Anna Dugan, also known as mural artist “Annadidathing,” is a mixed-race Filipino American artist based in Salem, Massachusetts, whose vibrant public artworks celebrate her heritage and explore identity, storytelling, and mental health through bold color and intricate linework.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a BFA in art and design, she discovered a passion for public art in 2017 and has since created murals and installations across New England, including the “Celebration of Belonging” mural at TD Garden in Boston. Dugan uses accessible public spaces as her canvas to increase representation of Filipinos in the arts and to foster community connection and empowerment.

Petra Slinkard is the James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes Chief Curator and the Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, where she leads the museum’s curatorial, exhibition planning, and design departments.

Petra joined PEM in 2018 after curatorial roles at the Chicago History Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, and is known for exhibitions that highlight the global impact of fashion, including “Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion” and “Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love.” Slinkard holds degrees in fashion merchandising, art history, and fashion/textile history from Indiana University and is active in professional organizations such as the Costume Society of America and the Textile Society of America.

Patrick Sporleder is a Salem, Massachusetts–based photographer whose work spans fashion, portrait, and lifestyle imagery, collaborating frequently with local creative organizations and events. His photography has supported regional initiatives and showcases, including Salem Main Streets fashion events and projects with North Shore Magazine and other partners throughout the region.

Sporleder’s images often highlight the energy of community-driven projects and the personalities of the people and brands he photographs.