"Ancestors Remembered-The Cream Shall Rise" is a one-man show featuring the spiritually enlightening, culturally enriching originally written slaves narratives and poetry of Ty Gray-EL.

The mesmerizing stage show brings characters to life by affecting dialog so engrossing that audiences say they can feel the presence of their ancestors through the performance.

The Power of the Spoken Word is evident each time this inspirational Story-Teller opens his mouth. He captures your imagination by weaving poetry, historical events and present-day facts into a bright celestial cloth that lift the air, enlivens your spirit and stirs your soul.

Im just a normal-interesting student whos dying to be the cutest artist in the world! :) I love to draw dubjects related to nature and be close with them. I maybe not so good at it, but I enjoy drawing and coloring more than anything in my life. I did not have many chances to compete in any competitions but I did get a first place award of Duck Stamp Contest in Maryland state. I've been willing to be a cartoonist since I was 7years old. I'm still willing to be a great artist and very excited to become one.

Mandala: (Sanskrit: “circle”) in Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism, a symbolic diagram used in the performance of sacred rites and as an instrument of meditation. The mandala is basically a representation of the universe, a consecrated area that serves as a receptacle for the gods and as a collection point of universal forces. Man (the microcosm), by mentally “entering” the mandala and “proceeding” toward its center, is by analogy guided through the cosmic processes of disintegration and reintegration.

I use my Holga camera as a way of digging deeper beneath the surface of my environment. By overlapping multiple images in a single frame of film, I am able to make connections that are not otherwise apparent, and was able to uncover a spirit in a city that I initially viewed as cold, corporate, and soulless.

The initial body of work I created using this method depicts areas in and around Washington DC and show a city that I do not often see portrayed anywhere else. When most people think of the District, they think of the memorials, government, or other textbook accounts of the area. As with every place I have ever lived, the details are what make a place unique. Therefore the details are where I choose to focus my attention when making my urban Holga photographic images.

I have since taken my Holga camera on many trips to a wide variety of locations across the United States and beyond to make photos in this style while visiting, and have found success with incorporating my travel images into my overall portfolio. I have also incorporated more human portraits, forms, and elements into my work style since the origination of my DC series. This manner of making images is essential to me because it has allowed me to carve out a space for myself where before there was none. It reflects the way I see and feel in the world, as well as in the place that I call home.

This year's Artomatic exhibit will consist of Holga images I made while traveling along Historic Route 66 this past summer. The images are linked to the place on the map where they were taken for visual reference.

Sheela is an exponent in Bharatanatyam, one of the oldest classical dance forms of southern India. She has extensively traveled in India and abroad rendering more than 100 shows till date. Adept at vibrant choreography, her ability to communicate the complexities of Bharatanatyam to the masses is remarkable. Her approach is uncompromising and she aims to deliver the message of peace through her dance.

THE SANCTUARY OF THE SHIVA OF THE 5 ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP is inspired by the historical monuments of Washington. The shiva figure is sculpted to fit into two cupped hands (as if holding water) + is displayed on two vintage audio speakers, with a prayer pillow on an area of artificial grass. A monument to the dying art of the cultural relevance of Hip-Hop due to continued commercialization. A sign asks the viewer to "pray for the salvation of Hip-Hop culture" + a sign-book is located in the woofer's hole in the bottom audio speaker for the hopeful to write their thoughts.

(S-F) A + D = O.G.P.
(Sucker-Free) Art + Design = Organic.Graphic.Phanatics

I’m a Lebanese Asylum Seeker in UK. My professional background is Architecture but I jilted it to focus on Art.

I use art to express issues that concerns most such Diaspora, Forced Migration, the definition of “Home” and love.
To express these emotions I use digital photography, digital image manipulation, Arabic Calligraphy and films.
I made my first documentary in the summer of 2008 to mark my 7 years in the UK (www.cvp.org,uk)

I work closely with my wife who is also a keen photographer. The Fatherhood shot is a collaboration work between us.

We are looking for more venues to express ourselves and very excited for being in Washington exhibiting the art work.

This is was only possible due to the hard work and the support of the Sunderland Council team

Positive vibe in 90's hip-hop fashion in the vein of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, and the Native Tongue sound of back in the day...

I began using power tools and wood, and then covering the wood with multiple media to express my thoughts about specific words such as "Weight," "Empathy," "Grounded," "Unite," and "Deserve." Most of the pieces hang on the wall, but are three dimensional.

Recently I've begun branching out into digital art as well.

The Recycled Art Project
-Something Cool for Your Walls, Something Cool for Humanity-

I always feel like I do not do enough when it comes to charitable giving.
Holidays like Christmas are usually the obvious chance to help others, since it is made easier by being able to add a donation at cash registers, offices organizing presents for kids, etc. I decided to make an affordable line of work with the aim of donating a portion to a good cause.
These digital paintings are separate to the paintings found on my website. Each quarter or so, I'll pick a different cause to donate to.
Bottom line: something cool for your wall, something cool for humanity.

The artwork is non-representational/abstract-- unlike the majority of the work on my website. If you see something familiar, however, I am actually taking some of my paintings, then poking, prodding, pushing, and pulling... until they become something quite different. In a sense, it is recycled art—but while it has double the value (I’ve worked on it twice), it is not double the price.

(If you know of any causes you think need a little more exposure, email me, so I can consider them.)

Ask me about the birds and the bees.

Selections from "Ed Contradictory," my very serious absurdist meta webcomic, which deals with ruminations on life, panda bears, robots, and antiquing.

Things Change Everyday....
And so I have learned to ride that wave...
My works are usually derived from a visionary process until they are created and finished.
For me, that is part of fulfillment in the piece itself..until it's finally out for show...and then, it's usually time to move on to the next vision...the next show...

Canceled due to Family Energency

Karin Walland is a visual artist originally from Denmark but now based in the North East of England. She holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Glass

Always searching for the right medium and technique, she frequently transfers techniques from one medium to another or invents one if none is available. While she now mainly uses recycled glass to express themes of memory, loss, brokenness, death and new life, both relating to the human condition and nature, her extensive knowledge results in other materials being incorporated in the work. Her highly individual pieces employ techniques of layering and collaging glass as well as fusing and casting to form a new whole.
The nature of glass in its fragility, strength and brokenness, its ability to be fused and cast into a new whole through kiln firing, is symbolically and conceptually important for the work. The recycled element also links to the concept of giving new life to the material as well as being environmentally friendly.

Reared on a tiny Danish island, the sea features large in her work both for its malevolent and benign aspects and as a symbol of life and death.
Her work finds application both indoors and outdoors, ranging as it does from small jewellery items to large sculptural installations and commissions.
She exhibits widely throughout the UK and is branching out into Europe and further afield. In 2010 she is planning to take part in an artists exchange with the Gracia gallery in Barcelona, Spain.