Our weekly featured artist is proudly sponsored by The Silk Tent, an African folk art, jewelry, fashion, and accessory shop on Lancaster Ave in Powelton Village, West Philly. Check out the “Piece of the Week” below and get 10% off all month.

Charlie Raboteau

Charlie is currently exhibiting at Ultra Silk Gallery (sister store of sponsor The Silk Tent) on Lancaster Ave in Powelton Village, West Philly. See his bio below his vivid photography.

He also created a short documentary about different businesses on Lancaster Ave, called Light on Lancaster Ave, which was shown at Ultra Silk last night.

Charlie Raboteau is a filmmaker, a photographer, and a musician, who specializes in highlighting hyper-local stories with a focus on people doing work in their communities. He provides visual and audio content for clients to showcase their work and passion in the best and truest light possible in order to build social, economic, and cultural capital. Charlie’s aim is to help foster positive change and draw attention to the culture and resources that make Philadelphia such a creative and vibrant city.

Learn more about Charlie and his work here: https://www.soulmotionproductions.com/

You can also find his art on his instagram: @charlieraboteau

The Silk Tent Piece of the Week:

The Ituri Line

THE SILK TENT presents a line of eye-catching jewelry inspired by the Mbuti Tribe, located in the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These unique designs come to life in a reinterpretation of patterns that capture the free spirit of "bamiki-bandura” (children of the forest)

With this Ituri Line, the Silk Tent aspires to contribute a percentage of its proceeds to charities that aid the artisans of the Democratic Republic of Congo during its period of strife. In helping to preserve their valuable talents, The Silk Tent also hopes to expand this line into other related products that showcase their inspirational creativity.