The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet is serious about the fun side of music. By blending varied musical genres and performance styles with pop culture, the quartet aims to demonstrate that music and laughter are universal languages. The group formed in 2008 as students at the Eastman School of Music (USA), and after a YouTube video of their Lady Gaga Saga went viral in 2011, they developed a global fan base.
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
I am a filmmaker that grew up in photography and art. With mostly in video production, with a background in photography, video journalism, broadcast, visual arts and effects, teaching and major focusing on all video production. My goal is to bring my creative mind back to the forefront and create visual productions that people long for.
Rose Jaffe is a visual artist based in Washington, D.C. Her mediums span mural painting, printmaking, and digital illustration. Rose earned her BFA at The University of Michigan and has pursued an art career full time after teaching middle and high school art in the city. She has painted over 30 murals nationally and internationally, including over 20 in her hometown of Washington. Her art has been featured in over fifteen publications, including the Washington Post, City Paper, NBC and CNN among others.
Alena Ciera is a American Pop Artist, Guitarist, and Actor hailing from Maryland. Her musical journey has been marked by exciting collaborations with renowned artists such as David Byrne’s American Utopia, Arianna Asfar, The Amours, Taisha Estrada, Casey J, Yolanda Adams, Cee Lo Green, Bela’ Dona, and more. Alena has graced prestigious venues like The St. James Theater, Jamming Java, Snally Gaster Festival, The National Stadium, The Eagle Arena, The Audi Stadium, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Capitol Jazz cruise, and many more.
Jmoney(Jonathan)Gibbs- Which stands for Just Mindful Outstanding Nice Empathetic Youthful, is a Washington DC native. As a Artist, Actor, and Activist for the community JmoneyGibbs mission is to inspire through music, acting/film, and finding ways to give back to the community. Jmoney believes that music is an emotion and that people use music to help them cope and get through difficult situations. JmoneyGibbs has a strong belief that by music he can break stigmas and cure people dealing with mental health disorders through positive vibrations.
Russell Lewis is a Washington, DC native who attended the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts. His passion and skill saturate his paintings with vivacity. Lively colors dance around the canvas as his intriguing use of texture commands the eye to closer scrutiny.
Education
Duke Ellington School of the Arts from 1984 to 1988 -Diploma Communication Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) – BFA Communication Art and Illustration
Career Highlights
Hargrove Decorating Corporation - art development Washington, DC.
My artwork involves combining vibrant colors with varying textures. I balance the colors with a fluid transition from contrasting lighter and darker shades of analogous colors. My color choice creates a mood of warmth or cool for each painting. I derived by color choice from artifacts of my culture and occasionally place symbols and designs within my art pieces. I layered various brush techniques to blend my colors in a dynamic way to create depth within the surface of each painting. My art is an arrangement of color, texture and design that i have cherished throughout my life.
Transformation Theatre (TT) provides a collaboration venue with ‘up-and-coming’ and established theatre artists to focus on socially relevant original, unpublished plays and adaptations celebrating underrepresented groups. TT typically promotes the works of playwrights in the DC/MD/VA region, however, playwrights throughout the country, as well as those outside the US may submit work for consideration. Through the live productions of these playwrights’ work, TT strives to enhance and stimulate an understanding of ourselves and others.
Amanda paints people, using oil paint on canvas or panel. She also makes books and screen-prints when she is not painting. She lives and works in Greenbelt, MD. Art is essential to her own well-being.