MARSHALL SHORTS: Marshall Shorts is an award-winning artist, designer,
brand specialist, community organizer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder
of Artfluential a social impact brand + design agency. He is also co-founder
of Creative Control Fest and the Maroon Arts group.
He also serves on a number of non-profit boards in the city of Columbus. Shorts
has presented two Tedx Talks. He subscribes to the idea, “anything not designed
by nature is designed by someone, so we can design places, spaces, and things
that are more equitable for all people.
BETTYE J. STULL: Bettye J. Stull is a community leader. She provides innovative
solutions to community needs by creating and organizing diverse art experiences.
Stull‘s commitment to serving the community led to many opportunities.
She began her career as a recreation leader, center director, art specialist
and coordinator with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department where
she served 30 years.
In 1989, she retired from the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
and became the Cultural Arts Director and curator at the King Arts Complex.
She developed art education programs and launched the Elijah Pierce Gallery.
She curated over 200 exhibitions featuring local, regional, national and
international artists. In 2001, she organized the 3 Legends: Elizabeth Catlett,
Jacob Lawrence and Samella Lewis exhibition that traveled nationally to eight
African American museums and to Dresden, Germany.
APRIL SUNAMI: April Sunami is a professional visual artist primarily focusing
on mixed-media painting and installation. She earned her Master of Arts Degree
in Art History from Ohio University and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Ohio
State University.
Sunami is also an award-winning installation artist through the 2012 Columbus
Art Pop-Up Project sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Her work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums including the
Columbus Museum of Art, National African America Museum and Cultural Center
and the Southern Ohio Museum. Sunami currently serves as All People Arts Board
Co-Chair and is a studio artist at Blockfort Gallery. Sunami is married to writer
and philosopher Christopher Sunami. They both live in Columbus, OH and
co-parent two bright and imaginative kids.