Robin Berl is a playwright and director. She seeks to create work at the intersection of care and art: infusing care into the artistic process, making art that cares for the people who engage with it, and recognizing art as a form of care itself. Her work is filtered through the lens of a parent and mixed race woman of the CHamoru diaspora.
17Prince George's Arts and Humanities Council https://www.pgahc.orginfo@pgahc.org(301) 772-8943
1801 Mccormick Dr
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
United States
The Mighty Minds Foundation (MMF) is the nonprofit branch of the Mighty Minds Enrichment Center (MMC) and The Foreman Arts School (FAS). It is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit founded in 2022. The goal of MMF is to provide educational opportunities to our community youth through creative programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). The mission of MMF is to empower underserved youth to live fulfilling lives and help them develop their growth
mindset to thrive.
Born in Washington, D.C., raised in Oxon Hill, MD. Karen Culi is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and producer. Performing original music as well as covers from 1980s to Today's Hits, her dynamic voice range and songwriting gives a fresh take to rock as well as nostalgia. See her acting in films, commercials, and movies both locally and nationally.
Born in Kita, Mali, Cheick Hamala Diabaté is recognized as one of the world’s masters of ngoni, a Malian traditional instrument, and a West African historian in the Griot tradition. A sought-after performer, lecturer, storyteller, and choreographer throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, and Canada, Cheick Hamala began touring in the U.S. in 1995. He has performed at venues such as the Krannert Center, the Smithsonian Institution and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
MISS CHELOVE (also known as Cita Sadeli) is an independent multi-disciplinary artist raised in Hyattsville, Maryland, and currently based in Brentwood, Maryland, in the Gateway Arts District in Prince George’s County. She is the former Co-Founder and Co-Director of Art + Interactive agency, Protein Media (Washington, DC, and Brooklyn, NYC, 2000-2013).
David Qi is a Maryland based musician, singer, and songwriter whose work moves fluidly between live performance, commercial composition, and bilingual songwriting. Emerging from a background as a rock band guitarist, he brings to his music a strong sense of stage presence, melodic instinct, and stylistic adaptability. His artistic voice is shaped by an interest in connecting popular musical language with cross cultural expression, performing and writing in both English and Chinese.
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artistic practice: vintage inspired portraiture, filmmaking, poetry.
maryland-based, mba graduate and project manager turned filmmaker, iman dupree, is a queer non binary artist. they create to reflect the times.
when film school proved financially unattainable, they forged a path of independent study and earned various grants to self-produce their narratives. iman’s debut picture ZAIRE, a film noir-inspired story, releases april 2026. their follow up portrait OCEANS DEEP, a returning citizen’s character study, is forthcoming.
I am an animator and writer from the DC Metro area. For over 25 years, I have operated as a freelance artist, collaborating with a diverse spectrum of clients ranging from local small businesses to global corporations and high-profile celebrities. This extensive tenure has allowed me to master visual storytelling across multiple industries, and I have spent years balancing the demands of professional commercial work with my own personal creative projects.
John Henderson (Baba John) is a native New Yorker and a longtime resident of Maryland whose creative practice spans the visual arts. A mix-medium artist whose primary material is glass, John's visual work has been exhibited at Parish Gallery, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Goldman Art Gallery, Sandy Spring Museum, Hill Center Gallery, Carey Beth Cryor Gallery (Coppin State University), BLITD ART STUDIOS, Montpelier Art Center, and James E. Lewis Museum (JELMA).