10/06/2026
THE VERY FIRST HOOPLA RISING ARTISTS.
I don’t even know how to put into words how proud I am of these incredible humans.
I watched each of them take an idea that existed only in their head and turn it into something real—with their own hands, their own voice, and their own vision.
And at the HOOPLA Tea Party, they took those creations down the runway and shared them with a room full of people.
HOOPLA Rising was built around the idea that taking up space doesn’t have to look the same for everyone.
It can be loud. It can be quiet. It can be joyful, vulnerable, messy, bold, and completely unexpected.
And these artists proved exactly that.
They took risks. They problem-solved. They trusted themselves. They made art that was completely their own.
And then they TOOK UP SPACE.
To the very first HOOPLA Rising artists: thank you for trusting me and this completely new program enough to be part of it. You will forever be the group that helped bring HOOPLA Rising to life.
I am SO, SO proud of you.
YOU MADE HOOPLA!!! ❤️
Photography by the amazing Ezra Croft