As a consultant, I use my formal training and education in the arts to provide consulting services for small businesses and non profit organizations. I am confident in my creative skills and talents that enable me to provide and services.


While, I was a high school student, I was invited to be apart of a school assembly by Ms. Maria Tukeva.


Upon graduating from high school in 1993 and college in 1997, I have been nominated for a variety of awards including the 2001 Mayor’s Arts Award in the category of Outstanding Emerging Artist. I was also the recipient of multiple grants from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities of which I conducted the Kuumba Arts and Crafts Program from 1995 - 1998.


​If you are interested in receiving my services please let me know via email only at afrikamabney@gmail.com.


Thank you very much for your time and consideration in advance. I hope to hear from you soon.


Cordially,

​Ms. Afrika Abney  


From 2007 - 2018, Ms. Afrika Abney has captured various scenes of Rock Creek Park and Malcolm X Park. She studied photography when she was a college student and has had the opportunity to offer numerous photography services.  

"Thank you, Afrika for an outstanding job as my consultant for The Kitchen Table Talks and for keeping me on task! " - Ms. Cassandra Burton, Founder of the African American Women's Resource Center


"The event entitled: Cotton Field to Concert Hall held at the Kennedy Center on February 16, 2019 as I recall and heard from audience members was a standing room only event in terms of numbers of attendees." - Lester Green, Artistic Director of Coalition for African American in the Performing Arts

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"Afrika Abney has worked as an Arts and Marketing Consultant with the Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers for many years. She is a dedicated, devoted and innovative worker who has gotten results for us, as we offer performances in the community. " - Doc Powell, Founder of the Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers


" What is Light" written by Ms. Markette Sheppard, completely sold out of the books and had to take a dozen orders by hand on December 17, 2018 at the 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show that took place at Shiloh Baptist Church." - Markette Sheppard, Journalist (WUSA (9 News) )


​"A Single Suggestion appeared at the 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show and did very well with her sales on December 15, 2018." - Ms. Erika Burnett of A Single Suggestion


"Aaron Johnson has been doing Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show since it started in 1990 at Shiloh Baptist Church. In 2018, the show was very successful much like the rest." - Aaron Johnson, President/CEO of Unitees Screenprints and Embroidery


​"Tonya Butler-Truesdale had a complete blast at the 27th and 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show." - Ms. Tonya Butler - Truesdale of Shea Butter Boy


"Afrika Abney is an awesome marketing consultant. As president of Esther Productions Inc., I have worked with her for nearly a decade on various projects. She has helped us define and target our audiences for each event or program. She has helped us brainstorm effective and creative ways to audiences, and she has been one of the critical elements of our success. If you want marketing, promotions and all around hardworking consultant on your team who will care about your projects and the people you serve, then Afrika Abney is the person you will want to hire." - Jonetta Rose Barras, President and CEO of Esther Productions, Inc



"Afrika Abney is an experienced marketing professional who dedicates herself to all her projects. She enjoys doing promotional and public relations events and has been in this milieu for years." - Joy Jones, DC Public Library, Poet and Author 

Ms. Afrika Abney first became a consultant in 1992 when she was invited to participate in the Congresswoman's Art Competition. 


She believes the most critical attributes are honesty, creativity, empowerment, loyalty and inclusion. Ms. Abney uses creative, innovative and professional strategies to implement workshops and her formal training in the arts to develop and create media campaigns for events, programs, workshops, and classes. Ms. Abney has been very successful at achieving this goal for over 17 years.  


Consultants can perform a range of duties that may vary considerably depending on the industry. In a nutshell, "consultants provide expert opinions, analysis, and recommendations to organizations or individuals, based on their own expertise. They’re essentially fixers, serving as objective troubleshooters, and providing strategies to prevent problems and improve performance.  Consulting jobs often offer employers the opportunity to supplement their existing team members with an outside perspective.


Consultants can help organizations streamline operations, increase productivity, build revenue, and make overall functions more efficient across the organization. ​


A primary reason companies hire consultants is that they may possess in-depth knowledge of a specific industry or issue that the organization has in-house. A seasoned consultant can often devote time and expertise to a project that staff employees just don’t have. ​


Consultants can also help bring new life to organizations that are stuck, or shift resources to help companies grow or move in a different direction." Therefore, as a consultant, Ms. Abney primary responsibility is to ensure that the hiring company(ies) are pleased with the results and performance. 


Ms. Abney uses her formal training in the visual arts to provide services as a consultant  to artists, non profits, small businesses, community centers, churches, individuals, and schools. Some of them include Esther Productions, Inc, Cassandra Burton, The African American Women's Resource Center, Mr. Ralph Nader, Breaking through Power, Mr. Lester Cuffie, DC Coalition for Housing and Justice , Ms. Juanita Britton, BZB International, Doc Powell, Founder of the Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers, Kerry S. Pearson, LLC, New Harlem Gallery, Wisteria ArtSpace, Emma Mae Gallery, Phillips Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Anacostia Art Gallery and Boutique, The Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C., Higher Achievement, Kingdom Kids Care, M.O.M.I.E.S TLC, Reading Partners, Center City PCS, DC International School - DCI, Joy of Motion Dance Center, Dance Institute of Washington (DIW), Roda Movements, Mundo Verde Public Charter School, Young Playwrights' Theatre(YPT), Young Women's Drumming Empowerment (YWDEP),Soul in Motion Players, Inc ,Bele Bele Rhythm Collective, and Balafon Women’s Ensemble.



Ms. Abney provided numerous services for many events.  Some of them include Adams Morgan Day 2010, Anacostia Art Gallery and Boutique, Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show, National Daddy Daughter Reunion Tour, Building Families in the 21st Century, The Gift, Daughters Speak Out, Sip, Paint and Reflect, PaintSpiration: Reflect and Paint!, Spring Cleaning: Mind, Body and Spirit, The Fatherless Daughters Speak Out, Breaking through Power, Kitchen Table Talks, Esther Productions, Inc Butterfly Series, Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing (Workshop for Teens), Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing (Workshop Sequel for Teens), The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers performances, Reconciliation Week, Joy Jones' Double Dutch, Writing Institute for Teens, Teens Authors Talk, Understanding and Overcoming Fatherless Daughter Syndrome, The Power of Poetry in You, Women Are Poetry in Motion Every Day in Every Way, Kaleidoscope: A Writing Club, Winners Circle, Soaring Sisters Circle, The Impact of Fatherlessness on Girls and Women, Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl? Unraveling the Mystery; Healing the Pain; Growing the Personal Power, Kaleidoscope, Inside Job Writing Workshops, Discovering Me Summit and Awards Ceremony, Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflection on Life, MEMBERSHIPANNOUNCEMENT:KALEIDOSCOPE WOMEN'S WRITING COLLECTIVE , Women Blossoming, NRW 2023, Me, Myself and Our Story: Creative Writing Institute for Young Ladies, Me, Myself and Our Story: The Art of the Personal Essay, A Writing Workshop for Girls,Me, Myself and Our Story: The Art of Memoir, Part 1, , Discovering Me...Without You: An Annual Personal Essay Contest,African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition, and AACL Tour. 


​Ms. Abney has exhibited several of her abstract paintings during the virtual art exhibition and poetry reading that took place on February 19, 2023 and had some of her art exhibited during the National Daughter Daddy Tour which took place at National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C from 2004 - 2006. On August 13, 2022, Ms. Abney donated several abstract collages and paintings to Esther Productions, Inc.​ 


Additionally, Esther Productions, Inc purchased one of Ms. Abney's abstract paintings on June 23, 2023 and on December 3, 2023, Esther Productions, Inc purchased two abstract paintings created by Ms. Abney.

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Part of her work as a consultant requires Ms. Abney to outreach to parent groups, community centers, organizations, churches, schools, colleges and universities. ​


She provides services for Esther Productions, Inc's upcoming events. Ms. Abney also is currently working on branding her overall background as a consultant using creative strategies. 


Ms. Abney is also working on creating new collages and paintings.