Beautiful Ventures

It was a fabulous Futures of Repair Opening Party, y’all!!! 🎉🎉🎉

The BV Network congratulates our members and the entire team for an aftofuturistically fabulous opening night! 🚀🖤🌻🎨☀️

It was so good to reúne with BV Network members and to meet new friends and fellow dreamers! We could not be more proud! It’s showing until March so you have time to check it out!

Excerpt from the event description:

🎨Even as we consider our shared purpose in repairing and healing from the harms caused by colonialism, slavery, white supremacy, and genocide and the systems that have been constructed on top of them..we are invited to consider repair as a fractal, repair as a way of being, as a practice, as an act of devotion and creativity, as a sacred responsibility, as something we embody in every part of our lives…

In this collaborative dream space, Intelligent Mischief travels with six artists to explore the futures made possible by Reparations. Looking through the lens of six integral relationships that have been fractured by the harms of colonialism, slavery and white supremacy, and the desires of 120 people participating in six world building sessions, the experience invites you engage with artifacts from the Futures of Repair, to deeply contemplate and embody the practices of repair. 🎨

Congratulations also to all of the amazing artists whose creations took us to a future time and place of healing, freedom, joy, play and love:

Curators: Intelligent Mischief & Mia Imani Harrison

Artists: Alisha B. Wormsley - American Artist - Ari Melenciano - Intelligent Mischief - Mia Imani Harrison - Nu Goteh - Rory Scott - Terrence Nance

Creative Producer: Genel Ambrose

Spatial Designer: Mayola Tikaka

It’s here yall.

Beautiful Ventures is about that Kwanzaa vibe 24/7/365.

We strive to live out the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles ) in our community making, in our storytelling and programming.. 🖤

As a movement of storytellers and story lovers, we are always thinking about how we can create and elevate narratives that affirm , inspire and liberate our people.

For this reason, Kwanzaa is our fave holiday!! We invite you to go all out and celebrate 🎉 —- reflecting on how we can all practice these Principles as individuals and in community:

✊🏾 unity (umoja),
✊🏾 self-determination (kujichagulia)
✊🏾 collective work and responsibility (ujima),
✊🏾 cooperative economics (ujamaa),
✊🏾 purpose (nia),
✊🏾 creativity (kuumba), and
✊🏾 faith (imani).

This is what will be on our minds and hearts these next 7 days and everyday thereafter.!

Harambee! Let’s all pull together! We got us! Always.

Happy Kwanzaa and despite the madness, make it a fabulous New Year as well!! 🌽♥️🍇🖤🍷💚✊🏾💥

✨ Tomorrow is the day! ✨

Our gatherings aren’t just about coming together—they’re about creating a space where Black creativity is heard, seen, and celebrated. Here, we strengthen our voices, connect in community, and uplift one another’s work. 💪🏾✨

We’re so excited to gather with our Beautiful Ventures Network for a powerful evening of connection, creativity, and community. 🌍🖤

As part of our Network Gathering, we’ll feature a Show & Tell segment where BV members share their incredible work. Today, we’re spotlighting two amazing presenters who will be sharing tomorrow:

🎼Collin Cadet (.cadet) will be sharing an original song that delves into themes of letting go, releasing resistance, and embracing inner wealth.
🎥 Elizabeth Hobbs () will be sharing her movie musical project set in a colorfully dystopian 1970s Detroit. She’s looking to fill a couple of roles on this project, so definitely tune in to hear more!

A couple other members will be sharing their work as well, so please come show your support for our talented friends.

🗓️ When: Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19th, 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST
📍 Where: Virtual Gathering (RSVP via the link in bio or on our website)

Let’s come together, lean on each other, and remind ourselves of the power in our stories. 💫

Every journey is unique, and every story has power. By celebrating each other’s milestones and victories, we’re building a foundation of trust, unity, and pride. We’re grateful for this space to grow together. 🖤

Join us on Tuesday for a virtual gathering featuring a Show & Tell with some of our very own 🖤 RSVP link in bio