Justin Valenti is a 28 year-old artist, author and advocate who lives in Maryland. He enjoys creating artwork in his home studio and is an artist at the VisAbility Art Lab at VisArts in Rockville. Fluid painting, digital artwork and animation are his specialties, but he also explores other mediums including printmaking. He is the business owner of Artistic Expressions by Justin K Valenti. He has exhibited artwork in Maryland, Virginia and California.
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Pamela Joy Trow is a multidisciplinary artist known for her vivid color palette, intricate detail, and imaginative themes. With a background in graphic design, illustration, and creative direction, she brings a storyteller’s eye to everything she creates—from expressive paintings to thoughtfully designed paper goods.
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Regie Cabico is a spoken word pioneer who won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Mr. Cabico was a featured poet at the 2022 Whitney Biennial and received the 2006 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers. Television credits include The Poet Speaks, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TEDx & NPR’s Snap Judgement. He is a teaching artist at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and one of the inaugural recipients of the 2023 James Baldwin Fellowship from La Maison Baldwin, Paris, France. His work appears in over 50 anthologies, including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
I have had an interdisciplinary studio practice for 35+ years, with work experience and influences that include:
Fine arts / architectural training.
Theater craft (Set design and construction. Properties. Scenic Painting. Show posters and related graphics).
Museum exhibit projects. Visual merchandising for regional store chains. Art gallery collaborative membership.
Public art & installations.
Assemblage - furniture or household items.
Painting & collage/graphic design comingled with digital-photo techniques.
The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, our most in-demand vocal ensemble, performs throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, preserving African American history and traditions through unique programs that infuse history with a cappella music, spoken word, and instrumental music and dance.
Heritage Voices performs outdoors at historic sites, in small spaces like meeting rooms at local libraries, on stages with seating for hundreds, and everywhere in between. The ensemble uses concerts and interactive performances that blend music, history, and spoken word to present the richness and diversity of American song, with songs that commemorate events in American history. Currently, the group’s repertoire has expanded beyond the American Civil War period to include music from other events in American history, including the Civil Rights Movement.
Chika Enabuka Inc. is a family-centered creative organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland, with roots in Ethiopia. Founded by artists Hamere and Yoseph, the organization blends art, culture, and nature-based learning through festivals, workshops, summer camps, and children’s media. With a strong legacy of impact in Ethiopia and a growing presence in the U.S., Chika Enabuka brings immersive, playful, and educational experiences to communities, inspiring children and families to connect, create, and grow together.
Cole Larravide is a Maryland-based singer/songwriter. He has performed at many world-famous venues including Blues Alley (DC), The Cavern Club (Liverpool), Whisky A Go Go (LA), The Fillmore (Silver Spring), The Birchmere (Alexandria), The Hamilton Live (DC), and The Cobblestone (Dublin). Cole has also performed as an opening act for Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad, Tommy James & The Shondells, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Ruthie Foster, 10cc, Hot 8 Brass Band, and The Beatles original drummer Pete Best. He recently recorded an upcoming album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.