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The Inaugural Edition

Culture feeds the Future.

Canvas & Cuisine brings Black art, regional soul food, and collective giving into one unforgettable night — created to fund youth scholarships and honor the people who move culture forward.

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Inaugural edition Date and city to be announced Scroll

One night.Three forces.One purpose.

This is more than a dinner. More than an exhibition. More than an auction.

Canvas & Cuisine is a meeting place for artists, chefs, collectors, neighbors, and future-makers. Original work fills the walls. Generational recipes shape the table. Every ticket, bid, print, partnership, and pledge helps open another door.

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Come experience the culture.
Help fund what comes next.

The Experience

Canvas

A juried presentation of original work by local and regional Black artists, shaped around one shared cultural theme.

Collect original pieces through the live auction or take home an accessible limited edition.

Explore the art

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Cuisine

A progressive tasting experience led by chefs interpreting the memory, migration, technique, and future of soul food.

Each plate carries a story. Each station introduces the person behind it.

Meet the chefs

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Future

The evening culminates in a live scholarship pledge supporting young people pursuing education, craft, entrepreneurship, and creative possibility.

The celebration ends. The impact continues.

Discover the scholarship mission

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Come for the work.Stay for the table.Leave with the future in motion.

The Culture Makers

They arenot thebackdrop.

The inaugural roster will bring together artists and chefs whose work is rooted in place, memory, experimentation, and Black cultural expression.

They are not entertainment surrounding the event. They are the event.

Get roster announcements Nominate a creator

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Roster seat 01 Painter

Studio portrait of a chef in a white coat and printed head wrap.

Roster seat 02 Executive Chef

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Roster seat 03 Pastry Chef

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Roster seat 04 Muralist

How the Night Moves

01 / 05 Chapters

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Arrive

Enter a living gallery shaped by sound, portraiture, and original work.

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Taste

Move through chef-led culinary chapters inspired by region, memory, and reinvention.

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Collect

Bid on original artwork or purchase limited editions created for the inaugural event.

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Give

Join the live scholarship pledge and watch the collective impact grow in real time.

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Celebrate

Close the night together — with the artists, chefs, students, and community that made it possible.

Every seathas apurpose.

Canvas & Cuisine is being designed around transparent economics and measurable impact.

Our working target is to direct at least 60% of event net proceeds to scholarships. Artwork sales will follow a separate, artist-first compensation model, with all terms established before participation.

Working target — minimum share of event net proceeds directed to scholarships

After the event, we will publish

Total funds raised Published

Creator compensation Published

Event expenses Published

Scholarship funds awarded Published

Recipient and program outcomes Published

Read our impact commitment

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Founding Partners

Put your namebehindwhat's next.

Founding partners help underwrite the experience so more of every ticket, purchase, and pledge can reach the scholarship fund.

Cultural programmingGuest hospitalityScholarship underwritingCommunity engagementYear-round storytelling

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Questions

Ask usanything.

When and where will Canvas & Cuisine take place?

The date, city, and venue for the inaugural edition are being finalized. Guest-list members will receive the announcement first.

How will scholarship recipients be selected?

Eligibility, award amounts, and the independent selection process will be published before applications open.

How are participating artists and chefs compensated?

Every creator will receive clear participation, compensation, ownership, and licensing terms before joining the event.

Can I participate without bidding on original artwork?

Yes. Tickets, limited editions, merchandise, direct pledges, and sponsorships will offer multiple ways to contribute.

How can my company become a partner?

Request the founding-partner deck to review sponsorship opportunities and begin a conversation with the organizing team.

Be first through the door

Come hungry.Leave havingchanged something.

Be first to receive the inaugural date, location, artist roster, chef announcements, and ticket access.