CC SunChild

CC Sunchild enters a room like a song, her movements all flow and harmony. When she speaks, you lean in and listen, and when she performs her music, it seems like her song is singing her, rather than the other way around. Sunchild began honing her remarkable musical gifts at an early age — eventually […]

Angela Davis Johnson – NYT’s ‘One to Watch’ visual artist

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Atlanta’s Art Activists – On the Frontlines

Atlanta’s Art Activists on the frontlines Read the Blog By Michael C. Robinson In the throes of a global pandemic and national division, when humanity most needs community, there are artists, right here in Atlanta, on the cultural front lines battling to restore the collective psyche. Whether they are writing, painting or making music, these […]

Michael Jones

“We owe it to those who came before us to use this hard-fought right to vote, make our voices heard.” P. Faith Carmichael Tweet New Orleans native, Michael Molina is a jack of all trades. As an attorney, educator, author, cultural organizer, arts advocate, and seasoned performer, Mike uses his diverse talents to adapt and […]

Next in Action

NEXT is about more than art for art’s sake. At NEXT, we believe that together we can use our individual creative expression to find solutions to our community’s intractable social challenges. Through our talents and our passion, NEXT unleashes the potential of creative communities in order to inspire countless others who share our vision to […]

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NEXT: THE DOCUMENTARY

NEXT: The Documentary celebrates the talents, struggles, and triumphs of four amazing Atlanta artists on the brink of stardom against the backdrop of a city on the verge of a renaissance.

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Next 2019 Artist

ANGELA DAVIS JOHNSON Informed by the wisdom of the matriarchs in her family, Angela Davis Johnson creates paintings, sculptures, installations, and ritual performances to examine and archive the technologies of black folks. Merging art into a contemplative practice she embodies Live Dreaming – a process of deep listening, imagining, constructing, and recording personal + community […]