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ilmmaker, Visual Artist, Writer/Poet STEPHEN PHILMS is the visionary and CEO of the creative production company/brand PRO-ART. His overall aim is to be daring and innovative while promoting quality artistic productions no matter the medium. This native of Atlanta, GA is highly influenced by his passion for creative individualism. The self proclaimed “Artrepreneur” (artist & entrepreneur) has combined his artistic strengths with those of his closest friends and family to form a very diverse PRO-ART team. He has served several years of professional experience in the film/media industry ranging from directing music videos, shooting feature films, to being a broadband video web editor for the Weather Channel. Since graduating from The Art institute of Atlanta he has signed on as a Director for a television series currently in production. He is also working on the release of his first book which is a combination of poetry and short stories entitled “The Toll Road to Grey Matter.” ■
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AURENCE REED is the creative director of PRO-ART and brother to online publicist/media coordinator Ethan Canton. He was born in Puerto Rico, raised on the island of St. Thomas, and currently resides in Atlanta, GA. He is currently attending Southern Polytechnic State University, majoring in Architecture. With a strong interest in all things art related, he has treated higher level education as a catalyst to develop his graphic design skills. His mantra is to let beauty exist as a means to transcend our current social state and evoke deeper awareness of things that encourage growth. “I want to change the way we see each other...one pixel or vector at a time.” ■
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WIGHT PHILPOTTS is the cofounder and CTO? COO of PROART. Born in Brooklyn, NY but now calling Atlanta home. He only not gained a degree in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech, but also gained many real world experiences by studying in France for 3 months and was able to travel to 11 different cities in 7 countries. After graduating, he accepted a consulting position at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC where he develops solutions to technological problems for the company’s clientele. He is also a videographer and director bringing technical, business and srtistic skills to help achieve the goals of PRO-ART. ■
www.creative-lane.com TRENDSETTERS TO TRENDSETTERS | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011
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