Black Artist Forward is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit in Fayetteville North Carolina. 

BAF was founded in 2023 by April Mata of A. Mata Designs and Shakeyla Ingram of Haus Host after a successful Forum event in Fayetteville, NC. Heading the call for support for black artists, they quickly formed a board and built an online community and local events to continue to meet the needs of black artists in our community. Our passion is art and our community is black folx.