Genaro Ky Ly Smith

@genarokylysmith

My goal has always been to preserve the history of Vietnam, my birthplace; more importantly, I have and continue to tell the stories of my mother's plight from Vietnam to America as the only one of the 27 children fortunate enough to escape. And so, it has been my undertaking to record my family history (the War between the French and the Americans, Buddhism, Amerasians like myself, life under communism) through fiction and poetry.

Jessica Horne

@jessicahorneart

Jessica Horne creates art about her ethnicity as a Native American and is enroll with the tribes Ponca and Northern Arapaho. Her paintings speak about the Native peoples' culture, the understanding of who they are and where that come from. The Native people are not defined by colonization or genocide, but by the strength and beauty of their own identities and cultures. This is expressed in Jessica paintings with the uses of Native symbols and saturation expressionism mark making.

Louisiana Delta Ballet

@louisianadeltaballet

It is Louisiana Delta Ballet’s goal to bring quality ballet to North Louisiana in order to educate our young people in arts enjoyment and appreciation as well as to enthuse the community at large in the passion of ballet. We strive to create an atmosphere of acceptance and appreciation for dance performance and to further the growth of the arts through the development of an audience sensitive to the importance of all artistic undertakings.

Khalilah Kersey

@studiokmak

studioKMAK is a multidisciplinary brand and online art store. My goal is to encourage connection between people through intentionality, honesty, and empathy. I want to make work that calms the viewer down. That invites them over for coffee (or tea) and asks them to rest for while. I want to make work that actively listens and responds with compassion and wisdom.