NBAF Honors Two-Time Oscar Winner Ruth E. Carter, Visual Artist Shanequa Gay, Designer Busayo Olupona At 17th Annual Fine Arts + Fashion Awards

The NBAF hosted their 17th Annual Fine Arts + Fashion Benefit sponsored by Neiman Marcus last Thursday at the Atlanta History Center. The event brings art and fashion aficionados together and highlights emerging color designers through the annual Fashion Forward Student Design Competition.

Fine Art + Fashion 2023 award recipients include two-time Academy Award-winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter, Visual Artist Shanequa Gay, and Fashion Designer Busayo Olupona.

The winners of the 2023 NBAF Fashion Forward Student Design are Jakarie Akhil Whitaker, a junior at Clark Atlanta University, and Yemisi Sanni, a junior at Savannah College of Art and Design. Each NBAF Fashion Forward awardee receives a $2,000 cash prize. Their work will also be highlighted with a showcase at Neiman Marcus.

Art + Fashion raises funds to support NBAF operations and programs for artists of all ages and disciplines, particularly a youth arts education program for underserved students of African descent.

Special guests who attended included: Cynthia Bailey and Monkeyta Shaw (RHOA), Tameka Foster Raymond (Writer, Entrepreneur), Charly Palmer (Visual Artist), Jennifer Drake (Sr. Director, Sony Music Group), Iman Ramadan (Celebrity Stylist) , Branden Zayden (Designer), Derek J (Celebrity Hairstylist and NBAF Board Member) and many more.

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