Quynn Johnson | ARTdustry Podcast Season 4 Episode 8

Today's guest is Quynn L. Johnson Ed.M. An International Arts Based Educator, social entrepreneur, Co-Founder of SOLE Defined, and performing artist.

Quynn is a graduate of Harvard University and Howard University. She designs arts-based programs that integrate elements of tap dance with literacy and math thereby creating a deeper learning experience for learners. As a social entrepreneur, Quynn co-founded the Washington, DC-based percussive dance company SOLE Defined (co-created with Ryan Johnson), whose mission is to use dance as a tool to address social issues directly affecting the Black community while creating interactive arts-integrated programs in schools. Quynn was recently awarded the 2020 John F. Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project, her performance highlights include soloist in the tour of After Midnight (NCL), Chasing Magic by Ayodele Casel, America(na) to Me by Dormeshia, Lincoln Center Education Series, Dance Encore Festival, and Great Gatsby by the Washington Ballet.

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Rachelle Etienne-Robinson and Stan “Substantial” Robinson, founders and co-CEOs of Substantial Art & Music lead discussions on the business of art; from creating, producing, presenting, marketing, performing, and selling your art. Listen to interviews with individual artists, curators, directors, creative entrepreneurs, and various professionals in the visual and performing arts.


Substantial "Stan" Robinson and Rachelle Etienne-Robinson

Substantial Art & Music LLC (SAM) is a multimedia organization focused on providing consulting services to the visual and performing arts community. SAM was founded in 2017, by husband and wife duo Stan “Substantial” Robinson and Rachelle Etienne-Robinson. Together they provide design and consulting services to emerging and established independent artists, entrepreneurs and organizations. SAM provides professional advice and guidance through consultations, workshops, webinars as well as provide additional services like graphic/web design. SAM has facilitated workshops at Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Washington, the Hawaii State Art Museum, Pratt Institute, and Otakon. In addition, Stan and Rachelle produce and host a biweekly podcast called ARTdustry: where art meets industry. SAM has produced special events that have been featured in several media outlets like WTOP, Washington Informer, and Fox 5 DC. In 2020, SAM was named Carib Biz Network Top 50 Influential Caribbean American Entrepreneurs & Freelancers.

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