Join us on Saturday, June 20th for a virtual showcase from the Open House New York mentorship class of 2020 powered by Soho Impact and Routes In. Grab a cocktail, sit back, and hear perspectives from a group of diverse up-and-coming creatives as they discuss topics like mental health, authenticity, and tapping into creativity during a time like no other.
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A.K. Alexis is a visual scholar and cinematographer who cares about how images accentuate stories. They are currently investigating rhetorics of silence and anonymity, and are committed to engaging unnamed histories in black families through sound and image making. Alexis received their B.A. from Hampshire College in filmmaking and photography with a concentration in critical race theory in media. For their thesis, they presented an ongoing body of work on homeownership, labor, and rest within the black immigrant nurse community. In addition to their long-term documentary research, they are gravitating towards new film projects, including one on the exploration of blackness in the horror genre.
Brent is a graphic designer and photographer from Isabela, Puerto Rico. He is passionate about creativity, an all around multifaceted creative and adaptive to all challenges. Working on apparel/merch design, he has a strong knowledge of streetwear as well as marketing strategies to take product to consumer. Brent has worked with several companies including Apple, Fossil, Cadillac, Hennessy and now currently working with Overtime Sports.
Greg Dzurita is a self-taught visual artist with influences drawn from creative minds such as Hilma af Klint and Frank Lloyd Wright. Greg’s work explores a balance between architecture and mid-century modern design, creating minimal studies in color and shape composition.
Upon moving to New York City in 2014, Greg was inspired by details found in his surroundings and travels. His work calls attention to beauty & intricacies otherwise unnoticed. The curve of a home in Santorini, the color of a storefront in Brooklyn, the sunlight through a window in Havana. He assembles this beauty from forgotten corners and makes it clear to the viewer what they may have missed.
Kandice Chavous is a retired pageant competitor and fashion designer who gave up the world of glam to become a digital art director. Her passion for all things digital range from short format video and branded photography to curating immersive brand activations. During her day job as a digital marketing manager Kandice is responsible for increasing brand awareness, product development and social media management. However, when she is not at her desk, she can be found galavanting around the city world with her vlog camera in tow looking for the most Instagrammable locations.
Born in Port Chester, NY and raised in both New York and Sumter, South Carolina, Marcus Bracey is a digital strategist and storyteller who molds the lens of his world into authentic stories that are relatable to many people’s lives.
Though his journey has been filled with many detours and obstacles that could’ve limited the pursuit of his vision he has ultimately used those moments as fuel to drive him closer to his vision.
Taylor Camille Smith is a creative storyteller, writer and producer who uses media to amplify voices of women of color. Taylor approaches her work intentionally, seeing the world through the lens of diverse expression with agency. She’s currently using her voice to discuss and share the health histories of people of color on her newly released podcast, Beyond Our Cells. She is also in development on a book of her collected poems and short stories expressing her experience with grief.
My name is Tiffany. I'm a DJ and digital Experience strategist who loves and is passionate about music, storytelling, community building, and all things digital. I've been fortunate enough to work with large festivals to execute brand activations and I am looking to continue developing my career in tech, music and live experiences.
Tranae A. Moran is a Brooklyn born and bred resin artist, jewelry designer, and community organizer.
She places emphasis on creating space for creative thought and productive leisure through her line of table top homegoods accessories and original works.Â
Community is a driving force in all that is produced at her Brooklyn studio where she invites people in as well as takes her skills to the street using color theory and fluid art to host art grief therapy sessions.
Routes In is designed to open up the Creative industry, making it more inclusive and diverse by supporting every route to success. They're connecting those who have made it with those who are on their way. Programming is run in collaboration with Soho House in three cities: Amsterdam, New York, and Toronto.
