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Defender Association Art Sale Raises Over $11k for Incarcerated Artists
December 13, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson and Juliet Vinegra
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7th Ward Tribute Debuts Art Installation, “The Time Bandit of the 7th Ward”
November 30, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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Created, Together. An Assembly for Artists Working with Communities
November 29, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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New Funding for BIPOC-led Environmental Justice Organizations
November 29, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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Hope Back to Kensington: A Community Procession and Celebration
November 29, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson with José Ortiz-Pagán
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An Interview with Reimagining Reentry Fellow Mark Loughney
November 29, 2023
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson with Mark Loughney
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Akira Gordon
What I am most interested in as an artist is painting black figures and placing them in environments. Although I draw inspiration from looking at old masterworks, I’m upset when the people in those paintings don’t look like me or many of the people that I know. I hope to…
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Jordan Plain
Jordan Plain is a Philadelphia based creative skilled in many mediums. He uses graphic design, poetry, and photography tell stories, set a scene, and influence thought. He covers topics, from masculinity to gun violence and is not afraid to tackle topics other men shy away from. He release a book…
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Shawn Alleyne
Self taught freelance Writer, Artist and Instructor. Head of Pyroglyphics Studio.
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Jasmine Lynea
Jasmine lynea is a non-binary filmmaker, educator and futurist radically dreaming outside of this reality. Curious about what lives between truth and myth, through their vibrant imagination, lynea presents unconventional ideas that have the possibility of becoming attainable in a liberating future. After graduating from Temple University, jasmine self-produced and…
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Darryl Smith
Born in Georgetown, D.C. in 1992, Darryl Babatunde Smith started making art as a way of interpreting foreign languages as opposed to translating them in English. He studied French, German, and Latin in high school and later began to learn Ancient and Modern Greek on his own. He studied at…
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German Ayala Vazquez
German Ayala Vazquez is a photographer and visual artist originally hailing from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, raised in New York City and now based in Philadelphia. His artistic practice encompasses a diverse range of photographic styles, including fashion, conceptual, and photojournalistic approaches. Vazquez’s primary aim is to illuminate and uplift the…
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Steven CW Taylor
Steven CW Taylor, also known as “The Time Thief,” is an award-winning visual artist and photographer based in Philadelphia. Having spent a pivotal decade in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (DMV), Steven initially ventured into the field as a youth correctional officer before making a dramatic career shift. He honed…
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Kendra Dandy
Based in Philadelphia, Kendra Dandy (b.1987) is a multidisciplinary artist known for creating colorful illustrations, cheeky, smile-inducing patterns and bold art featuring a variety of whimsical characters. Using familiar icons mixed with bold colors and patterns, she creates her own unique world that commands attention. Experimentation is at the forefront…
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Shakira Hunt
Shakira Hunt is a multi-disciplinary artist and branding photographer based in Philadelphia, PA. With her Interior Design & Architecture Experience [BFA in Interior Design], Shakira owns and operates Shakira Hunt Creative Studio. SHCS provides creative services including digital content creation for businesses + creative entrepreneurs. During the pandemic, Shakira Hunt…
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Jillian Rock
Jillian M Rock is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia. Her current personal practice focuses on the exploration of place and placemaking. Specifically, the intersection at which the past, present, and future play on the narratives of Blackness; and how memory is used to illuminate and deepen the human…
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Odochi Akwani
Odochi Akwani is a film photographer originally from Omaha, Nebraska, but now based in Philadelphia. Odochi is a member of Diversify Photo’s Up Next collective. She uses the medium of photography to document the rhythms of everyday life. Her work is steered by a passion for visual storytelling through observation.
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Shanina Dionna
Shanina dionna (she/they) is a visual and performing artist, non-profit founder and educator, mental health advocate, and certified PCEA (Person-Centered Expressive Arts) facilitator based in West Philadelphia. Since 2012, their arts advocacy has helped bridge the gap between local wellness institutions and marginalized communities throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Exploring…
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DeJeonge Reese
DeJeonge Reese (she/her) is a black female, visual artist, educator and art advocate from Yeadon, Pennsylvania. She uses her art and creativity to stimulate new and on-going conversations on the various facets of identity within the black community. I am a visual artist whose passions led me to explore the…
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Tamia Alston-Ward
I received my BFA in Illustration from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA in 2021, and was the recipient of the 2021 Fellowship Trust Award and the Conrad J. Linke Memorial Scholarship while at The Academy. I was an Artist in Residency with the Black Gotham…
