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Breaking Borders: Seattle Artists Participate in Mexico City Art Week
Seattle artists are making impacts around the world. Recently, a group travelled to Mexico City for Mexico Art Week, a yearly event which brings together artists from all over the world to showcase their work. Led by Seattle artist Soulma Ayers, the group installed their work at Progreso #69.
Art Brothers Unleashed: Moses Sun and barry johnson's Residency Beneath the Amazon Spheres
Seattle-based artists Moses Sun, and barry johnson, recently wrapped up their two-month tandem residency at The Understory. The public exhibit space, situated at the base of the Amazon Spheres, invited Moses and Barry to hold studio hours as part of Amazon's latest efforts to uplift the local arts community. Vivid Matter Collective Co-founder and Queen of Converge Takiyah Ward caught up with the duo to discuss their experience at Understory, their collaborative process, and the reception of their art.
SAMs Body + Mind Poetry Night 2024
January 6th kicked off SAM Body + Mind’s latest season! Guests immersed themselves in an enchanting night of spoken word, featuring both local talents and global poetry icons such as renowned poet Rudy Francisco.
Art Queen Takiyah Ward Designs Custom Cleats For Seahawks Quarterback Geno Smith
Converge Media’s Art Queen and host of Art Of The Matter Takiyah “TDUB” Ward continues to take the Emerald City by storm as she recently unveiled her cleat collaboration with Seahawks Quarterback Geno Smith.
The Re-Sole 206 Opens First Retail Location Bringing Sneaker Care to the Central District
Converge Queens connected at Takiyah “TDUB” Ward’s soft opening of her brand new Re-Sole retail shop on E Union street as Trae Holiday joined her to speak about the milestone. The shop specializes in custom sneaker painting, dry-cleaning, and more and has become known as one of the top sneaker care shops in Seattle.
Takiyah Ward Announces Brand New Retail Location for Re-Sole
Last Saturday, Converge Media’s Art Queen Takiyah “TDUB” Ward celebrated a major milestone with a soft opening at her brand new Re-Sole shop on E Union street. The shop specializes in custom sneaker painting, cleaning, and more and has become known as one of the top sneaker care shops in Seattle.
Vivid Matter Collective Showcases Newest Work “Subway Cypher”, Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop
The Vivid Matter Collective partnered with Friends of Waterfront Seattle to create an immersive art installation to honor the origins and legacy of Hip Hop culture called “Subway Cypher”. The piece is located in Occidental Park, and you can check it out until September 29th.
Pride Month Spotlight: George M Johnson
George M Johnson is an Award-Winning Black Non-Binary Writer, Author, and Executive Producer located in the LA area. They are the author of the New York Times Bestselling Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue discussing their adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jersey through a series of powerful essays.
Vivid Matter Collective Among 7 Groups Awarded Funding For Street Art Programs
This summer the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) launches Spatial Justice through Street Art as its first project under Mayor Harrell’s exciting Many Hands Art Initiative. ARTS in partnership with the Seattle Office of Economic Develop is awarding $400,000 to fund 7 arts organizations to create street murals across the city that reflect our city-wide values of creativity and belonging through arts.
#TDUBTakeover - Capitol Hill Art Walk | Blue Cone Studios | Featuring Caela Bailey
The streets were alive with art this past Saturday as Capitol Hill hosted its monthly art walk. Many of the businesses and galleries in the neighborhood open their doors for the general public to experience what this historic arts district has to offer in the ways of art, performance and the like.
TDUB x Converge Media March Takeover
This month, Converge’s Art Queen Takiyah TDUB Ward will be sharing Seattle’s art scene with the Converge Media audience on a broad scale. She’ll be attending events and creating content centered around art and artists you should be following.
Celebrating the #QueensOfConverge on International Women’s Day
Today we celebrate our Queens of Converge Trae Holiday, Besa Gordon, Takiyah TDUB Ward and Julia Jessie and all they bring to our company and the community.
Nate Jackson Makes His Big Screen Debut in “Spirited”
Get ready for the funniest feel-good movie of the season! Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, and Tacoma’s own Nate Jackson, is in limited theaters now and on Apple TV. Converge Media’s TDUB and Jay Martin Jr attended a special screening of the film hosted by Nate Jackson at the Cinemark Reserve Theater in Bellevue.
Black Artists You Should Know: Breyahna Monet
In our second to last feature we get to check back in with my best friend, artist Breyahna Monet. Breyahna, or Breeze as she likes to be called, is new to the art scene but already making waves.
#FashionWeek - Takiyah Ward and Jay Martin Jr. take on Bellevue Fashion Week
It was an incredibly fashionable Friday earlier this month at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue as folks gathered for Fashion Week’s Posh Party Trend Show at the Bellevue Collection. The reception was packed as event-goers indulged in the 360 photo booth, cocktail bars and slew of vendors, from Lady Yum Macarons to In Spas On Site Manicures! Converge’s own Takiyah “T DUB” Ward and Jay Martin Jr. were there to catch all the looks for their first runway show experience.
Black Artists You Should Know: Aramis Hamer
This week we get to feature none other than Aramis Hamer. This woman comes to Seattle by way of Chicago, and you feel that when you're in her presence. The light shines very bright with this one.
6 Facts About T Dub | Converge Media Art Queen
Get to know Converge Media’s Ary Queen T Dub!
Black Artists You Should Know: Kimisha Turner
This week we caught up with multidisciplinary artist Kimisha Turner, our season one episode eight featured artist. Kimisha has since moved to the east coast with her family and has spent the last year settling into east coast life with her sister and son Malcolm. Kimisha has been making incredibly impactful art in Seattle for years, ever since an incredibly pivotal moment in her life. She was faced with choosing between the armed forces and art school and that choice led her to Cornish where she studied and graduated.
Black Artists You Should Know: Pen Cayetano
I was first introduced to the art of Mr. Pen Cayetano in preparation for our trip to Belize in November of last year. I wasn't familiar with much of the country prior to that, and sad to say had no interest in visiting to speak of. I can't even begin to describe how differently I feel about that country since that visit!
Black Artists You Should Know: barry johnson
Our week two featured artist is none other than barry johnson. barry has been cranking out some of the dopest portrait pieces this side of the Mississippi, bringing humanity back to Black faces, bodies and stories.