MORE ABOUT the D.I.A.  PROJECT 

The DIA PROJECT provides a 1-hour multi media presentation, designed to teach people of all ages. All of the arts are encompassed; visual and performing. We want to show "Ourstory" through the richness of our art created within the diaspora, from our present day to the beginning of time. During our presentations you can expect small art exhibits that highlight the current month, along with; digital slideshows, fact-packs, discussions on the month's theme and a Q&A, as part of the experience. 

The DIA PROJECT not only showcases cultural months, we also provide collaborative mural projects and other art workshops specific to particular ethnic months.

Explore our videos on the website to check out what we do. Our presentations are also open to showcase in schools, and other suitable community venues. If you are interested in our collaborative efforts, please fill out our contact form on the home page. Thanks and Peace 

ABOUT THE OWNER

Charles Trott, creator of  DIAProject is an alumni of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. While there, he majored in Fine Arts and minored in Education. His introduction to Public Art began with a job as an apprentice to Benoit GilSoul, a master stained glass artist from Belgium. At that time they worked on a 2400 sq.ft. low relief sculpted mural, carved in granite and the  stations of the cross carved in mahogany. This project was completed for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. During the same period he began to teach Drawing for the N.Y. Department of Corrections. This is where his love for murals and teaching began. 

Since then, his resume consists of working for several school districts in New Jersey, the Ministry of Education in Bermuda as a Visual Arts teacher, an Artist-in-Residence for the Bureau of Prisons at Miami Federal Correction Institution in Florida, and the Monmouth Museum in Middletown, NJ.

Two of his most memorable moments were, the two 10-day culturally immersive trips to Egypt and Cuba. Visiting those countries lead to the inspiration and inception of the DIAProject. Goals of visiting indigenous art & cultures around the world is definitely something the brand would love to do in the future. Building a community for multi-cultural artists and showcasing ​ "Ourstory" monthly presentations are the focus for now!