K. Daugherty’s Post

Summer is here, and so is Drumming With Dad! Ready for some drumming fun? ⁠ We start next week!!⁠ ⁠ We invite male caregivers to make memories this summer with Drumming With Dad! This FREE Father engagement activity happens every Tuesday at Druid Hill Park and Wednesday at Lake Montebello from 6:30-7:30 PM, July to August. ⁠ ⁠ Families that participate also are invited to a free camping trip in October! We provide sleeping bags and tents for the families that they can KEEP! ⁠ ⁠ Dads, Granddads, Uncles, Big Cousins, and all other male caregivers are welcome. ⁠Drum up some fun with Drumming With Dad! ⁠ ⁠ Use the QR code to register or put in this link: bit.ly/dwdsu24⁠ ⁠ #SummerVibes #MusicMagic #ArtOverEverthing

Comrades! We are over the moon at the news that Creative Nomads was awarded a $100,000 grant through the 2024 ARPA Community Arts program!⁠ ⁠ In our 2023 Annual Report, we stated our vision to continue our contribution of making Baltimore even more vibrant with art adorning neighborhoods in unique and novel ways. The dynamic grant will help us to manifest some exciting projects impacting hundreds of Baltimore community members! You've seen our artwork on the @ambassadortheater, our imagining of Baltimore Orioles Brooks Robinson at the corner of Pratt and Howard, and our mural with @johnshopkins of Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr... so you know what Creative Nomads can do when we have the opportunity and funding! We can't wait to give you a sneak peek into the projects coming your way!⁠ ⁠ Thank you to Mayor Brandon M. Scott , United Way of Central Maryland, and Baltimore City's Office of Recovery Programs for making art a priority and making access for small nonprofits to this kind of funding a priority as well.⁠ ⁠ Thank you to Tonya R. Miller Hall for championing the arts and working hard to fund exciting and relevant projects. ⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to our friends at Afro Charities, Inc., @intersectionofchange and @jubileearts1, Arts Every Day, and Creative Alliance ! We look forward to seeing the beauty you bring!⁠ ⁠ Ready, set, GROW!⁠ ⁠ #ArtOverEverything

Exciting times at TBWA\Media Arts Lab, proud to spotlight our incredible lineup of speakers. Savannah G.M. Wood, Executive Director at Afro Charities, Inc., shared insights honoring #MLKJrDay with a session titled “Keeping the Record: Archives and Legacy”.   In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth and in line with the theme for 2024, "African Americans and the Arts", Doug Melville shared his journey with MAL on becoming the bestselling author of “Invisible Generals”. K. Daugherty, Executive Director & Founder at Creative Nomads, facilitated a conversation on “Art as Activism and Resistance".   To commemorate #WomenHistoryMonth, Irene Aninye, Chief Science Officer at the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR), joined us in a discussion aimed at “Unpacking Disparities in Women’s Health”.    Thank you to our speakers, the work you do is so valuable and continues to empower and uplift.   Shout out to our amazing ERG Leads for amplifying the voice of our TBWA\Media Arts Lab communities and for championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Here's to Ashly (Amey) Davies, Hillary Rogers, Nikki Roussin, Shay Ensley, & Yasheera Mendoza 🔥

Creative Nomads is grateful for the opportunity to continue to add to the artistic landscape of Baltimore! Thanks to Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the DowntownRISE Wrap The Box competition we have an electrical box wrapped in the image of the late Baltimore Orioles player Brooks Robinson. How awesome that this image is steps away from Camden Yards?! 2024 holds a vision for a vibrant City for Creative Nomads! Stay tuned for more amazing art, community engagement, and City love! #WrapTheBox2024 #ArtOverEverything