Creative Suitland Arts Center will proudly celebrate its 5th Anniversary, born from the vision of Joe’s Movement Emporium and the Prince George’s County Revenue Authority. It has thrived as an arts center and sanctuary, where creativity fuels community resilience, cultural pride, and opportunity.

In just five years, Creative Suitland has touched thousands of lives—local artists, families, corporations, and small businesses—by creating safe spaces for authentic expression. Signature programs like CreateTEENS, SOUND OFF! Open Mic, THRIVE Market, and the Promethean Inferno Poetry Slam have created platforms for voices often unheard. Its artist partnerships and corporate retreats have helped grow the Suitland area’s creative economy.

You’re invited to the Suitland Renaissance—inspired by the Harlem Renaissance—with a modern, culturally relevant twist. Join us in honoring the past, amplifying the present, and funding the future.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact latanya@joesmovement.org.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

THE COTTON CLUB CIRCLE • $5,000
Creating Opportunities Within Our Community (COWOC)

THE RENAISSANCE CHAMPION • $2,500
The Revenue Authority of Prince George’s County

THE JUKE JOINT PATRON • $1,000
Rob and Alaine Duncan

THE SALONNIÈRE • $500
Elizabeth McMeekin • Martin Mellett & Judith Walsh-Mellett • Safe Space Strategies, LLC

THE CAKE WALKER • $250
Artbae • Life After Release • The Maplesden Group

IN-KIND
Baked and Brunched • The Carolina Kitchen • miXt Food Hall • Raising Cane’s

Call For Artifacts, Interviews, and Ephemera

We would love your help with celebrating our birthday! Do you have photos, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and other artifacts that represent Suitland throughout the years? Can we borrow them? We'd love to feature your keepsakes at our celebration!

We also want to feature YOU! If you have lived, worked, or spent significant time in Suitland over the years, we'd like to interview you. These interviews will also be featured during our Anniversary event!

If you are interested in sitting for an interview or loaning us your keepsakes, please fill out the form below.

INTERVIEW SLOTS:
Friday, October 3rd, from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 5th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM