With over 1000 people through the door last Saturday, the @SeattleOpera's Black Artists Market at The Seattle Opera Center was a clear example of when intention meets purpose with the outcome being sold out products for most of the 30 Black businesses that participated while at the same time bringing a sense of belonging and welcoming for many in Seattle’s Black community in attendance whom for the majority of them was their first time inside Tagney Jones Hall and their first interaction with the Seattle Opera. Everything about the event was very deliberate down to the date chosen for the event according to Dennis Robinson Jr. who is the Director of Programs and Partnerships at the Seattle Opera. “We've chose today on purpose. You know, this isn't the only thing happening in Seattle Center today. There are two performances of The Nutcracker, two performances of Little Woman, even a Kraken game later this evening. So we wanted not only the folks who may be connected to the opera or these businesses to come, but all the folks who are walking up and down Mercer Street and during this holiday season to be able to take part.” said Robinson Robinson wasn’t just intentional about the date but also about the partners to pull the event off. The Seattle Opera joined hands with Wa Na Wari, Arte Noir, and The @intentionalist_ who supported in identifying and organizing vendors and curating the pop-up experience. There are a few things that the Seattle Opera needed no help with and that would be the live entertainment during the event. Shoppers were delighted throughout the day with live performances from Seattle’s soulful songbird @ShainaShepherd as well as opera singer Ibidunni Ojikutu, jazz singer Jacqueline Tabor, Cellist Gretchen Yanover, and choreographer Jimmy Shields. Visit our blog for the full article: whereweconverge.com/post/sea… #BlackMediaMatters #WWConverge #BlackSeattle #BlackInSeattle #BlackArts #BlackOpera #SeattleOpera