05/26/2026
🌟 UNITY STELLAR AWARD SPOTLIGHT 🌟
Presented by Expressions Arts 🎨✨
💫 A SLICE OF ART
Founded by Ananya Nimmagadda
The UNITY STELLAR AWARD by Expressions Arts is a distinguished honor presented to recipients of the Expressions Arts Micro-Grant who are creating meaningful impact in the community through creativity, leadership, storytelling, and service. 🌟💕
This award celebrates youth changemakers who use art and media as powerful tools to inspire connection, amplify voices, uplift communities, and encourage positive social change.
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🎊 PROJECT IMPACT STORY – A SLICE OF ART 🎊
Every story has the power to change the way we see the world. A Slice of Art was created with the mission of finding those stories — and sharing them. 🎥🎨✨
Founded by Ananya Nimmagadda, A Slice of Art is a youth-led platform dedicated to spotlighting artists, authors, community leaders, and changemakers making a difference in their communities.
Over the past year, the initiative has interviewed a wide range of voices — from artists and authors to mayors, councilmembers, state representatives, and even a Washington State senator. Through interviews, event coverage, blogs, and media storytelling, A Slice of Art has shared more than 100 inspiring stories, highlighting not only what people create, but why they create and the impact they leave behind.
💜 One especially meaningful moment came after an interview when a viewer shared that the message — to enjoy the process and stay in the game — was exactly what they needed to hear at that point in their life. Moments like these continue to reinforce the importance of storytelling — not just as information, but as a source of encouragement, connection, and hope.
🎨 Beyond storytelling, A Slice of Art also focuses on building spaces where creativity brings communities together. Over the past year, dozens of students participated in free after-school art workshops hosted at Redmond Elementary, where families often created art side-by-side, building confidence, friendships, and meaningful memories together.
✨ This year, the initiative also expanded its community impact by raising $1,500 in support of the Global Peace Initiative’s Peace Monument Project — demonstrating how creativity and community can come together to support meaningful causes and inspire unity.
🙏 A Slice of Art is deeply grateful to Expressions Arts — the foundation from which the initiative began — and to the Expressions Arts Micro-Grant Program for supporting its continued growth in storytelling, workshops, and community outreach efforts.
🌍 As the initiative continues to grow, A Slice of Art remains committed to sharing stories, building connections, amplifying voices, and creating spaces where people feel seen, valued, and inspired.
✨ Through storytelling, creativity, and compassion, A Slice of Art continues to remind us that every story matters.
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