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April 23, 2015

Inspiration, Kids' Corner, News and Artists

KampInd’s Double Dribble Bibs Debut on Mater Mea!

Today, KampInd’s Double Dribble Bandana Bibs debuted on mater mea as their first maker profile! So cool!  You can read the full profile on mater mea with my sister-in-law, Swetha M. Batambuze! “When I shopped around for products, I just didn’t find …

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April 23, 2015

Events, News and Artists

Urban Bush Women Closes 30th Anniversary Tour in D.C.

On Friday, April 17, the Urban Bush Women closed out their 30th anniversary tour at Rockville’s American Dance Institute (ADI) of their stirring new work, Walking with ‘Trane Chapter 2.  Inspired by John Coltrane’s jazz suite A Love Supreme, live piano accompaniment …

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October 1, 2014

Inspiration, News and Artists

Pushing the Envelope–When Public Art Becomes Private

I recently enrolled in an Actor’s Process class taught by Colette Yglesias Silver at Studio Theater in Washington, D.C., and was telling my colleague Nanda how I’m getting more comfortable staring nose-to-nose with classmates, and integrating a range of emotions, senses …

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October 1, 2014

Inspiration, News and Artists

Through Mugadu’s Lens: “TR3SPASS, Brooklyn, 2014

Mugadu Isabirye  of Order Vision sent us footage from the TR3SPASS show with artists Marka 27, Don Rimx, and Ian Kuali’i in New York, where he shot and edited the gallery opening with his long-time collaborator Alex Seel. Some of the …

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September 17, 2014

Inspiration, News and Artists

Fenton Street Market Turned 5! Vendor Stories

On Saturday, September 13, Fenton Street Market in downtown Silver Spring, MD celebrated their 5th birthday, and we had to be there! I was accompanied by my sidekick Lennox, and we snagged some goodies and chatted with local artists about …

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September 10, 2014

Events, Inspiration, News and Artists

Eighty Students Attend D(n)A Arts’ 2nd Annual “Made to Move”1-Day Intensive

Re-post from our sister site, Mpact PR, LLC On Saturday, August 30, Daisha and Alicia Graf Arts Collective, aka, D(n)A Arts, held a successful, second “Made to Move” 1-Day Intensive in New York City. Eighty students attended from places as …

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May 12, 2014

Culture, News and Artists

Top 10 Tips for Surviving Art Basel Hong Kong 2014

By Vickie Chan of Chantown Creative Inaugurated in Hong Kong last year, Art Basel, the world’s most important art fair, is once again preparing to open its doors on May 15th (with the private viewing for media and collectors and …

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March 21, 2014

Artist, Arts in the Workplace, Classes & Workshops, News and Artists

Second Act: Actress Nanda Abella on the Power of Improv

On Wednesday, April 30, Nanda Abella will facilitate an improv workshop for creative professionals at newly launched coworking space, Creative Colony, which is based in Silver Spring, MD.  Artists on a literal stage mirror the workplace, where we are on a figurative …

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March 18, 2014

Artist, News and Artists, Podcast Series

Creatives’ Corner Spotlight with Vickie Chan of Chantown Creative

This is the written version of our Podcast Series where we asked a handful of artists to: Describe your craft/art, Tell us about a project you are most proud of, Tell us about a project that challenged you the most …

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March 11, 2014

Artist, News and Artists, Podcast Series

Creatives’ Corner Spotlight with Chicava HoneyChild of Brown Girls Burlesque

This is the written version of our Podcast Series where we asked a handful of artists to: Describe your craft/art, Tell us about a project you are most proud of, Tell us about a project that challenged you the most and what …

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