MURALS DC 2012 APPRENTICE!!!
A rising sophomore at Bowie State University, member of the Honors Program and working towards a degree in Elementary Education, Nique Dayrit has come to love Washington, D.C. especially spending her time as an intern at Words Beats & Life, Inc. “The District of Columbia offers a diversity experienced no where else, with a hip hop art scene that is pulsing and thriving. Just walking down the street you get a blast of music, or see people dancing, or the smell of carry out with the hint of mumbo sauce that you can’t find anywhere else.”
MURALS DC 2012 APPRENTICE!!!
Elana Casey is a 2012 graduate of DC’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts with a major in Visual Arts. She will be attending the Corcoran College of Art + Design in the Fall as a Digital Media major. In the past, Elana has worked with Albus Cavus painting murals. This summer, she has been working with the Sitar Arts Center painting murals in their facility.
MURALS DC 2012 APPRENTICE!!
Annie Boisvert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology in 2009 from Mount Saint Mary’s University, and in 2012 received a Graduate Certificate in Studio Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She worked as a graduate teaching intern at MICA for classes called Performance, Action, Event, and a Community Arts Project: Mural Painting in partnership with Dr. Bob’s Place a children’s hospice center. Her work has been exhibited in the Baltimore/DC area at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the In/Flux Gallery, among others.
View her online portfolio at http://www.annemboisvert.com/.
MURALS DC 2012 APPRENTICE!!
Robert Bacote, a Baltimore County native, currently attends Bowie State University for Music Technology and is an intern at Words, Beats & Life. He developed an interest in art at a very young age with cartoons and comic books, but became more active when he was exposed to the world of graffiti in high school. With inspirations like Shepard Fairey, Chuck Close, and Banksy, he acquired a similar style of socially conscious street art with a focus on detailed portraits and stencil based visuals.
Ronika Williams
Age: 20
Major: Business Management major
Ronika is the Administrative Intern. Her primary focus for the summer is to primarily work on the lending library in the Words Beats & Life Main Office. She also She has also been reaching out to prospect donors for the Dollar and a Dream Campaign.
Sydne S. Kersey
Age: 21
Bowie State University ’13
Business Administration Major!
Sydne is the Social Media & Internship Fair Intern. She has been in charge of marketing the Words Beats & Life Summer Events through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter & Tumblr. Sydne has also been placed in charge of organizing & reaching out to the Organizations that will be involved in the Internship Fair that is coming up in September 2012. She has also been reaching out to prospect donors for the Dollar and a Dream Campaign.
