My Favourite Art Pays Me Moments of 2018
2018 was an incredible year for Art Pays Me. My best year to date actually. I say that, not because I made more money than I ever have, but because I've made more impact than I ever have.
Atlantic Fashion Week 12
After witnessing people like Colin Kaepernick, Emma Gonzales, Tarana Burke, El Jones and Masuma Kahn risk their economic futures and physical safety to stand behind strong messages of social change, I designed the Purpose Collection to celebrate their efforts.
CTN Episode 50: Best Moments of Year 1 Featuring Peter Hemsworth
Happy 1 year anniversary to CTN! Yooooo! In this week’s episode, Peter Hemsworth, the one and only - join Duane, Lauren and Terrence for a recap of each episode and our favourite moments so far!
Royal Purpose
Peter Hemsworth of BZLY and I share some candid insights into how we prepared for Atlantic Fashion Week 12.
CTN Episode 43: Feminine Strength & Atlantic Fashion Week Ft. Jody Euloth
This week on Changing the Narrative we invite Mesh Media Network founder Jody Euloth to the show to talk about pitching your business, retired athlete life and of course, Atlantic Fashion Week.
CTN EPISODE 42: Black Excellence Part 3 FT. ALFRED BURGESSON
We conclude our three-part conversation with entrepreneur Alfred Burgesson. We talk eating dinner as a family, empowering ourselves to have control of your experiences, educating our children on "blackness", perceived blackness in Nova Scotia, black men dating white women and more!
CTN Episode 41: The Autobiography of Alfred Burgesson ft. Alfred Burgesson
We talk about Alfred's experience moving to Canada from Ghana, the Halifax Grammar School, almost dropping out of university, quitting basketball to follow his passions, starting a digital media company and building successful business stories in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
CTN Episode 40: Black Excellence Pt. 2 Featuring Alfred Burgesson
We continue with part 2 of our Black Excellence conversation with Alfred Burgesson to discuss s...
CTN Episode 39: The CGS Squad Is In the Building Featuring Joseph Huyer
On this week's episode, Lauren and Terrence chat with The Social Shift Documentary filmmaker and fellow member of the Common Good Solutions team, Joseph Huyer.
CTN Episode 38: Black Excellence Pt. 1 Featuring Alfred Burgesson
Join Duane, Terrence and friend of the podcast, Alfred Burgesson as we gather for part 1 of 3 of our Nova Scotia Black Excellence convo. How do we support each other?
Snapd – Moments In Culture Photos
Presented by Art Pays Me and Soli Productions Management Inc., Moments In Culture was a night of music, fashion, art and more.
CBC – Runway show Moments in Culture tackles racism, gender and equality
A local designer and a production company have partnered to launch a runway show called Moments in Culture to tackle racism and gender roles through art.
Q+A In The Coast
CTN Episode 37: Male Plastic Surgery
This week we catch our feet after some technical difficulties to talk men getting new hairlines, professional sports in Halifax and Lauren's cousins in Crazy Rich Asians.
Fashion Canadiana
My interview with Vanessa Petey of Fashion Canadiana to discuss my creative background, reason for moving to Halifax from Bermuda and my solo show, Moments In Culture.
Art Pays Eman
Eman exemplifies so much of what I stand for as an artist and what Art Pays Me stands for as a brand. I was thrilled when this footage of her wearing my Art Pays Tank was forward to me!
CTN Episode 36: Around The Corner
After two weeks of chaos, the crew is back to catch up and talk sex, dating and slow jams! We talk about Duane's family adventure to PEI, Lauren's preparation for Scotland and Terrence’s Toronto stories!
Art School Dropout Long Sleeve Tee
The inspiration for Art School Dropout came from the brilliant artists who have limited or no formal training but have loads of talent and hustle.
Best Of Halifax 2018
I was nominated for Best Fashion Designer in The Coast's Best Of Halifax 2018 Awards and my podcast, Changing the Narrative is up for Best Podcast.
CTN Episode 35, Featuring Will Strickland
This week on Changing the Narrative, we welcome the legendary Will Strickland to talk hoops, music and more!
Changing The Narrative Episode 34 Featuring Cazhhmere
This week on Changing the Narrative we chat with Haligonian storyteller and director Cazhhmere live at Common Good Solutions.
New Product: Moments Flannel
Red and black long sleeved flannel top with a print on the back representing the many moments in culture that inspired my 2018 collection now available in the shop!
Is It a Business Or A Hobby
f your business isn't making money, can you call it a business? This week, Peter Hemsworth joins to challenge the BZLY, Art Pays Me and Terrence Taylor brand and business models. What's working? What's not?
Culture Clash: CTN Live
A live recording of Changing the Narrative with special guest: Award winning film director, Cazhhmere.
The Paradigms of Love
This week we dig into the Rap Radar Podcast interview with Will Smith and discuss love in relationships.
Civil Unity Art Showcase
2Cream2Sugar is proud to announce their first East Coast event, Civil Unity! They are partnering up with The Daily Grind to bring you a night of coming together as citizens of the creative community.
Aquakultre
I was introduced to Lance by the wonderful Kate and Emma of The Magic Project. They invited us to speak on a public panel discussion about some of the challenges of being a Black male in Halifax. I was re-introduced to Lance as aquakultre shortly after, when he performed as part of the event. I was blown away by his presence as a performer his voice and his ability to make music that feels commercial yet raw enough that the streets will still f*ck with it. With a major co-sign from CBC, when he was selected as the winner of Searchlight 2018, he'll get a chance to share his voice with a much larger audience. Follow the drip!
Changing the Narrative: What Is A Social Enterprise?
This week on Changing the Narrative we discuss all things social enterprise with special guest Lauren Sears of Common Good Solutions.
Changing the Narrative: Sales in the Social Media Era
This week on Changing the Narrative we jump back into some entrepreneurial talk with discussion on quality control, process and the different approaches to selling your art.
The Black Affair
The Black Affair Fashion Show is a new showcase event produced by Carmalina Naturals Bath, Body and Hair products.
Changing the Narrative: Pixels To People Featuring KeiKaiKoa
This week on Changing the Narrative we talk about our FIRST artist meet-up and welcome the lovely family behind KeiKaiKoa to the podcast to talk about their experiences with bullying, and what we can do to change the narrative.