Utopia Feni Creative Studios

Specialties

Utopia Feni is a non-​profit lifestyle brand built to sustain an art community in Virginia Beach, in order to establish arts programs in Feni, Bangladesh.

History

Established in 2015.

Utopia Feni Creative Studios unofficially opened on August 15^th, 2015. It began as a pop up gallery, later to develop into a fully functional art studio, gallery, gift shop boutique, with a community garden.

Our 501©(3) non-​profit, Utopia Feni Inc. was established in November of 2015.

Our official re-​opening was held on January 30^th, 2015 which was celebrated with our first exhibition of the year, New Beginnings. This spring will commence our community garden efforts leading to a cultural festival this summer of 2016.

Our first official mission trip to Feni, Bangladesh will follow in this coming winter.

Meet the Business Owner

Raeesah I.

Business Owner

Raeesah started developing Utopia Feni in 2012 while attending The London College of Fashion in the UK. She studied International Preparation for Fashion as well as Fashion Design and Marketing. She has lived in Virginia Beach all of her life outside of college and travels often, with a trip to Bangladesh every other year. She built Utopia Feni as a lifestyle brand to promote living a simple, natural, yet glamorous lifestyle. Utopia Feni Creative Studios is the physical location of her brand, which is an art studio, gallery, and gift shop boutique as well as a home for a community garden. Utopia Feni Inc. is specifically the non-​profit aspect of the business. While we try to sustain and maintain a creative community in Virginia Beach, we aim to fund an arts program in Feni, Bangladesh.