Master Classes & Workshops

To enhance the practices of homegrown artists, community seminars and master classes are provided on subjects such as artist branding, social media marketing, intellectual property, cultivating donors and customers, and arts accounting. In addition, guest presenters have taught master classes on identity, filming, balancing personal and professional life, screen writing, and finding the right agent. Our past speakers are listed below.

Janet Davenport

Press Training/Media Readiness Consultant

Leslie Gomez

LMG Photography/Branding Solutions

J. Richard Byrd

Brand Architect

Atty James L. Walker Jr., Esq.

Intellectual Property and Contracts Lawyer

Samira Wiley

(Handmaid’s Tale, Orange is The New Black)

SlimWav

Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Musical Director

Deon Kipping

Renowned Gospel Singer/Songwriter

Floyd Green

Philanthropist

Joe Young

Animator, Cartoonist, Filmmaker

Franco Lacosta

Fashion Designer

Marie Perez Brown, Esq

Corporate Creative

Adrienne Lopez

Producer/Talent Booker, Tamron Hall Show

Andre Keitt

Master Storyteller/Griot

Pamela Gordinier

Fine Artist / Activist

Christopher Brown

Filmmaker

Olivia “Fiyabomb” Nguyen

Fine Artist

Kim Weston

Photographer

Tamara Brown

Tax Professional