Seth Abramson is an educator, experimental performance director, and interdisciplinary artist with more than twenty years of experience in performance, interactive media, arts education, and large-scale public installation. His work has included organizing touring ensembles of interactive theatrical performers and directing the creation of immersive participatory environments for clients and collaborators including Phish, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Bloomberg Media, and Credit Unions of Seattle. His projects have been featured by NPR, The New York Times, the Roanoke Times, and the Seattle Times. Abramson holds a BA in Theater and Dance and an MPS in Interactive Telecommunications, and his teaching career has spanned pre-K through university-level education with a focus on the arts and STEM disciplines. Since 2009, he has also served as the founding Creative Director of the Pink Moon Music and Arts Festival. Across his academic, educational, and creative work, Abramson’s central focus has been fostering meaningful social connection through shared artistic and participatory experiences.

Logan Dandridge is a time-based artist and writer from Richmond, Virginia. Recently, his films have been screened in North America and Europe including exhibitions supported by: Girton College, Modern Art Oxford, Sulfur Studios, Oresman gallery, and the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City. He completed an M.F.A. from the University of Oxford in 2018 and has since taught filmmaking at Syracuse University, California Institute of the Arts, and Virginia Tech. His research examines the poetics of sacred music, Caribbean folklore and the surreal through a multidisciplinary approach that emphasizes Avant-garde traditions. 

Andrea Price is a lifelong learner who earned Master’s degrees in Business Administration, Public Service, and Sports Science. As a writer, author, and veteran community organizer, she bridges practical community interventions and scholarly inquiry. She works in VCU’s Department of Gerontology, where she leads Alter Dementia, a program that builds dementia-friendly faith communities. Through her work with Alter, she explores how spiritual and communal narratives enhance the efficacy of dementia education programming. She is also an instructor and co-hosts the podcast “Aging for All.” Her research interests lie at the intersection of theology and faith-based public health messaging.

Gabrielle Tesfaye received a BFA in Painting/Film from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and an MFA in Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. She has most recently worked in Tigray, Ethiopia, examining the work of artists in post-conflict environments and their influence in society and culture throughout Ethiopian history. Gabrielle's research interests explore how interdisciplinary art practices can be harnessed to preserve and reclaim cultural continuity in post-war contexts.