Arts & Entertainment Conference 2013 :: SHREWD

The Arts & Entertainment Conference takes place every two years and this is the third time I’ve photographed the amazing weekend.  It’s a christian conference for artists & entertainers as well as any person who has ever been affected by the arts and understands its power.  It is for ANYONE who has dreams of wielding this power for God’s glory, to empower our youth, our cities, and the world!  This year’s conference theme was SHREWD, based on Matthew 10:16 and Luke 16:8.  The 3 day event in Atlanta ,Georgia Sept. 13th-15th was about God-fearing people  becoming more shrewd in dealing with those in God’s kingdom and those outside.  The workshops, sermons, parties, fashion shows, networking and performances were simply amazing!

I feel so incredibly honored to have been the official photographer for the conference as well as getting to speak on one of the panel discussions.  There were so many incredible people that came from all over the US and beyond.  I loved getting to catch up with old friends that I hadn’t seen since the last conference and also I got to meet a ton of new friends!  The classes and workshops were amazing and I learned a ton.  I was so blown away by everyone that served and worked so hard behind the scenes to make it such an incredible weekend.  There were also a ton of awesome performances throughout the weekend.  The place was jam packed with a ridiculous amount of really talented people… all deeply desiring to use their talents to bring glory to God.  How cool is that!?  I was so impacted!  Please consider coming to the next conference in 2015 in Atlanta, GA – people were there from all different industries: writers, actors, models, filmmakers, cartoonists, artists, dancers, photographers, singers, rappers, news anchors, radio broadcasters, worship team members,  fashion designers, shoe & accessory designers and many more!  You can check out all the action on the facebook page HERE.

Below are some of my favorite photos from the weekend.  To view ALL the photos from the weekend in the PASS gallery click HERE.

 

Below: The Red Carpet opened up the Film Festival on Friday night

Below: Music group BROKEN performed their newly released single 

Below:  Speech from Arrested Development was the MC for the night

Below:  The Hypnic Jerks also performed

Below:  Followed by a dance performance by The Watchmen

Below: Sons N Britches also performed and brought a little music from the REAL dirty South

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Below:  Zoe did an awesome job helping her dad out MC-ing!

Below:  The winner of the Film Festival

Below:  After the Film Festival, there were Hot Spots in several different places that featured activities and entertainment for all tastes – from Salsa Dancing, to Hustle & Flow, to R&B, to comedy relief…

Below:  Tor Cesay, coming all the way from London, ripped it up on the mic!

Below:  Saturday was jam-packed with classes for both the men and the women

Below:  All of the speakers for the afternoon panel discussions broken out by fields of interest.

Below: Keegan Leiba interviewing the talented Tina Crawley for Mixtape Mixer

Below:  Saturday night kicked off with the Fashion on Fire fashion show

Below:  DJ Cinto took over and the dance party began!

Below:  I even busted a move or two on the dance floor!

Below:  The conference closed out with the worship church service on Sunday – it was powerful and moving!!

Below:  Angel Maldanado preached a powerful message about the ‘Real Prosperity Gospel’

Below: The service concluded with a moving tribute to Jody Lewis who passed away a year ago.

And here’s a great video re-cap of the weekend put together by Catalyst TV & Media Group

Shrewd 2013 Recap from GACC TV on Vimeo.