BmoreArt's 17th issue examines transformative action within cultural spaces and communities, artwork that addresses ideas of rebirth and reinvention, as well as individuals who have made significant changes in their lives—professionally and/or personally—whose stories can challenge or inspire others. They highlight these luminous visionaries helping us to meet the challenges of our time and place, existing at the forefront of change and innovation, because they are desperately needed now.

This issue includes Kotic Couture, Lane Harlan, The Voxel Theater, Fruit Camp, Raúl de Nieves, Elliot Doughtie, muralists Jessie and Katey, good neighbor, Tonya Miller Hall, and many other artists who place innovation at the center of their practice. The incredible contributors to Issue 17 include designer Tony Venne, writers Coley Gray, Nani Ferreira-Mathews, Michael Anthony Farley, Alanah Nichole Davis, Siân Evans, Rahne Alexander, Laurence Ross, Amber Eve Anderson, Raquel Castedo, Radamés JB Cordero, Chelsea Lemon Fetzer, and Sofia Hailu. Our photographers include Vivian Marie Doering, Justin Tsucalas, Saskia Kahn, Jae Sip, Kelvin Bulluck, Jill Fannon, Chris Ashworth, Karl Connolly, Kiirstn Pagan, Alec Sparks, Mollye Miller, Joseph Hyde, with a stunning cover by E. Brady Robinson.