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John Healy, a former CNN executive, is the founder of Artful Citizen.

Artful Citizen is an arts agency that empowers companies to grow their business, amplify their brand and corporate culture via the arts sector:

• Market products and services via the arts
• Brand sponsorship of local arts projects
• Public speaking and on-camera training
• Arts & crafts workshops (at work).

Summer Roshni Bhullar is a DC based artist with an original genre. When asked, who is your favorite artist? Her reply is: The Supreme Being. This is her inspiration.

She is a spiritual seeker and her artwork is her experiences with The Supreme Reality. She has named her genre, Supreme Reality Art.

Nicole Persley, a DC native, is an artist creating waves across the media. This November, Nicole was invited to exhibit at Art Basel – Miami.

Her art has received international press coverage focusing on its complex social topics such as racial passing, colorism, colonialism and DNA.

Nicole’s style combines playful abstract forms and bold bright colors finished in high relief shiny texture.

The Actors’ Center is the area’s premier membership association for actors, and theatre and film professionals looking to master their crafts and grow their professional networks.

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