Introducing Maura Garcia, a woman of intellectual passion, choreography and the power of narration. Inspired by her Cherokee and Mattamuskeet roots, Garcia performs with power and literature with each step and sway. Her art is used to form connections, uplift Indigenous cultural values and to explore the rhythms of the natural world. Follow this weeks podcast on Garcia’s journey as a dancer/choreographer and discover her muse to create stories of identity and place. Read More: http://pennez.com/mauragarcia/

Maura Garcia Shares Stories Through Dance

Big Head Productions was founded in 2015. It’s mission, to create strong, character driven stories to move and inspire the public’s heart and imagination. Ben is a life-long fan of pop-culture. Telling stories and making art is something that I've always wanted to do.

Ben Lee-Comic Book Artist, Editor, & Writer

Mother - Mary Moore is an elite elder statesman of Kansas City Jazz and blues history where her career has spanned over 40 years, opening for Richard Pryor, Bobbie Bland, Tower of Power, and other notable national and international artists. Through her career she has been a singer, playwright, storyteller, teacher, healer and change agent. She has performed on the stage of Pompeii Italy, Paris France, and other music festivals in Europe. Today Mother Mary continues to reach her community with spoken word and story.            http://www.mary-moore.com/

MOTHER MOSES SPEAKS

I am Vincente Perez and I am SubVersive. 
As a Poet, activist, musician and more, I focus on the lived experiences of race in America through several mediums. My work centers on Black and Latin@ experiences with a special emphasis on Hip-Hop, Spoken word, Narratives, and Identity Politics. Through a unique style of mixing political commentary, personal experience, and poetry, I do my best to challenge the idea that we live distinct political, social, and economic lives.

I believe that narratives hold the key to empathy and understanding so my work emphasizes the role that narratives have in (re)shaping worlds, determining power, and if used strategically, fostering connections. My stories, like all narratives, are political. Outside of writing, I am a performance artist, teacher, husband, and father.

Vincente Perez

Arie is an animator, illustrator, and visual artist. She loves the study of facial expressions and entrepreneurship. Arie Monroe, is originally from Kansas City Missouri. She received a BA in Studio Art from the University of Missouri Kansas City, giving her a strong foundation in fine art and computer illustration. She also attended school in NJ at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Graphics where she studied Character Animation and Comic Book Illustration.

She has worked in the comics and animation industry for companies such as, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Crayola, and has had her work published in several books including African  American Classics, Black Comix, and Return of Black Comix 2017. 

Arie has worked as a caricature artist since 1997. She has worked for a variety of companies doing parties and events and live caricature all around the country. Some companies she has worked for includes Universal Studios Hollywood, Kamans Art Shoppes, Goofy Faces, Eileen Mccoy Caricatures, Fusion Designs, About Faces Entertainment, Creative Carnivals, The Fine Tooners and many more.
 
In 2015 after many years of working for other companies Arie decided to take her work to the next level and officially started Drawlikecrazy Studios LLC.  This began her journey as a small business owner working with private clients to provide caricature entertainment and custom Illustration for books. 

Arie Monroe believes in working hard and providing the best quality artwork she can for her clients. She believes in working closely with individuals to take care of there artistic needs.

Arie Monroe_Illustrator

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