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For Immediate Release Contact : Esther Productions, Inc estherproductionsinc@gmail.com THE DISCOVERY SUMMIT AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY  (Washington, DC) -  Join Esther Productions, Inc and Black Student Fund for THE DISCOVERY SUMMIT AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY held on Dec 10, 2022 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST at The Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. ABOUT THE EVENT Each year since 2019, Esther Productions Inc. has presented a unique scholarship essay contest that invites young ladies aged 13 through 18 to submit essays that tell their stories about growing up without their fathers and building their resilience as they face that challenge. A group of accomplished artists, educators, clinicians, business and civic leaders serve as judges. Cash prizes ranging from $1500 to $500 are given to the top winners during the Discovery Summit and Scholarship Awards Ceremony. This year, the event is presented in cooperation with The Black Student Fund. The su

  "Free BenJamin (the artist) is a dc based passionate graphic designer/fine artist/singer/songwriter." " Stef-n-Ty, since 1992, is Stephanie Dickey, designer and Tyrone Dickey, creative marketing director Stephanie Dickey got her fashion start at a very young age in Maryland, where her great-grandmother, a dressmaker taught her how to sew, knit, & crochet. patternmaking and sewing skills along with cultivating her eye for textiles. Stephanie began her first shop doing alterations and custom dressmaking for people in Annapolis, MD well as putting on fashion shows with a line of women’s clothing under the label “Stefani”. Since those early days, Stephanie and Tyronehave lived and worked in Baltimore, Philadelphia  and Brooklyn, NY before moving to Detroit in 2010." "Woodrow Nash crafts hauntingly empty-eyed sculptural busts that combine the slender proportions of 15th century  Benin art  and an 18th century  Art Nouveau  aesthetic to create a style that Nash

  Cheriss May and Zsudayka Nzinga @ BZB Holiday Gala Fine Art Show Cheriss May " Cheriss May is a lauded portrait and editorial photographer based in Washington, D.C.  She is a member of the Board of Directors —  Focus on the Story , the immediate past president —  Women Photojournalists of Washingto n   (WPOW) , co-chair of photography —  The National Press Clu b , an  Adobe Education Leader , and an adjunct professor at   Howard University , her Alma Mater.   She is often commissioned to speak about inclusive storytelling, and trains and speaks to organizations, and educators around the world, including: Spotify, Adobe, Leica, The Financial Times, the Center for Creative Photography, and the International Center of Photography. Cheriss has been published in  The New York Times,  O Magazine, The White House website, People magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, ABC News, The Today Show, and other international publications.  She has a traveling exhibit and forthcoming book, "

    Julee Dickerson - Thompson and Mia Duvall @ BZB Holiday Gala Fine Art Show   Julee Dickerson - Thompson  "As an award-winning artist, Julee Dickerson-Thompson is known for her distinctive pen and ink illustrative style, airbrush paintings, and public art installations. Beginning with her residency at Zenith Gallery’s artist colony and subsequent participation in the inaugural exhibitions at the Evans-Tibbs Gallery and the Miya Gallery, Julee’s work is featured in exhibits and collections at galleries, museums, and “alternative spaces” throughout the United States. Seeking to integrate influences from her travels and studies in West Africa, the Caribbean, the American South, and Paris, France, Julee experiments with mixed-media, soft sculptures, quilts, and doll-making. Often moving between fine art, illustrations, and literature, Julee is also an author, and one of her most recognized books is The Dance of the Rain Gods, published by Africa World Press. Regardless of the mediu

30th Annual BZB Shop til Ya Drop! NOV 25-26th Black Friday & Saturday SATURDAYS Dec 3rd Dec 10th Dec 17th Friday & Sat (Christmas Eve) Dec 23-24 Shiloh Baptist Church 1510 9th Street NW(9th & P Sts) Washington DC 20001 https://bzbinternational.com/ Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show is produced by Juanita Britton, retail marketing specialist and entrepreneur. “Our goal is to attract customers to shop with businesses and artisans in their communities. People are having second thoughts about shopping in this economy along with the added stress and inconvenience of suburban malls”, says Ms. Britton. “Customers are also beginning to understand the connection between entrepreneurship, consumerism and the survival of the local boutiques and shops in our neighborhoods.” Ms. Britton who operates an art gallery and several retail businesses at National and Dulles airports, is regularly featured on national and local, television & radio programs and in community newspapers aro

Completed over 20 abstract finger paintings C reated over 20 abstract finger paintings on canvas using traditional and non traditional materials. Some of them include Autumn Landscape, Colorism and Dark Magic.