine decided to study Graphic Design at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD, where Maxine also joined leadership in the PRIDE+ club and later President. After earning an AAS in Graphic Design from Montgomery College in 2020, Maxine enrolled at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where Maxine studied Graphic Design with a Minor in Creative Writing and a passion for storytelling.

• Read more about Calamuci Photography

I studied photography at The Portfolio Center (now the Miami Art School).  After years of portrait photography and weddings, I decided to focus on creative, conceptual portraiture.  

• Read more about Eryn Michel

Eryn Michel [EH-rin Mih-SHEL] www.erynmichel.com Maryland songwriter Eryn Michel has been writing folk, Americana, and country songs since the late nineteen hundreds, when she was raised in Los Angeles against her will. She shocked everyone who knew her when she enlisted in the Army not long after 9/11. Everywhere the Army sent her, a cheap guitar came too, so she could leave it with whoever was inspired to learn.

• Read more about The Loncie Project

Our mission is to celebrate our community, our environment, and ourselves through riveting storytelling in theatre, television, film, and music as well as providing resources, workshops, and education for artists of all ages. The Loncie Project is led by theatre professionals, television executives, and admin who are also leaders in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.

• Read more about Karen Deans

Karen Deans is a painter living in the DC metro area. 

• Read more about Sarah Jane Rodman

I am a cross-disciplinary visionary who creates, curates, and directs creative content. My special interest is instigating participatory art projects. 

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• Read more about Kim Reyes Art

I have been making art since age 4 and it feeds my soul!  I work in many different mediums:  Clay Sculpture, Beaded Jewelry, Costume Headpieces, Dog Portraits, Body Paint. I do commission work for costumes, dog portraits, jewelry & sculpture.