TRANSIT ARTS

Kendrell stepped into the role of TRANSIT ARTS Program Manager after serving several years as a Resident Artist. He grew up attending youth programs at Central Community House and TRANSIT ARTS, where his artistic journey began and where he was encouraged into leadership roles teaching visual arts to youth and senior citizens in the community.

As an artist and community member, Kendrell has always valued meaningful connection. Through the arts, he discovered a powerful way to understand others, share stories, and empathize with what people express. Over time, he developed the belief that the heart of creativity lies in using art to connect—with oneself and with others—and to inspire both personal growth and authentic bonds.

In his artistic practice, Kendrell explores painting, sketching, and digital art, while staying open to new mediums and experiences. He is dedicated to sharing these practices with the young people he works alongside, encouraging them to discover and develop their own creative voices.

BHB (Brothers Helpin' Bruthas) has been deejaying for over 25 years. While growing up on the north side of Columbus, BHB learned how to deejay from his babysitter at the age of 8. From that day forward he began deejaying for various parties and high school functions. As time went on he relocated to the east side of Columbus and became more involved with the community. As an active contributor in the community, BHB founded the region wide Hip Hop Expo using hip hop as a positive vehicle to deter young people away from negative activities. He then began deejay and dance workshops with CAPACITY and Directions for Youth and later moved on with TRANSIT ARTS. He also founded the Hip Hop Origins, traveling to various Columbus and suburban libraries to teach youth about the origins of Hip Hop. 

BHB has had a series of live performances with people such as Foley, Mint Condition, Stretch Lefty, The Roots, Macy Gray, Cris Daddy Daves, Slum Village, Guilty Simpson, Murs, Jai Carey, Dominique Larue, and S.P.I.R.I.T. BHB has performed with TRANSIT ARTS at First Night Columbus, The Columbus Arts Festival, River Fest, and The Ohio State Fair. He has also performed at Comfest, Hot Times Fest, Labor Day Festival, Coming Home Festival, Juneteenth, and the Ohio Hip Hop Awards (finalist w/ Jai Carey). BHB has performed at a plethora of Colleges such as Ohio State University, Cleveland State University, Wilberforce, Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio University, Ohio Dominican, Capital University, Kentucky State University, DePaul University, and Central State University. In addition, he has choreographed for the play The Adventures of Pan, rap group LNB, Comfest, TRANSIT ARTS, CAPACITY, Godman Guild, Directions for Youth, Taneal, The Academy of Urban Dance and Fitness, and his very own dance crew Styles n Moshun. BHB has won the Hot Times Festival Honored Artist award, Who’s Who in Columbus award, and Champion for the Cause award from Freedom Suite. He has been featured on the front page of Columbus Alive, featured in the Columbus Dispatch, The Other Paper, The Lantern, Fly paper, and Hot Times. BHB received the Jim Arter Arts Educator Award from the Greater Columbus Arts Council in 2024.

Malik is a Lead Artist and Curator with TRANSIT ARTS and a Master Artist with The Ohio Alliance for Arts Education's “Art in the House” program. He is an accomplished painter with numerous commissions and exhibits to his credit. His work has been featured at Streetlight Guild, Columbus College of Art and Design Beeler Gallery, Franklin County Government Center,  and the OSU Healthy Community Center. He was commissioned by the Franklin County Convention and Facilities Commission to create a mural for the Short North Hilton in Columbus. 

A graduate of FCI Academy, Malik continued his arts education through his ongoing studies with master artist, Richard Duarte Brown. He inspires young artists as a teacher at TRANSIT ARTS, the Arts and College Preparatory Academy, Gladden Community House, and more.

Andre is a TRANSIT ARTS Master Artist, an educator, musician, producer, poet, singer, and dancer. He currently serves as the Theatre and Technology Manager with The Harmony Project. A graduate of DeVry University, Andre graduated from South High School in Columbus already having earned two years of college credits. As a member of the artistic team at TRANSIT ARTS, Andre hosts the TRANSIT ARTS Open Mics and works to inspire students to expand their learning and potential through the creative industries.

Andre joined TRANSIT ARTS while still a student and quickly rose into a supporting role both in the field and behind the scenes. As a member of the TRANSIT ARTS Performance Group he has performed in multiple locations and events across Columbus including: The Columbus Arts Festival, Comfest, the Columbus Museum of Art, Hot Times Festival, Gallery Hop, and the Harmony Project. He leads periodic piano, guitar and studio sessions for TRANSIT ARTS. His poems have been published in Candor - From Poetry to Pros(e).

Also known as Skater Drew, Andrew is the TRANSIT ARTS Dance Captain. He's also a rapper, emcee and photographer. He is a 2011 graduate of Marion Franklin High School and attended Columbus State Community College to pursue a career as an Automotive Tech but realized, after several years of college and attending photography master classes at TRANSIT ARTS, that he had a strong interest in photography. He invested in his first DSLR camera and has since been photographing cars, dancers, and his family. He has performed in countless venues throughout central Ohio and beyond with the TRANSIT ARTS Performance Group and works closely with BHB on managing the activities of the TRANSIT ARTS Hip Hop Dance Crew.