A Futuristic Celebration of Ancient Art in Modern Times for Tattoo Artists, Enthusiasts, & Radical Free Thinkers of The Melanin Persuasion
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You are about to tap into the found family you’ve been looking for.
Get ready for a creative experience you won’t forget.
Black Tattoo Culture Con was built just for Y.O.U.
to make a lasting mark on the WORLD!
Slim. This ain't your average tattoo convention.
Black Tattoo Culture Con is a one day festival-style conference designed to highlight & elevate thrilling and thriving expressive culture and the vibrant work of melanated tattoo and creative talent from the diaspora.
The event features a festive celebration of Black tattoo culture in the forms of
Tattoo, Media, Art, Fashion, Community Conversation, and Philanthropy.
Black Tattoo Culture Con attendees will experience creative activations that celebrate the present, never the past, and help us build a roadmap for a thriving future.
VIP, Founding Members & Students experience an intimate evening of networking with esteemed guests. Enjoy a sumptuous meal and panel discussion about using trades and culture industries, like tattoo for collective wealth building.
The 1st installment of Black Tattoo Culture Con! Connect with featured artists and enter the chat where we imagine the role of tattoo as a therapeutic tool for wellness for Black folk in expressionless dystopian near-futures.
A Red Carpet Affair with:
Sumptuous Dining
Cocktails
Networking
Exclusive Conversation
Community Power Hour
Join like-spirited tattooed folk at the main event:
The Tattoo Room
Where Live Tattooing Happens
The Culture Stage
Where the Workshops Happen!
Apprenticeship Alley
Level Up Your Portfolio & Connect with Shop Owners
The Jook Joint
Exclusive Film Showing & Igniting Fireside Chats
Books & Tattoos Afterparty
Network & Chill
There will be skill-building workshops and opportunity to connect with the community you’ve been looking for.
Level-Up Your Creative Know-How In:
Social Media & Marketing
Protecting Your Creative Work
Packaging Your Portfolio
Finding Your Creative Spark
Building Wealth Within Culture Industries
Setting Boundaries Between You & Your Creativity
View the LIVIN' LEGENDS docuseries pilot before it hits the public.
Witness tattoo from a host of Black tattoo artists of the DMV area & beyond! You will be able to book with an artist of your choice.
From business and branding to the nuances of the tattoo industry - learn what it takes for future you to reach legendary status.
Experience tattoo stories frozen in time, experience the revolution immortalized live, and shop with local DMV artisans.
Tattoo contests are for anyone with a tattoo that fits the theme sci-fi. Best of categories include black & grey, color and illustrative.
Post con, enjoy a casual cocktail happy hour amongst our presenters and fellow attendees. Mix, mingle and make connection with like-spirited community artists, enthusiasts and purveyors from all over the world.
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