Joseph Barbaccia

Joseph Barbaccia Georgetown Established Visual Arts: Crafts By: Gail Obenreder “I’m continuously excited about how a specific medium which is traditionally used in one genre can be expanded to a successful level in another.” All his life, Joseph Barbaccia has been inspired by color and form. He was drawn to their motivating force even before […]

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Stephanie Boateng

Stephanie Boateng Newark Emerging Visual Arts: Painting By: Gail Obenreder “During periods of sadness . . . painting these happy figures helped revive me. That is why it’s my mission and passion to allow those smiles to impact others as well.” Since she was 18, Emerging Artist Fellow Stephanie Boateng has owned a business selling […]

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Jamie J. Brunson

Jamie J. Brunson Wilmington Established Literature: Playwriting By: Gail Obenreder “All of my work seeks to give voice to the raw, dark truths of systematically disavowed characters and the personal and generational trauma that shapes them.” Writer, performer, and producer Jamie J. Brunson considers herself “a true child of the Civil Rights struggle in America […]

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