awards & press
AWARDS
- Dance Metro DC Award 2010: Urban Artistry was awarded “Best Costume” for “Digital Funk 5002.” Directed by Rashaad Pearson, costumes designed by Reed Griffith, LaTasha barnes, Reed Griffith & Russell Campbell.
- Dance Metro DC Award 2009: Urban Artistry was awarded “Best Emerging Performer or Group” for their performance, “TIME TO COME HOME: A Tribute” during the Kwanzaa Festival with Coyaba Dance Theater.
PRESS
- ABC 7 WJLA Good Morning Washington: The DC Funk Parade brings 30+ stages with 120 performances and it’s FREE. May 6, 2017
- ABC 7 WJLA Good Morning Washington: Spotlight on Urban Artistry’s Funkateers Youth Program. April 28, 2017
- Library of Congress Blog: Pic of the Week: Dance Battle!, February 24, 2017
- Library of Congress Blog: Folklife Today: Urban Folklife, Urban Artistry: breaking down the complexities of urban dance with Junious Brickhouse, February 14, 2017
- Smithsonian: The National Museum of African American History and Culture: Breaking Ground: The Musical Lineup for the Opening of the African American History Museum Is Announced and It’s Great, September 8, 2016
- Smithsonian: The National Museum of African American History and Culture: Three-Day Festival Celebrates The Grand Opening Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture, September 7, 2016
- Jeffrey Morris Photography Blog: Urban Artistry, May 2015
- U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal: Hip-Hop Group Next Level Enchants the Senegalese Public, 2015
- WTOP RADIO: Reaching youth in 2013
- Tools of War: International Soul Society Festival 2012
- Voice of America News : American Works to Promote Urban Dance Culture, August 6, 2012
- The Arlington Connection :U.S. and French Dancers Compete: Dance Battle June 27, 2012
- The Washington Post : Washington area dance highlights for summer 2012, June 2, 2012
- The Washington Post: Festival Celebrates French Hip Hop, May 17, 2012
- Fox 5 DC News: Urban Corps Fesitval: Battle of the Crews, May 25, 2012
- Alliance Francaise: The Word from the Press on Urban Corps May 25, 2012
- Washington City Paper: Art in the Streets, September 23, 2011
- Huffington Post: Self-Expression Through House Dance Culture, August 9, 2011
- Washington Post Magazine: Urban Beat: Hip-hop classes foster fitness and community, May 2010
- O&P Business News: Will Break for Prosthetics (featuring UA’s Harley “Halfstep” Jackson), May 8, 2010
- Gazette.Net: Programmed to Please, March 3, 2010
- US Embassy of Bulgaria: Press release on Urban Artistry’s Black History Month in Bulgaria, February 24, 2010
- Fox 5 DC News: Holly Morris – International Soul Society Festival
