All of the artists listed are people that our organization have collaborated and worked closely with.

With a thesaurus in hand, I’m running out of new adjectives to encapsulate these incredible humans.

Carlos is a vivacious and generous human who is the author of two masterful, visually stunning, and uniquely formatted collections of poetry: The View Within Me and Casually Extravagant. You can also find his powerful writing on Substack. Keep up with him on Instagram: @student_of_miles

P.S. He wrote a foreword for the debut poetry collection Meraki: Love Letters to Language that made the author cry tears of joy.

Violeta Rotstein is a kind, boundlessly compassionate, and wildly talented Argentinian-American illustrator and artist based in Minnesota.

She holds a BFA in Illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and currently freelances for arts, environmental, and social movement organizations. In her words, her work is “inspired by the playful magic of nature & importance of human connection.”

Check out her gorgeous website and follow her on Instagram: @thebirdvioleta

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Sun Rain is the independent creative studio of Minneapolis-based visual artist and designer Adam Paxton Smith. Adam holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and has served numerous industries in various creative roles including production artist, graphic designer, and digital marketing specialist. He has also maintained a freelance design practice since 2017, creating imaginative brand identities and collateral for clients of varying sizes and fields.