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ART in its various forms, is the best way to educate, inspire, and create awareness for world dilemmas such as hunger, thirst, malaria, and AIDS. AFAINT provides this light to the world by creating art that will inspire the public to be aware and get involved. We are a coalition of artists, art professionals, educators, and facilitators united as creative advocates combining our talents to create awareness and most importantly, implement solutions to alleviate the distress of the poor and sick.
The definition of advocacy is exemplified in the idea of "active support" . Arts definition is simply the product of human creativity. When you combine these elements what you get is the perfect combination to enlighten, educate, and encourage the public to respond to issues that need attention. Thus you have before you, Artists For Advocacy International. AFAINT came to be because it is evident that art in its many forms has been used to inspire the public at large. Whether it's through music, painting, poetry, or dance, human beings have been drawn to art and injustice, and the marriage between the two have made men and women such as Pablo Neruda, Bob Marley, James Baldwin and Maya Angelou household names of advocacy and art. Here we intend to follow in their footsteps. To take the dilemmas in which our beloved earth faces, such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, and shine a light to eradicate them! It is this fervent desire, this intrinsic burning inside all of our artists that compel us to display our talents in such a way that paint becomes bread, music becomes water, and poems become medicine.
To the left you will see a list of our artists who have dedicated their lives to fighting the good fight through art! If you are an artists would like to join AFAINT please follow this link and sign up! The world honestly needs your talents to care...
Advocacy through artistic zeal is the light needed to eradicate the apathetic darkness that hovers over our planet.
Kayla received her photographic training at Hallmark Institute of Photography. She is a member of the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and works as a portrait and fine art photographer based out of Norfolk, Virginia. More of her work can be seen at upportraiture.com
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Kayla's Uganda collection will be viewable shortly stay tuned!
Kayla Carreau / Photographer
Spoken Word & Prose
* Uganda Photography / Buy Here
Kenya Photography / Buy Here
He founded AFAINT in 2006 with the help of a poem known as "Reflections". An infectious power filled five minute story of how HIV can ravage all demographics and uniquely touch us all. With the momentum of that poem he has created a non-profit organization that spans across the globe advocating and educating about world dilemmas as well creating Wordaspora Publishing Company. View his poetry and photography below and purchase his products at our E-store!
Artists For Adovcacy Internationals Executive Director and Founder
Brandon R Plain is a photographer, poet, culinarian, activist and visionary!
Michael Sean (Richardson), a native of Hampton, Virginia, is a singer/songwriter with a great vocal ability who has enjoyed a career as a background vocalist for artist such as Romonta and solo artist Angeline. Michael has also been in the company of Ray Lavender (R&B artist on Akon's label), Doug E. Fresh (Hip Hop Legend), Jill Scott (Queen of Neo Soul) and K'bana Blaq (Virginia's own up and coming rising star).
His vocal influences are Carl Thomas, Phil Collins, Michael Mcdonald,Stevie Nicks, John Mayer, Marvin Winans, and BeBe & CeCe Winans. These influences will give you an indication of what you will experience when listening to his voice. Michael is now looking to spread his wings even further and be known on his own merit when it comes to his songs and vocal ability....enjoy!
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Alli studied Art and Sociology and learned most of her photography skills from her father. Her work and interests stretch from traveling to design work to portraiture. She spent five months living in Uganda and Kenya and traveling throughout East Africa- exploring and experiencing the culture for all it had to offer. For more of her work, see her website http://alliphed.viewbook.com
Alli McPhedran
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