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