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small.artists

An initiative that commissions storytellers, who are small business owners themselves, to create works that document the lived experiences of other small business owners from their communities. small.artists exists to explore one core idea: Making small businesses more visible through creative work.

  • Daniel Fitch Documents Business Owners at Silver Lining’s 20th Anniversary

    Daniel Fitch is a filmmaker and CEO of Natural Leaders Media, an international video production agency based in Georgia.

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  • ARKAI Writes an Original Song Inspired From New York City’s Small Business Owners’ Efforts During COVID

    ARKAI is a Grammy Award-winning electroacoustic violin and cello duo based in New York City, comprising violinist Jonathan Miron and cellist Philip Sheegog.

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  • Stacy Osanjo Gives A Voice to Small Business Owners in Nairobi, Kenya

    Stacy Osanjo is a Kenyan storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of audio journalism and community narrative.

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  • ARKAI Writes an Original Song From the Stories of Small Business Owners

    ARKAI is a Grammy Award-winning electroacoustic violin and cello duo based in New York City, comprising violinist Jonathan Miron and cellist Philip Sheegog.

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  • Javier Labrador Deulofeu Brings Cuban Independent Cinema to the World’s Top Film Festivals

    Javier Labrador Deulofeu is a cinematographer, director, and filmmaker born in Havana, Cuba. He trained at the International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños and has been working in film since the early 2000s.

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  • Xavier Robles Armas Explores Belonging and Brown Leisure Through Photography, Sculpture, and Curation

    Xavier Robles Armas is a multidisciplinary artist and curator born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and based in Queens, New York, by way of Santa Ana, California. He is currently the Events and Arts Manager for the Latinx Project at New York University.

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  • Emmanuel Morales Brings Bold, Cinematic Photography to Albuquerque’s Most Meaningful Moments

    Emmanuel Morales is a top-rated photographer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the founder of Photonuel LLC. He has been serving New Mexico clients for over a decade.

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  • Christopher López Documents Puerto Rican History Through Photography and Public Memory

    Christopher López is a Puerto Rican lens-based artist, educator, and public historian born in The Bronx. He has been working as a visual artist since 2005.

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  • Carol Lara Pictures Small Businesses Through Her Art in Illinois

    Carol Lara is an award-winning studio photographer and visual artisan based in Alton, Illinois. She is the founder of Carol Lara Creative Studios.

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  • Miriam Alarcón Avila Documents the Lives of Latinx Immigrants in Iowa Through Photography and Lucha Libre

    Miriam Alarcón Avila is a Mexican photographer, visual artist, and multimedia storyteller based in Tiffin, Iowa. She emigrated from Mexico City to Iowa in 2002.

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  • Kevin Guzman Showcases Spanish-Speaking Small Business That Has Impacted The Lives Of Many In Philadelphia

    Kevin Guzman is a singer and songwriter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He performs across pop, Latin pop, classical, jazz, R&B, musical theater, and gospel in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, and Filipino.

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  • Jessica Bolaños and Nelson Vanegas Built Goodspero to Tell Stories That Drive Meaningful Change in Houston

    Jessica Bolaños and Nelson Vanegas are the co-founders of Goodspero, a strategic video marketing agency based in Houston, Texas

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  • Anurag Draws Story-Driven Game Worlds From India Through His Personal Project, Echoes of Purpose

    Anurag is a concept artist from India focused on crafting story-driven environments for video games. He is the creator of the world-building project Echoes of Purpose.

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  • Leandro Machado Turned Pandemic-Era Unemployment Into Full-Time Career Making Cover Art

    Leandro Machado, known professionally as MACHADOXLEAO, is a Brazilian digital collage artist from Tombos, Minas Gerais. He is a Top Seller on Art Grab and a cover art designer for music artists worldwide.

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  • Nourhan Sandouk Translates Displacement and Identity Into Visual Art Across Damascus, Moscow, and Barcelona

    Nourhan Sandouk is a Syrian visual artist based in Barcelona. Her multidisciplinary practice spans painting, writing, and cultural exploration rooted in a life lived across three countries.

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