NEXT Alumni
At NEXT…we showcase four amazing artists every season…artists on the brink of stardom ARTIST: BRENDA NICOLE MOORER Bio: Brenda Nicole Moorer encompasses folk writing with a soulful sound, using what she learns about life to tell a story and promote a message. With the February 2014 release of her follow up cd “For Lovers & […]
The Salon
NEXT: The Salon is a series of quarterly genre-blending performances showcasing the hottest and brightest stars in the visual, literary, spoken word and musical arts – those right on the cusp of stardom. But NEXT is more than art for art’s sake. This interactive event aims to use creative expression to find solutions to society’s most […]
NEXT IN THE NEWS
NBAF REIMAGINED Join us this week as we interview Faith Carmichael. Ms Carmichael is the co-founder of Next ATLANTA which showcases the hottest & brightest stars–visual, musical and literary–and aims to galvanize our city’s creative class into a potent force for change.WATCH NOW CREATIVE LOAFING I swear I’m not making this up: There is culture […]
WHO’s NEXT: THE NEXT TEAM
WHO’S NEXT NEXT is the brainchild of a group of Atlanta artists and activists launching a movement that galvanizes membersof the city’s creative class into a potent force for change. The NEXT Team consists of artists, arts administrators and business professionals with an average of over 20 years’experience driving and creating visibility for the nation’s […]
History and Mission
HISTORY NEXT is unabashedly inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, a period of stunning cultural and social upheaval from 1920 to 1930 that took root in New York and then spread around the world. The artists who flourished during that era remain among the most venerated cultural icons in American history: Louis Armstrong, Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Langston […]
Next Overview
NEXT is the brainchild of a group of Atlanta artists and activists who seek to launch a movement that galvanizes members of the city’s creative class into a potent force for change. In partnership with the National Black Arts Festival, NEXT is host to quarterly salons and a documentary series showcasing the hottest and brightest stars of the city. […]
Isa J. Miles – Actress, Director
“It’s not a perfect system, but if it didn’t matter, people wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you. Your vote matters.” Isa J. Miles Tweet Isa J. Miles is the consummate multi-hyphenate. The theater and film actress and soon- to-be-director has starred in some of the city’s most notable theatrical productions. These include the […]
Mike Molina (Next Alum ’14) – Playwright, Storyteller
“Your individual vote can be as invisible as one drop of water in a wave. But without your drop of water, the wave is not as powerful as it could be. You need to see your vote as a part of something much bigger than yourself. Your vote counts!” Mike Molina Tweet An attorney, educator, […]
Mike Robinson – Writer, Illustrator, Sculptor
“Voting is how we shape the future. If you’re interested at all in what tomorrow should look like, vote.” – Michael C. Robinson Tweet Mike Robinson considers himself an ‘imagesmith’ and a storyteller regardless of the medium. Hailing from Jamaica, he has received national and regional awards for his work as a sculptor and as […]
Brenda Nicole Moorer – Singer, Songwriter, Actress
“I’m optimistic that we will use our collective power this election to do what’s right.” Brenda Nicole Moorer Tweet A professional vocalist since the age of 16, Brenda Nicole Moorer came to wider acclaim in 2015, after releasing her jazz influenced EP “For Lovers & Believers.” Moorer has been selected as the winner of Creative […]
