economic justice. social entrepreneurship. education.
We are...
ARTrepreneurship is a collective of artists and organizers who collaborate with their community to encourage creative expression and social entrepreneurship for greater economic security. We hope to bring representation and financial literacy through our collaborative efforts.
Alexis
Men-Ra
Creative Director
Alexis is a community organizer who uses urban agriculture and his multidisciplinary apporach to the arts to empower & heal community memebers.
"I aim create agoras where we can focus on building social captial and alternative economies."
His skill-sets range from graffiti/murals, to sculpting screen printing, body art, urban agriculture, landscape design, and constructing garden's & green spaces.
Shannon
Shird
Creative Organizer / Writer
Shannon works to build community through art and activism. She is Outreach Director for 2014 documentary film, Black and Cuba. She also sits on the organizing committee of Black Alliance for Just Immigration where she helps to organize for immigrant rights and racial and economic justice.
She is a freelance event planner, grant writer, blogger and creative writer. She also facilitates educational workshops around art, race, social justice movements, immigrant rights, and globalization. She recently completed her M.A. in international affairs at The New School and completed her B.A. at Smith College.
Ehimemen
Esene
Art Director
Hello! I'm Mimi, the nickname is the simplist this Brooklyn born, Los Angeles raised, Las Vegas educated girl can get for you. Returning to New York with over ten years of translating stories into design through art, lettering/calligraphy, and graphic design.
Nurys
Feliciano
Intergrated MultiMedia Designer
Renaissance woman named Nurys from BROOKLYN, of course! I create soaps and candles under RYNS…A professional Graphic Designer, animator and photographer! Love art, want to create art that the world can benefit from.
Burnest
Griffin IV
Ninjaneer
Burnest is an artist and programmer based in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, the joy of building worlds with LEGOs soon grew into a passion for engineering and his fascination with anime fed his talent for drawing. Burnest holds a BA in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently designing and developing a superhero comic series and video game. He also participates in annual group exhibitions at the Ouchi Gallery in Brooklyn.
Burnest got involed with Artrepreurship in 2015, taking on the roles of graphic designer, web developer, and volunteer instructor.
Lychele
McMillan
Jeweler / Make Up Artist
Brooklyn born artist Lychele McMillan is a artist of all trades, specializing in makeup artistry and the art of design. Known to many as the Love Guru she selflessly is a muse to any and everyone.