Step into the spotlight at the Kicks and Culture Sneaker Ball — celebrating the intersection of art, culture, and community.
This fundraiser for education programming at The Arts &Science Center for Southeast Arkansas promises an evening of creativity, fun, and impact.
Featuring a pop-up exhibit by artist Aneesah Rahmaan, this event will showcase her incredible work and contribution to the arts, adding a unique touch to the night's festivities.
Highlights of the Night:
A portion of the proceeds will go toward providing supplies for Pine Bluff High School, ensuring that young artists have the resources they need to thrive.
Gather your friends, bring your best kicks, and come ready to support the arts in a big way.
Come for the culture, stay for the impact. Support the arts. Support Pine Bluff High School. Don’t miss out on this vibrant evening of creativity and giving back!
Give directly to the Sneaker Ball by visiting our Donate page. Under "Apply to a Specific Fund?" select "Sneaker Ball."
Aneesah Rahmaan is a Little Rock-based artist who has been creating art in one aspect or another throughout the majority of her life. She is a University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate with undergraduate and master degrees. She works as a programs director and as a director of curation. Her identity stems from all the experiences in her life both good and bad and by all portions of her culture, heritage, and traditions. She often uses her family as inspiration, and a great degree of her portraits are likenesses of them.
Rahmaan is represented at The ARTSpace on Main and at Art DeCentrale in Springdale. Her art has been exhibited all over Arkansas. In March, she is slated as the guest juror for the student exhibition at Lyon College in Batesville. She is a former art teacher at Mohammed Schools in Little Rock, and has been featured in several magazines and papers including the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Idle Class magazine, and Women's United Art Movement Magazine.
Artist Statement: “My artwork primarily reflects cultural elements emphasizing components that contribute to and blend African American culture. Kicks and Culture explores themes that will highlight 3 movements: the Jordan Empire, Sneakers + Sports, and Sneakers + Fashion that connects sneakers to African American culture. These images were created to induce memories. The use of colorful lines serves to emphasize certain factors and to draw attention when viewing the art. This collection was created to teach some history as well as take the viewer on a stroll down memory lane.
Visit her website aneesahrahmaan.com, and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
To become a Sneaker Ball sponsor, contact Lindsey Collins at lcollins@artx3.org or call (870) 536-3375.
