About Us
The Ninakula Collective (TNC) is a creative arts incubator designed to support multi-disciplinary artists as they create Crisis Ending Arts Action.
Ninakula, a Swahili word that means “I am eating”, embodies The Collective’s commitment to feeding our community through creative expression that addresses crises, nurtures the mind, and feeds body, soul & spirit.
Kimberly Binns
Kimberly Binns is an interdisciplinary artist and producer working in digital media, architectural design, painting, drawing, and
photography. She is a 2022 recipient of the prestigious Suzi Bass Award for Projection Design and has the distinction of being an
Hambidge Creative Arts Residency Fellow. Kimberly’s projection
mapping and moving image installations have been central elements to a number of award winning projects as well as her solo art exhibitions. Originally from Washington, D.C She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Georgia State University and currently works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
She describes her work as a reflection of her attraction to “the non-linear moments in our lives that truly round out who we are as individuals.” She is broadly influenced by many facets of the
creative world and works to infuse those influences into her art.
Thomas A. Brown
Thomas Brown is a professional visual artist, set designer and writer.
He holds a BFA in Drawing and
Painting from The University of Georgia and an M.F.A. in Set Design for Theatre, TV and Film from U.C.L.A.
Thomas has served as a professor and teaching artists at Spelman College.
He has been a set designer for numerous theatre and production companies in Atlanta and Los Angles including Jomandi Productions, BET-TV, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Disneyland Entertainment.
In 2008 Thomas had the fortune of designing several presentation
stages for Barack Obama’s Inauguration celebrations in Los Angeles.
He is a four-time winner of the NAACP THEATER AWARD and a three-time winner of THE DRAMALOGUE AWARD for
theater set design.
Tracy Murell
Tracy Murrell is a visual artist based in Atlanta, renowned for her extensive exhibition history that includes group, solo, and juried shows.
Murrell's commitment
to her art has led to prestigious artist residencies at The Hambidge Center for the Arts, Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center's Nexus
Fund, and Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco. In 2022, she was awarded Brown University's Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) Practitioner Fellowship.Her solo exhibitions are profound explorations of narrative and culture. "Wayna: Her Dreams of Ethiopia" debuted in 2022 at the Albany Museum of Art, intertwining papercut Ethiopian crosses with childhood tales from Grammy-nominated artist Wayna. Her second 2022 solo exhibition, "Dans l'espoir d'un Avenir Meilleur (In Hope for a
Better Future) ... Exploring Haitian Migration," premiered at Hammonds
House Museum.
Stephanie S. Scott
Stephanie is president and CEO of Tri S. Productions, LLC an arts and entertainment production management company that
specializes in theatrical production and music and arts festival management.
Stephanie has more than 35 years of professional experience
in a variety of roles in the arts and entertainment industries including producer, festival production manager, theatrical stage manager and film & television casting director.
Stephanie is the founder and Chief Chef of The Ninakula Collective. She created the collective as a vehicle to meld the multi-disciplinary talents of the artistic community she serves into artistic experiences that address the critical needs of the community.