Text graphic with the words "Melanin Minds" in stylized brown cursive font, and "LOS ANGELES ART WEEKEND" in orange uppercase letters.

September 9-11, 2022

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We took our 3-day weekends centering BIPOC mental health on the road! Our first stop:

Los Angeles

With this Mental Health + Art Road Trip, we highlighted melanin artists channeling therapeutic release with their art. And in celebration of The WoMi App’s 2nd year in app stores, we hosted not one, but TWO marketplaces to support BIPOC small businesses.

Event poster for Melanin Minds Art Show & Marketplace on Saturday, September 10 from 11 am to 5 pm at DTLA. Features local artists, vendors, and raffles. Includes a photo of an indoor venue with a chandelier and checkered floor.
Event poster for Melanin Minds Sip Shop N Paint Market, featuring a pink table setting with glasses and pink cups, and a purple sticker indicating $10 includes supplies. The poster mentions cocktails, mocktails, shopping small brands, and paint techniques led by My Zye Artistry, occurring on Sunday, 9/11, in Inglewood. It lists women-owned brands and includes logos and illustrations of diverse faces.
Watch Artist Talkbacks
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Featured Artists

Featured Vendors

Flyer for Melanin Minds at Los Angeles Art Weekend featuring Being Brown, with a smiling woman wearing a white shirt that says "Being Brown" and event details in orange and white text on a brown background.
Being Brown
A promotional flyer for Melanin Minds art weekend in Los Angeles. Features a smiling woman with glasses, jewelry, and a headwrap, sitting and looking to the side. Details include the event's date, location, free RSVP, and a picture of a woman.
I Love Juellez
Event poster titled 'Melanin Minds' for Los Angeles Art Weekend, featuring 'My Daddy's Recipes' vendor, promoting a mental health and art exhibition and marketplace in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, September 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The poster includes a smiling woman with dreadlocks wearing a black chef's coat.
My Daddy's Recipes

Sponsors

Close-up of a person holding a black camera with a large lens, taking a photo.
Text reading 'Amor De Flor' with a red rose graphic.
Text reading 'people of color' with colorful vertical bars beside each word.
Pink circular label with black text reading 'Goddess Gifts Studio, Inglewood, Ca'.

Related Events

A woman with tattoos on her arms sitting cross-legged on a rug, playing crystal singing bowls with mallets. Two women wearing orange Melanin Minds shirts sit on couches in the background with microphones, discussing in front of a banner that reads "Melanin Minds".
Two people, a woman and a man, are standing inside an art gallery, looking at colorful paintings on the walls and a large portrait on an easel. The woman is wearing a blue shirt that says 'Chicago' and a jacket, while the man is wearing a red hoodie and green pants. The gallery has dark walls, various artworks, a black wall with white text, and a blue velvet couch with decorative pillows.