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bets charmelus

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Location: Philadelphia, PA
Primary Discipline: Music
Secondary Disciplines: Cultural / Folk • Storytelling • Creative Writing • Photography
Populations Served: General Public • Immigrants / Refugees • LGBTQ+ Communities • BIPOC Communities • Artists / Arts Workers • Adults • Youth
Programs Offered: Community Arts Programs • Out-of-School Classes • In-School Residencies

Personal Values

I facilitate for transformation, not transaction. My work seeks to open our “3 i’s” – activating intention, tapping into intuition and accessing imagination. Through this, I help people and organizations discover the difference between questioning themselves and asking themselves questions.

Training & Experience

Advanced Alumni Courses: Intentional Inclusivity with Shavon Norris • Trauma Informed Practice & Identity with Shavon Norris
TIPTA Certifications: Trauma Informed Practice for Teaching Artists (Live)
Year Certified: 2019
Experience Level: 6-10 years

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Betsaleel “Bets” Charmelus (he/him) is a dedicated facilitator, creator, and leader. Through community advocacy, Bets has supported survivors of sexual trauma through the JJPI’s B.O.S.S Program, helped lead the anti-violence, anti-carceral initiative Beyond the Bars, and championed local Philadelphia grassroots efforts for Black men’s mental health.

Now, as the CEO of ArtistYear and Board Chair of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, Bets works to expand arts access across America. As an artist, he has traveled coast to coast, collaborating with a myriad of musicians. Bets is deeply passionate about finding & claiming new spaces, building strong, inter-dependent communities & exploring the difference between questioning oneself and asking oneself questions.

Arts. Community. Transformation.

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