ABOUT US
Lisa Russell speaking at SDG Digital during the UN Summit of the Future
Photo Credit: ITU/UNDP
ArtsEnvoy.ai is an Africa-founded creative AI platform designed to help creators produce real, culturally grounded work through guided storytelling workflows.
Why ArtsEnvoy.ai Exists
Creators struggle with fragmented tools
Most AI platforms optimize for speed, not craft
Cultural and Global South voices are underserved
ArtsEnvoy.ai was built to address that gap
What Makes ArtsEnvoy.ai Different
ArtsEnvoy.ai is designed differently from most creative AI platforms. Instead of isolated tools optimized for novelty, it supports complete creative workflows that help users move from early drafts to finished work.
Founder - Lisa Russell
Lisa Russell is a Regional Emmy® Award–winning filmmaker, Women in AI Ambassador and creative technologist whose work across the United Nations, AI for Good, and global cultural forums informed the design of ArtsEnvoy.ai.
ArtsEnvoy.ai was built to address a growing gap in creative AI tools. While many platforms prioritize speed and novelty, few help creators understand narrative structure, cultural context, or how to complete meaningful creative work.
Drawing on over two decades of professional filmmaking and storytelling experience, the platform was designed to support creators through end-to-end creative workflows that emphasize craft, not gimmicks.
Selected Recognition & Engagements
United Nations General Assembly — film premiere
AI for Good Global Summit — juror & filmmaker
SDG Digital Event (ITU) — featured speaker
International festivals & policy forums
Our Principles
Human creativity comes first
Cultural context matters
Responsible AI by design
ArtsEnvoy.ai is built to support creators, educators, and institutions navigating the future of creative work in the age of AI.
ArtsEnvoy.ai is operated by Arts Envoy AI, a registered business in Kenya.
Business Registration No.: BN-L3SV8PD
Copyright © 2025 Arts Envoy AI. All Rights Reserved.
🗣️Create an AI Avatar
Creating an AI avatar helps bring your poem, monologue, or script to life.
Turn a personal experience into a short spoken word poem — with AI as a creative partner, not a replacement.
How it works:
1. Go to the Suno website.
2. Create an avatar to your liking.
3. Choose a voice or generate a new voice for your avatar.
4. Add your poem, monologue or script.
5. Click Generate and you have your poetry performance!
6. Next, add a song or score to your video.
🎵 Create AI Music
Give emotion and movement to an idea, a scene, or a story.
How it works:
1. Sign up at this link.
2. Click the "Create" tab on the left.
3. Under "Song Description" Input the details of your song (what it's about, style of music, feeling.)
4. If you want to generate music without lyrics, toggle the "instrumental" button.
5. Click Create and you have your music!
6. Download by clicking the three dots.
7. Use any editing tool (ie, CapCut) to add your music to a visual or video.)
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Why Join ArtsEnvoy.ai?
A short welcome from Nyah Radiance explaining how ArtsEnvoy.ai works and who it’s for.
✍️ Create a Poem with AI
Using OpenMic by ArtsEnvoy.ai
Turn a personal experience into a short spoken word poem — with AI as a creative partner, not a replacement.
How it works:
1. Go to openmic.artsenvoy.ai
2. Share a personal story, memory or experience (text or audio)
3. Click Generate and you have your poem!
4 Next, add an avatar to turn your poem into a performance!
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