Photographer April Hartford, paper artist Aimee Lee, Slam Ulit, artist Jera Rose Peta
APRIL HARTFORD
Living as her authentic self, photographer April Hartford chronicles the inner journey of gender transformation.
“These images are trying to portray that aspect of growing up in the wrong body.”
AIMEE LEE
A Korean tradition has inspired paper artist Aimee Lee to create a new way to wish newlyweds prosperity, wealth and long-life.
SLAM ULIT
Slam Ulit brings Kansas City, Missouri’s, hottest young slam poets to the stage.
“There’s no such thing as, ‘Oh, you can’t be angry. You can’t feel this way. You can’t say this; you can’t say that.’ It’s one of the few times in society where you are allowed to stand amongst a crowd of people and express your heart, express your deepest secrets, your deepest thoughts.”
JERA ROSE PETAL LODGE
Blurring the lines between jewelry and sculpture, Jera Rose Petal Lodge fuses steel and silver into wearable art.