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Kacey Riel is a visual artist residing and working in Charlotte, NC. She works at a local restaurant called Brown Bag as a front of house server/ social media marketer and is an emerging artist in the city. Her work includes black and white film photography, mixed media, and painting. She focuses on life’s everyday experiences as well as looking for beauty in ordinary spaces. She explores the ideas of home, change, and faith over the course of the last 4 years. She loves experimenting with new techniques, mediums, and styles. She is currently exploring new methods of approaching her work and process.' She graduated with a Bachelors of Art in Studio Art at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia (2023). She studied Spanish with a Spanish Translation and Interpretation minor. Kacey is passionate about the arts and connecting with different people. She loves making coffee and has now found her favorite coffee shops in Charlotte.

Grace Little is a multimedia artist living and working in Charlottesville, Virginia. Currently, she is a resident artist at McGuffey Art Center and a past resident of the Incubator Program ('23-'24). She is a graduate fellow at the Maker Institute of Studio Art and Theology based in Richmond, Virginia. Grace is a graduate of James Madison University, where she received her BFA in Studio Art and was awarded the Painting and Drawing Achievement Award for the Class of 2023. Grace has been in several solo and group shows, publications, and residencies including One Collab in Herrnhut, Germany, in May of 2025.