September 2, 2016

Events, How the Arts Influence Business

(Sun. 9/25) How Innovative Entrepreneurship Can Help Africans Tell Our Stories

Join Us on Sunday, September 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm for Defining Our Time: Creative Entrepreneurship Panel at National Museum of African Art. For full details, click here.     Inspired by the exhibition Senses of Time, explore how members …

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Tags: '"Arts + Business", "creative engagement", "Creative Entrepreneurship', "National Museum of African Art", "Senses of Time", "Who tells your story", African Diaspora, art exhibition, Esosa E., Femi Ogunijinmi, Jacqueline Lara, Joy Spencer, ownership, Patrick Kabanda, Smithsonian, storytelling, Tsedaye Makonnen

April 15, 2016

Events, How the Arts Influence Business

Meet the Owner: 5 Fun Facts About Omnis, Brixton

This post originally appeared on KampInd.com As the sun sets on the inaugural #BrixtonBabiesHunt, we provide you with 5 interesting facts on one of our participating retailers, Omnis, Brixton.  #BrixtonBabiesHunt , which was held April 8-April 10, was about strengthening …

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Tags: Boutique, Brixton, Brixton Babies Hunt, Ceramics, Coldharbour Lane, Design-led, experiential marketing, Jamie XX, KampInd, Lifestyle boutique, London, Omnis, Ontwerpduo, Sophie Knight, the artfullness project, women entrepreneur

December 6, 2015

Events, Store

KampInd Bandana Bibs at Lifestyle Boutique, Akae

Early November, lifestyle and home goods boutique, Akae, became KampInd’s first stockist. Yay!  Akae exists as a space to relate to and inspire fellow women and mothers, and couldn’t be a better match.  And, there is a story behind every …

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Tags: Akae, AkaeDC, brand storytelling, branding, D.C., handmade baby products, holiday markets, KampInd, KampInd Bandana Bibs, Lifestyle boutique, Parcel Market, Parcel Market DC, Socially Conscious Lifestyle, UK, Washington

December 5, 2015

Culture, Events

“The Wiz Live” Gave Me Life!

I was counting down the days until “The Wiz Live” debuted on Thursday, December 3, and it did not disappoint! An impressive 11.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the star-studded, live telecast.  Our six-year-old even stayed up WAY past …

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Tags: "Toto", Amber Riley, Common, David Alan Grier, Elijah Kelley, Encore presentation, Ne-Yo, Queen Latifah, Shanice Williams, Stephanie Mills, The Wiz, The Wiz Cast, Uzo Aduba

December 5, 2015

Events, News and Artists

Anna Deavere Smith to Deliver New Solo Performance at Center Stage

Photo Caption and  Credit: Anna Deavere Smith performs a staged reading as part of her Pipeline Project. (annadeaveresmithprojects.net) On December 5 and 6, Anna Deavere Smith will debut her solo performance, “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, The …

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Tags: Anna Deavere Smith, art activism, Art as activism, at-risk children, Baltimore, Center Stage, institutionalized racism, juvenile justice system, MD, Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, Pipeline Project, public schools, school-to-prison pipeline, solo performance, theater, theatre

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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Tags: A Love Supreme, American Dance Institute, dance, George Caldwell, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Jazz, John Coltrane, UBW Summer Leadership Intitute, undershared stories, Urban Bush Women, Walking with 'Trane Chapter 2

April 23, 2015

Classes & Workshops, Events, Inspiration

Just Say ‘Yes!’

There’s still time to register for this Sunday’s Intro to Improv workshop with Tioni Collins at Buddha B Yoga.  The workshop will be held from 2:30pm -4pm ET. Full details can be found here: http://bit.ly/introImprovBBYC Be bold, be brave, and …

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Tags: arts integration, Buddha B Yoga, classes, experiential arts, improv, intro to improv workshop, Om, Say Yes, Tioni Collins, workshop

January 12, 2015

Culture, Events, Music

Brown Girls Burlesque Warmed Up D.C. with New Jack Swing Show

  On Saturday, January 10, NYC’s Brown Girls Burlesque (BGB) brought the house down at Black Cat  with Last Night A DJ Saved My Life: New Jack Swing Vol. II. Chicava HoneyChild, Essence Revealed, Sophie Sucre, Sake Fevah and Mandarine Moon-Fly took …

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Tags: #LNADJBQ, Black Cat, Brown Girls Burlesque, burlesque, Chicava HoneyChild, D.C., DJ Rimarkable, Essence Revealed, Guy, Jodeci, Mandarine Moon-Fly, Mary J. Blige, New Jack Swing, New York City, Sake Fevah, Sophie Sucre, Washington

November 6, 2014

Events, Inspiration

Creative Boost on Ways to Find Inspiration, (11/10)

Creativity is an ongoing process, and looks different for everyone. How tuned in are you to specific scenarios/activities/time of day/ and other factors that trigger inspired moments for YOU? Please join me on Monday, Nov. 10 at 9:30am for a …

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Tags: African Dance, breaking out of comfort zones, community, Creative Boost, Creative Colony, Creative Processes, creative triggers, creativity, dance, finding inspiration, inspiration, Jacqueline Lara, Maryland, movement, rituals, Silver Spring, the artfullness project

October 16, 2014

Classes & Workshops, Events, Inspiration

DeMystify Mind Mapping During Creativity Workshop, (10/29)

We’re excited to partner with Chimere Becote, Design+Applied Anthropologist & Founder+Principal of Polaris Design for this Creative Mind Mapping workshop on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 from 10am -1pm at Creative Colony in Silver Spring, MD. Description: Creative Confidence–it’s a feeling …

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Tags: arts integration, breaking out of comfort zones, Chimere Becote, comfort zone, Creative Colony, Creative Confidence, Creativitiy, D.C., design thinking, embracing failure, entrepreneurs, experiential learning, Idea generation, ideation, improv, improv for business professionals, inspiration, interdisciplinary, Jacqueline Lara, Maryland, Mind-Mapping, movement, passion, Polaris Design, prototyping, service design, Silver Spring, the artfullness project, workshop