Melissa Vickers
Melissa Maria Vickers is a part of the West Salem are of the Winston-Salem Portrait Project. She is an artist who is involved in the community, and wanted to blend those two elements together. Melissa loves that there is a mix of socioeconomics here in Winston, with a wide variety of people. She can’t wait to start on this project!
Photo by Aliyah Bryant & Interview by Emilyann Marsh, both students at UNCSA.
Aliyah Bryant is a filmmaking student at the UNC School of the arts. She is a budding photographer as well as visual artist and writer. She is a New Jersey native, but has lived in North Carolina for 10 years.
Emilyann Marsh is a third-year film student at UNCSA. She is currently a projectionist at her school’s film archives, an RA, and a hula-hoop fitness instructor. She plans to go into editing and virtual reality when she graduates. Born in Wilmington, but raised in Zebulon, North Carolina, Emilyann has traveled to 48 states with her family and plans to next explore other countries, continuing to work for non-profit organizations.