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About
Aya Cultural Arts Studio (Aya Expressive Arts LLC) is a cultural arts school and community arts space located at 6907 Baltimore National Pike units 15 & 16, Frederick, MD. We offer various cultural arts and wellness programs for all ages.
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Our name, Aya Cultural Arts, is a play on both Ayanna's name and the Ghanaian Adinkra symbol "Aya" representing endurance, perseverance and resourcefulness. AyaArts.com can also be seen as aYAArts.com, YAA being Ayanna's Ghanaian name, meaning "born on Thursday."
Owner Ayanna Gallant is a musician, poet, voiceover talent, and educator with a passion for creativity. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of New Hampshire in Music Education with a focus in low brass and jazz voice (2005), and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Arts Integration (2010). Ayanna has studied mindfulness science, theory, and practice at Lesley University and is a certified sound therapist for Biofield Tuning. In her 16 years as a public school music teacher, Ayanna taught general music, band, chorus, musical theater, and world percussion ensemble. She has performed as a freelance musician on low brass, voice, guitar, and African drums in venues all around the country.
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Ayanna performs regularly with the Bele Bele Rhythm Collective, an intergenerational sisterhood of the drum, and Marsha and the Positrons, performing socially conscious and fun kindie (Kid's indie) music about science and how the world works.
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To book Ayanna for a performance, drum circle, sound bath, or workshop for your organization, please CLICK HERE.
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