Charlotte Tastemaker Summit Highlight

LEROY CAMPBELL CAREFREE HAND SIGNED AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

GULLAH IMAGES: THE ART OF JONATHAN GREEN

MASTER PIECE GATHERING GULLAH ISLANDS WALL ART, 30X40

Dancing in The Living Room (Girls) – Katherine Roundtree 24×32 Black Framed – African American Black Art Print Wall Decor Poster

MY KIND OF NET ART PRINT BY GULLAH LIVING SERIES BY SAMANTHA CLAAR – X-LARGE

35″” x 35″” Juneteenth by Synthia Saint James Canvas Art Print – Masterpiece Art Gallery

Amanti Art Funeral Procession Framed Art Print

(27×40) Eve’s Bayou Movie Samuel L Jackson Lynn Whitfield Original Poster Print

GULLAH GEECHEE HERITAGE IN THE GOLDEN ISLES (PAPERBACK)

A Different World (TV) 11 x 17 TV Poster – Style A

‘Beyonce’ Graphic Art Print on Wrapped Canvas Size: 18″ H x 26″ W x 1.5″ D

Yes. Jesus Loves Me (Religious) – Katherine Roundtree 16×20 Black Framed

227 – TV SHOW 80’S CLASSIC SHOW PRINT, GIFT FOR BEST FRIEND, FOR MOM, HOME DECOR, BLACK ART POP ART, FEMINIST

MASTER PIECE LESSONS GULLAH ISLANDS WALL ART, 35X35

Goddesses by Synthia SAINT JAMES Canvas Wall Art 3 Piece

Gullah Spirit: The Art of Jonathan Green

MASTER PIECE JOOK JOINT GULLAH ISLANDS WALL ART, 35X35

35″ X 35″ GULLAH GEECHEE CONJURE WOMAN BY SYNTHIA SAINT JAMES CANVAS ART PRINT – MASTERPIECE ART GALLERY

The Goodbye Kiss (Buffalo Soldier) – Katherine Roundtree 24×32 Black Framed – African American Black Art Print Wall Decor Poster

HBCU’s Canvas Print

RING SHOUT GULLAH ISLANDS – UNFRAMED PRINT ON CANVAS WORLD MENAGERIE

Charlotte Tastemaker Summit Highlight 11

On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, Black Southern Belle held its very first Charlotte Tastemaker Summit between the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at TUFT (Today’s Unique Furniture Trends). The event went successfully, including special speakers,invited guests, giveaways, workshops and good samples of food. Among those speakers were Jennifer Burnham, owner of Pure and Simple Organizing; Lashawnda Becoats, Editor-in-Chief of Pride Magazine; LaVonndra Johnson, Founder of Elle VJ and Dainty James; Danielle McKim, owner of TUFT; Cheryl Luckett, owner of Dwell By Cheryl; Elana Walker, Elana Walker Events; Ariene Bethea, owner of Dressing Rooms Interiors; Jill and Steve Mckenzie, Owners of Steve Mckenzie’s; Nicole Clayton, owner of The Cloth Mill at Eno River; and Leah Knepper Associate Vice President, French/West/Vaughan– who each came to share with us their brands’ fundamentals and gave up specific steps and examples on the growth of their brands.

All Images by Michelle Flowers Photography

BlackSouthernBelle_things-132 — *Beautiful drink station featuring Pure Leaf Iced Tea.*

BlackSouthernBelle_things-25 — *Lovely assorted and colorful pottery.*

Jill McKenzie of steve mckenzie's speaking. — *Jill McKenzie of steve mckenzie’s speaking.*

The Charlotte Tastemaker Summit began with Black Southern Belle’s founder, Michiel Perry, delivering a warm welcome, soon followed by a Lunch Keynote titled Building Your Brand Through Partnership with a host of great speakers from the listed above and a great moderator. The event included fun, experiential workshops such as Southern Floral Styling and Design Workshop and Table Top Workshop – Southern Styling for Social Media. In addition, educational lectures that were all based on building your brand by use of PR and owning a space to properly promote your lifestyle brand. Of course, with this event being a tastemaker summit, these presentations were accompanied by great food.

The menu and a nice cool bucket of Pure Leaf Tea. — *The menu and a nice cool bucket of Pure Leaf Iced Tea.*

Lashawnda Beacoats from Pride Magazine sharing pointers.

Charlotte Tastemaker Summit Highlight 8 — *Cute sweets stationary!*

Each speaker and invited guest is deeply appreciated for attending this special event with Black Southern Belle and contributing to the success of the event. A huge token of appreciation is to all of our sponsors including our premier sponsor, Pure Leaf Iced Tea; tastemaker sponsor, Charleston Visitor’s Bureau, and all of partners who found it important to attend.