About

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Seed Capital Cafe was planted on Farmers Boulevard in 2016 in a storefront that was previously vacant for several years. The cafe is part of a larger effort to grow more entrepreneurship and artistry in Southeast Queens. The space can be rented on an hourly basis at very affordable rates for local entrepreneurs, artists, educators and others to conduct a variety of community-building pop-ups and programs.

"The Seed Capital Cafe provided a very important space for our company's emergence. It was where our creativity first bloomed and thrived."

Juan ScribeCEO and Founder, Ethereal Arts Studio

Creators

Juan Scribe

Juan Scribe is an educator with over 10 years of experience working in different fields, including art therapy, special education, and general education, as well as private art tutoring and group art classes, Juan believes that everyone has vast potential in terms of art and creativity. He aims to bring out the inner artist in anyone who he instructs. He founded Ethereal Paint Night in 2016 and has developed it into a full-fledged art instruction program. His goal is to continue to help artists emerge and engage in their innate creativity.

Bunnie Benton

Bunnie Benton is a self- taught fashion designer born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. In a family full of singers, musicians, and artists, Bunnie found her true voice in fashion. After years of sketching her visions of garments, Bunnie took a leap faith and participated in her first fashion show as a designer in March 2012. Veljré is a bold, expressive, show-stopping brand for the everyday woman looking to make a statement. Veljré has been featured in numerous magazines and have appeared on multiple runways. It is Veljré’s mission to create a world where everyone can be bold, be different and STAND OUT!

Latoya Burris

Latoya Burris is the host and producer of Raven Maven, a talk show for Black stories featuring creatives, entrepreneurs, and people who invested in their dreams.

Past Events

April 2, 2019

Paint Night at the Seedcapital Cafe hosted by Juan Scribe CEO and Founder of Ethereal Arts Studio, LLC.