Category: Artists Elevated

Mariah French, 2022 Artist Elevated Winner

For Mariah French, to dance is to feel at home. Since she was a child, dance has been a way to connect with the world around her. Mariah has fond memories of gathering all the neighborhood kids in their backyard to choreograph elaborate dances to perform for the neighborhood. But…

Sterling Carter, 2022 Artist Elevated Winner

You can hear it in his voice, his laugh, the way he travels throughout a conversation. Sterling Carter loves the arts. And most of all, he loves being an artist.

Tay Lane, 2021 Artist Elevated Winner

Her dream is to produce a full-length play based on Plato’s dialogues inspired by her studies. Her dream is to start a production company called Walter Lane, named after her beloved dog who recently passed. Her dream is fueled by her late husband, Chris, whose memory is a reminder for…

Quianna Simpson, 2021 Artist Elevated Winner

As a baby, Quianna, would lay on her back and click her feet to the beat of the music floating through the room. She was already connected to movement at a young age. But her mom was uncertain if she would ever dance. Quianna was born bow-legged. Without reconstructive surgery,…