Travelers Presents: Master Class 2009!
April 27th, New Design High School
Our Master Class series brings acclaimed professional artists into the classroom, catalyzing our students' studies into the next echelon of artistic excellence.
We are grateful for the volunteer efforts of our Master Artists who make Master Classes so meaningful and productive for participating youth. Read below to learn about this year's artists and classes!
UAP Teacher: Michelle Slonim
A Grammy Award-winning Haitian rapper, actor, film producer, and promoter for the hip hop trio The Fugees, Pras founded the organization prAsperity to take on crucial humanity projects.
Mr. Ealy is a Golden Globe-nominated actor who’s work ranges from Off-Broadway productions to studio films (Barbershop, The Fast and the Furious) to music video collaborations (Mariah Carey), and noteworthy television productions that include Their Eyes Were Watching God and Sleeper Cell.
A hip hop producer haling from North Carolina, 9th Wonder has worked with Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, MURS and Destiny’s Child, and continues creating new recordings while teaching at both college and for inner-city youth.
Multiple Grammy Award-winning drummer from the Bronx, recipient of the Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Award and innovative percussionist for Living Colour.
Cartoonist, Illustrator and Graphic Designer whose clients range from the New York Times to Nickelodeon to DC Comics.
NYC-Based American Ballroom Theater Dance Artist, featured in the hit documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom.
Amy Smith Stewart is an independent curator who operates her own gallery and has organized dozens of museum and gallery exhibitions, also serving as a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts MFA program.
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Founder of 10.Deep, a design firm, creative collective and one of the original New York streetwear brands.
Torrie Davis & Stacey Novelli – Senior Print Designers for the world-renowned Lilly Pulitzer brand who runs 70 of her own Signature Stores, in addition to high end department stores, and publisher of several lifestyle books.