Amidst all the corporate deceit and uncertainty, there are some individuals who remain undeterred and true to their own values. They use their platforms to speak their hearts and hope others follow suit. Comic book artist Joan Chan, also known as Just Comics, makes it her duty and obligation to help mitigate the suffering animals and harm to our Earth. How? You may ask. Of course through comics! Read more here!
Read MorePraneet Akilla, known for his work on Netflix original series October Faction has had a steady ascension into the spotlight. Born in Mumbai, India and raised in Calgary, Alberta Canada, Praneet developed his taste for performance art and storytelling. His acting specialization originated in the theatre with his earliest role as Aladdin in his middle school play. During his college years, Praneet participated in community theatre productions including Iceland (Theatre Calgary), Coriolanus (Bard on The Beach), The Orchard (Arts Club), and many more.
Praneet’s ambitions extend to local and international scale social issues. Praneet is an avid supporter of his local food banks and Plan International’s Because I am a Girl program, a campaign designed to remedy the issue of gender discrimination around the world and bring them out of poverty. Please read more to learn about Praneet and his work.
Many people worry about ecological challenges we face nowadays such as global warming, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, glacier melting and many others. How does climate change reflect on contemporary art? Natalia Kapchuk is an artist, art ambassador for The Parliamentary Society of Arts, Fashion and Sports (UK), ambassador for Monaco Better World Forum (MBWF) and philanthropist, supports charity organizations dedicated to protecting the nature and oceans, and creates environmental-centric artworks about our world and ecological problems. To learn more about the eco art movement and Natalia’s art project ‘The Lost Planet’ read further in our interview here.
Read MoreFamed international dancer, and first African-American principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, Desmond Richardson talks with Jejune about his career, thoughts towards dance, and upcoming projects. Please click here to learn more about Desmond and his art.
Read MoreWoman are a force of nature. We are mothers, leaders, lovers, artists, sensitive, and fierce. We take the world on by storm, and unlike what popular media wants the population to think, we don’t disappear at 40. We are still sexy and powerful, and I would argue we just keep becoming more sexy and powerful! Photographer Angelika Buettner celebrates this in her stunning series I Am, where she photographs and empowers 40+ women in the nude. Please read and look here to learn more about Angelika and her incredible collection.
Read MoreActress and voice actress, Karen Strassman, uses her voice for good and evil on the screen, but entirely for good offscreen, as she works with and advocates for homeless and human trafficked youth in Los Angeles. To learn more about this passionate woman and her powerful work, please read our exclusive interview here.
Read MoreIf you are like me, you are always on the lookout for new inspiration, and that often comes from new art and artists! So, it was a complete gem to visit the Art & Social Activism Festival (at 32 Orchard Street NYC). Not only are there many talented artists, but all of them are socially aware! You must go see this festival before it closes this Sunday! To learn more, please read our exclusive interview with the director Nicholas Cohn here.
Read MoreDiversity is spreading like wild fires in the fashion world, but has it been seen in fashion illustrations? Learn more here, by reading our exclusive interview with fashion illustrator Mandy Lau, as she helps to make the fashion world more colorful!
Read MoreMeet the adorable Veggie Kitty, and be inspired to go vegan through her fun memes, tweets, videos, and posts. She will have you chuckling along, wanting to share her thoughts, and eating your veggies in no time. Please see some of Jejune’s favorites and her interview here.
Read MoreTwo words I never thought I would put into the same sentence are embroidery and feminism, but then I met Sophie King…
Read MoreBlaine Petrovia may not describe his dancing as spiritual, and he maybe know for his highly sexual gogo dancer style, but a more sensitive side has emerged over the last few years that will leave the viewer breathless as he soars above you.
Read MoreDo you love confetti? So do I! Jelena Aleksich loves it so much she has made a career of making people happy by throwing it them. Check out her beautiful photos and learn more about it here!
Read MoreFollow the love story between a deaf woman and her hearing teacher as they struggle to be apart of each other’s worlds. This is a review of the hit Broadway play Children Of A Lesser God. Which we highly recommend you go see while it is still at Studio 54.
Read MoreJejune loves Bonnie Holland's editorial, that we affectionately titled Hope. She spoke to us about a friend of her's who was diagnosed with beast cancer, and everything she had to go though. This editorial is for her.
Read MoreSecret Music is an exciting new documentary that tackles heavy questions of identity politics as they pertain to music and the arts. The film will premiere at the Mostly Modern Music festival. We were lucky enough to sit down with the director Daniel Beliavsky and get his response to 3 questions.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to sport gray hair in 2018? This beautiful collection, shot by Claudia Paul of gray haired women and men was shot to celebrate their comfort with themselves, in their skin and hair. This is about "feeling beautiful at any age".
Read MoreWhat would life be like if we let the air pollution get so bad that we needed to spend the day to day times wearing masks? Casey Clifford is making people think about this and more with her latest collection of paintings.
Read MoreArtist John Richey helps you reach your represenitives via post card art that reflects the posters he is seeing on the streets.
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