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Tommy Noonan is a choreographer, performer and co-owner of Culture Mill. In this conversation we talk about his upbringing in Durham, time in New York, touring around Europe, contemporary dance, working at a nonprofit and the creation of "Assembly".

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Matthew Giddings (@giddingsboro) is an artist and executive director at Elsewhere Museum (@elsewheremuseum) in Greensboro. We talk about his upbringing in Indiana, catholic school, life in San Francisco. creating alter egos, time in Europe, what brought him to Greensboro and so much more!

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Mia Frendo is an accomplished fashion photographer in North Carolina and in the conversation, we talk about her early life as a dancer, taking photos in middle school, initially attending school at the beach and rerouting the Randolph community college to study photography, the importance of shooting for yourself and working through the covid pandemic.

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Tate Meyer is a graphic designer and illustrator currently based in Savannah, Georgia. We talk through about her transition from Canada to United States, drawing as a kid, how she initially didn't want to go to college, the curriculum at SCAD and how she is developing her brand.

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Warith a poet and aspiring multi-disciplinary artist currently in Rhode Island. He talks about his upbringing in New York, early creative influence from his siblings, living in Nigeria, his love for film photography, process with writing and his future hopes of collaborating with other artists.

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Kendra Knight is photographer currently based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her work centers around branding and storytelling. We talk about her time in Miami, initially finding photography in high school, her time at A&T, transitioning from life as a teacher to an at home mom and now a full time creative.

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https://www.instagram.com/kendraknightphoto/

https://www.instagram.com/kendraknightstudios/

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Chris Facey is a photojournalist and documentarian currently based in Raleigh, North Carolina by way of Brooklyn, New York. We talk about being exposed to art at a young age because of his mom working at the MET (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), his initial love for drawing and graffiti, obtaining his first camera from his aunt, coming to a crossroads between choosing to become a photographer or dental school and his approach to shooting the softer side of black communities.

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Dee Rovetta is an abstract artist currently based in Raleigh, North Carolina. We talk about her life growing up in New Bern, being a mischievous kid, studying psychology at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro, how her journey with mental health led her to painting and her current pursuit of becoming a mental health counselor.

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Natasha Walker is a model and production assistant currently based in Dallas, Texas. She talks about being in choir and theater as a kid, being influenced by tv shows, first experiences modeling and how it helped her with self-esteem, getting into production assisting and saying yes to all opportunities.

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https://www.instagram.com/tashigolean22

Adam Dixon is graphic designer currently based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He talks about how his father told him he would be a graphic designer when he was younger, his time in college, various projects he's worked on, and why he decided to go freelance.

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