The Pitch: Black Business Summit 2019
I will be at the Black Business Summit hosting, The Pitch, a competition where Black entrepreneurs will have a chance to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges in front of a large audience.
Duane Featured on CTV News
CTV asked for my opinion on an economic inclusion initiative for African Nova Scotian construction businesses.
New Painting: Purpose
Acrylic painting celebrating NFL player Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality in the United States.
New & Noteworthy on iTunes
Art Pays Me Podcast made it to the New & Noteworthy section of Visual Arts podcasts in the iTunes store.
Duane at Podcamp Halifax 2019
An inspirational case study on the power of creativity and why the artist mindset is critical to success in business.
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!