FOR NEIGHBORHOODS & EVENTS
Bringing artists and communities together through performance
Arts In Blue connects artists, young people, schools, neighborhoods, and creative partners through performance and shared artistic experiences. From classrooms to community events, we create opportunities to discover, create, perform, and connect.
FOR ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Are you an artist who wants to create with us?
We are always meeting artists committed to bringing quality experiences to audiences anywhere, in classrooms, on stages, and out in the neighborhoods we serve.
WHO WE WORK WITH
A team your students can look up to
At Arts In Blue, our guiding principles are Creativity, Professionalism, Community, and Joy. Our artists embody these values, creating experiences that nurture young people toward discovering more of their own possibilities.
Across dance, theater, visual arts, photography, and vocal performance, our artists bring a wide range of professional and lived experience, with training that travels from the streets of Brooklyn to the University of the Arts, PHILADANCO!, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Alvin Ailey, national tours, and international productions. They understand the responsibility of passing forward what they have learned.
What connects them is a shared purpose: to guide discovery, celebrate growth, and help young people develop the courage to share what they discover with their peers, families, and communities, allowing inspiration to travel beyond the classroom.
Working professionals
Artists with real-world credits who keep making their own work.
Culturally rooted
Artists who honor tradition and can pass it on with clarity and joy.
Mentors first
People who genuinely care about young people and how they grow.
Reliable collaborators
Prepared, punctual, and generous with a team.
DISCIPLINES
All forms of creative expression
Dance
Vocal
Visual Arts
Theater
Photography
A Few Partner Artist:
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Brian Davis
Brian Davis Brian Sylvester Davis started as a street performer. With the support of his mother Angela Marie Davis, he tap danced on a board to raise money for his lessons and trips. He can now gratefully call himself a professional Dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and teacher. His belief is that "I am you and you are me," and he aspires to reach every member of his audience as a member of his own family, thus giving him the nickname "Brother Brian". As a graduate of the University of the Arts, he earned a BFA in Modern Dance and a Musical Theater Minor. Brian holds the title of Philly Tap Idol for 2008, and is a former member of Tap Team 2 of Philadelphia under the direction of Robert Burden.
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Ianna Drew
Ianna Drew is a Brooklyn Native, Performing Artist, Creator, and Entrepreneur. Choosing to pursue a career in the arts, Ianna went on to study at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. As a proud 2020 BFA graduate, Ianna has had the opportunity to work with Choreographers Rhapsody James, Cameron Lee, and Creative Director Donyelle Jones. Ianna is now the Founder and Executive Producer of Arts & Wellness platform Self Indulgence.
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Jah’meek Williams
A Brooklyn, NY native, Jah’meek D. Williams began dancing at the age of 11, training in ballet, modern, African, jazz, and hip hop, which has allowed him to perform all over New York City. Jahmeek attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia, formally known as “ The Fame school “and then attended The University Of the Arts. He was also a company member for PHILADANCO! from 2014-2022, and has been showcased at the MTV VMAs, the BET Awards, with The New York Knicks Dance team, in music videos for Keke Palmer, and more. Jahmeek booked his first movie- the rebooting of The Color purple under the creative direction of Fatima Robinson and Blitz Bazawule. His career with Magic Mike began while working with choreographers Alison Faulk and Anthony Bartley HBO Max’s “Minx.” Jahmeek continues to reach for dreams to make into a reality.
JOIN THE TEAM
Send your bio, reel, and the work you want to make with young people
Tue–Fri 9am–5pm · Sat 9am–4pm · Brooklyn, New York