We’re back with another kick-ass event! Hellotittie has partnered with two women brands to curate one of the biggest sneaker & art event Brooklyn, NY has ever seen. One of business partners is, Urban News, a digital multimedia brand focusing on progressive communities of color, interviewing celebrities like T.I., J. Alphonse Nicholson, Dave East, Lil Meech, and more. This media outlet will give you news 24 hours, seven days a week. Urban News currently has 30K followers on Instagram and 13K supporters on Tik Tok. The other business partner is Dee’s World, is a production brand focused on creating spaces for creatives of color to celebrate and showcase their work. It also creates rich visuals through graphic design and creative direction. Most recently, Dee’s World hosted FLUID, a charity event that celebrated Juneteenth by highlighting Black creatives across NYC, especially Black queer creatives.

Three brands put their minds together and created, Kicks R’ Us! A sneaker & art event which consist of visual artists around Brooklyn, NY who live paint on both sneakers and canvas #ForTheCulture. This year we have two huge sponsors, our friends over at SneakerLab who sponsored sneaker kits for our raffle giveaways. The kits have both a sneaker cleaner and premium brush, packaged together in a resealable travel pouch. All the raffle winners were so excited to get their hands on this product! Our last sponsor was Shop Buttafly they provided all the sneakers you see on display, they even gifted us with a FREE pair of sneakers for the event, thanks again Shop Buttafly. We had the great idea of having all live painters add their artsy twist to the sneakers, so we could have it on display in the Shop Butterfly clothing store in Mt. Vernon, NY.

Sneakers +Art (2023)

#ForTheCulture
Artwork by Danyelle Weathers

Thank You To Sneaker Lab for Sponsoring Sneaker Cleaning Kits. Palmers and our friends over at ShopButtafly.

Meet The Visual Artists

Brent Kelsick

Brent Kelsick is a multifaceted visual artist who specializes in oil painting and graphic design. Having always been fascinated by art as a child, he was determined to pursue it not only as a career but as a passion. Growing up in Clinton Hill, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, Kelsick was surrounded by all things creative. But, it was the prestigious Pratt Institute, located near his building, that motivated him to take his craft to the next level.

Kelsick has participated in numerous group shows around Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem, and Connecticut. He exhibited with Hellotittie at the 2nd Contemporary Art & Collectibles at the Breakwater Hotel in Miami Beach during Art Basel (2019). This exhibition showcased over 25 visual artists representing various backgrounds around the world. Kelsick has also instructed numerous Sip and Paints for groups of all ages.

In 2022, online platforms took notice of Kelsick’s creative ascension and wanted to highlight his achievements. Kelsick currently features in two online publications; Respect the Pound and Hüeman Palette. He most recently participated in three art shows at Allure Art Studio in Queens, New York, successfully selling one of his paintings.

Danyelle Weathers

Danyelle Weathers is the founder and creator of Elements by DW. The brand is a functional art boutique - creating art aesthetic objects that can be used for utilitarian purposes. Her career experience ranges between contemporary art and architectural design. From the start of the company in 2018, she continues to explore the past, present, and future - investigating the existence of everyday objects into three-dimensional shapes. Welcome to the matrix, the world of ethereal mediums. 

Eva Jasmin Valdez

Dominican born and of African decent, Eva Jasmin Valdez grew up indulging in Caribbean culture. The artist migrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States with her mother on June of 2008. Valdez grew up in Corona Queens, NY. The young artist faced struggles with language & Cultural Identity due to minimal exposure of different Ethnicities from her own.

Justin Moultrie

Justin Moultrie is a South Carolina artist now residing in Queens. His art is an embodiment of the Hip-hop culture.

Malcolm Alexander Fowlkes

Malcolm Alexander Fowlkes, a New York based artist, has been creating since he was very young. Drawing has always been a passion of his but it wasn't until he discovered painting with Markers back in 2012, that felt both comfortable and challenging enough to draw him in. Malcolm loves to combine the feeling of nostalgia and surrealism in his art. Mix that with a fascination with human anatomy and you'll get pieces like "Always" and "Arrival" that peeks into the mind of Malcolm. He strives to have his pieces in galleries and homes alike and is excited to see where his creativity can take him in the future.

Neoma Nova

Neoma Nova is a Brooklyn based artist with a love for color. In an effort to tap back into her childhood hobbies and dreams, Neoma rediscovered a love for drawing. She started with sketches , participating in Inktober 2019 and gradually grew into painting , using acrylic, and sometimes mixed media, as her medium of choice. This has become one of her many tools of creative expression and mindful meditation, having also released a digital poetry book accompanied by her own unique illustrations. Her inspiration comes from many sources including but not limited to Black Womanhood, Spirituality, Anime and all things Cute and Feminine. Neoma hopes that through her art she can inspire others to also express their beauty and talents unapologetically and honor the child within themselves.

For the first time Hellotittie has partnered with two women brands to curate one of the biggest sneaker & art event Brooklyn, NY has ever seen. One of business partners is, Urban News, a digital multimedia brand focusing on progressive communities of color, interviewing celebrities like T.I. , J. Alphonse Nicholson, Dave East, Lil Meech, and more. This media outlet will give you news 24 hours, seven days a week. Urban News currently has 30K followers on Instagram and 13K supporters on Tik Tok. The other business partner is Dee’s World, is a production brand focused on creating spaces for creatives of color to celebrate and showcase their work. It also creates rich visuals through graphic design and creative direction. Most recently, Dee’s World hosted FLUID, a charity event that celebrated Juneteenth by highlighting Black creatives across NYC, especially Black queer creatives.

Three brands put their minds together and created, Kicks R’ Us! A sneaker & art event which consist of visual artists around Brooklyn, NY who live paint on both sneakers and canvas #ForTheCulture. This year we have two huge sponsors, our friends over at SneakerLab who sponsored sneaker kits for our raffle giveaways. The kits have both a sneaker cleaner and premium brush, packaged together in a resealable travel pouch. All the raffle winners were so excited to get their hands on this product! Our last sponsor was Shop Buttafly they provided all the sneakers you see on display, they even gifted us with a FREE pair of sneakers for the event, thanks again Shop Buttafly. We had the great idea of having all live painters add their artsy twist to the sneakers, so we could have it on display in the Shop Butterfly clothing store in Mt. Vernon, NY.

Sneakers +Art (2022)

#ForTheCulture
Artwork by Brent Kelsick

Artwork Sold

Thank You To Sneaker Lab for Sponsoring Sneaker Cleaning KitsHere are some of the winners from our raffle giveaways!

Andrew Greenaway

Andrew Greenaway, is a Brooklyn native and art has always been important to him. Greenaway began to draw when he was about 5 or 6 years old with only dull #2 pencils and broken crayons. During his junior year of High School is when he first got introduced to painting. Greenaway absolutely hated how messy it was in the beginning, but eventually due to years of practice and experimenting, acrylic paint became one of his favorite mediums. Daemen University is where he became exposed to Graphic Design and creating art on the computer. After graduating from college, numerous class projects, an internship, and design jobs, Greenaway became more prepared for understanding how the field of Graphic Design works. He loves painting and designing equally and continue to learn more about each every day. The art that he creates is strictly a reflection of the life that he experiences every day. His main goal is to change the world, and art is the only way he knows how.

Brent Kelsick

Brent Kelsick is a multifaceted visual artist who specializes in oil painting and graphic design. Having always been fascinated by art as a child, he was determined to pursue it not only as a career but as a passion. Growing up in Clinton Hill, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, Kelsick was surrounded by all things creative. But, it was the prestigious Pratt Institute, located near his building, that motivated him to take his craft to the next level.

Kelsick has participated in numerous group shows around Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem, and Connecticut. He exhibited with Hellotittie at the 2nd Contemporary Art & Collectibles at the Breakwater Hotel in Miami Beach during Art Basel (2019). This exhibition showcased over 25 visual artists representing various backgrounds around the world. Kelsick has also instructed numerous Sip and Paints for groups of all ages.

In 2022, online platforms took notice of Kelsick’s creative ascension and wanted to highlight his achievements. Kelsick currently features in two online publications; Respect the Pound and Hüeman Palette. He most recently participated in three art shows at Allure Art Studio in Queens, New York, successfully selling one of his paintings.

Dominique Stanley

Dominique Stanley is a Bronx, NY born and raised visual artist who specializes in art representing sneakers and women empowerment. She believes art can change the world and can send messages that cannot be expressed verbally. She aspires to inspire other young women who are growing and finding themselves. Her love for fashion is exemplified in her work as well. She paints clothes, homes, footwear, furniture, bodies, etc.

Jaren Pearson

Jaren Pearson also known as Donuts And Henny. Is a mixed media artist from Brooklyn, NY. He customizes artwork on clothing, footwear, handbags, etc, as well as canvas. Donut is a cumulative styled painter who has a love for canvas that has multiple layers of colors. His work is inspired by his community and the many people he encounters in his day to day life experiences. His art is energetic, soothing for the mind and soul. He says “There is still so much more time to elevate so I’ll continue producing artwork.”Donut is apart of an inspiring clothing brand called, Earn Clothing based out of East New York founded by Kaiwan Yates. You can check out the website at www.EarnClothing.com. For more from about Donuts and Henny, follow him on Instagram @DonutsandHenny; Like DonutsAndHenny Artistry page on Facebook

Justin Moultrie

Justin Moultrie is a South Carolina artist now residing in Queens. My art is a embodiment of the Hip-hop culture.

Kadeem Phillip

Kadeem Phillip is a visual artist whose art style is surrealis. Phillip loves to paint people in different colors & hues to capture what he believes could be their emotions or feelings. Phillip has a teddy bear character named Kadie, which is a representation of himself. Many of his painting are a representation of himself going through his highs & lows of life.