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Jackson State University Partners With Color Street For Limited-Edition Nail Strips
The partnership also provides $20K in scholarships to design students.
Nail brand Color Street is helping Jackson State University students sharpen their design skills with a special Black History Month collaboration.
The brand’s charitable arm — Color Street Foundation — just teamed with the HBCU school to launch a limited-edition nail stip collection.
The “Cultural Celebration” nails feature a mud cloth-inspired black and white design paying homage to Mali culture. In addition, the foundation has committed to providing $20K in scholarships via a mentorship initiative with JSU design students.
“We are truly excited to work with the design and marketing teams at Color Street to provide mentorship and professional development to our talented students,” said Mark Geil, interim chair and associate professor of art for JSU’s Department of Art + Design & Theatre. “Connecting the design classroom with the design profession is one of the best ways to truly enrich a student’s education. At the same time, the exceptional generosity of the Color Street Foundation in donating $20,000 towards educational scholarships in our department will make an enormous impact on our students.”
Scholarship recipients will be selected in the spring for the 2023-24 school years. During the fall semester, Color Street will work with juniors and seniors to help them design Black History Month-themed strips for 2024.
“We recognize the importance of supporting future talent within the Black community,” shared Color Street in a press statement. “Color Street and The Color Street Foundation are honored to nurture an ongoing and meaningful relationship with Jackson State University to develop and mentor future creative professionals. We are passionate about our commitment to give back and look forward to working with Jackson State’s upcoming leaders in the creative space.”
