–ALBERT EINSTEIN
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
Behind The Ink
Diversity, Inclusion, Dialogue, and Storytelling
Behind The Ink, an interactive, multi-disciplinary visual arts project, showcases impactful images and an award winning short film documentary featuring people from various races, cultures, ethnicity, and age groups that will tell stories behind their tattoos. In additional, we explore similarities amongst various identity groups focuses on the Diversity and Inclusion aspects when sharing dialogue across differences.
Through a series of photo workshops, we capture digital images and video interviews of professional athletes, stay-at-home moms and corporate professionals, celebrities, college students, grandmothers, creatives, tattoo artists, and those who all have one thing in common ... Ink (tattoos).
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Past Projects
Queen City March
Queen City March is an event that features local and national artists, chefs, musicians, designers, and models at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Uptown Charlotte. Jennifer Everett is the woman behind the whirlwind evening called "Queens March." It's a night that starts with a food and music-filled social hour and culminates in a story told through fashion, music, dance, and spoken word. The best part: all the artists are women. "This is my way to say 'I see you, I love you, I celebrate you," Everett said.
Black Girls Film Camp
Students and staff captured images during and annual Teen Film Festival. Black Girls Film Camp (USA) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides a FREE, national, and hybrid 16-week experience where high school Black girls across the country pitch a story idea, and the final ten films are selected to have their short film project produced by the program. Over 200 Black girls across the country applied for the camp and 10 finalists were selected to direct and develop their own short films. The camp is an incubator for the girls to become future filmmakers.
Do Greater Organization
Creating Exposure Through The Arts has been developing a photography curriculum and facilitating workshops in partnership with Do Greater Charlotte, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that builds creative confidence in underserved and under-resourced communities through design, entrepreneurship, and innovative technology. The foundation provides advanced technology tools, creative spaces, and a nurturing community so youth at their Do Greater Charlotte Creative Lab develop an innovation and creativity hub for youth where creative confidence is built in students.
Do you have a story to tell?
Complete the form below to submit your application for the chance to be featured in our documentary and photo exhibit.