State of Creativity Forum
Please join us for the State of Creativity Forum, as told through the voices of members of our creative community! The wealth and diversity of creative endeavours in Sonoma County - some hidden, some in plain sight - is rich. Discovering, celebrating and supporting these tremendous assets is an essential objective of Creative Sonoma. Add your voice to the mix.
Agenda
5:00PM - 5:30PM Reception
5:30PM - 7:30PM Program & Discussion
Welcome and Introduction: Supervisor Susan Gorin
Presentations in a TEDTalk format!
Kate Ahumada & Tanya Tolmasoff |
Co-founders of Upside Dance, a new contemporary dance company creating dance performance opportunities and collaborations with designers, artists and musicians.
Erik Castro
Award winning photojournalist (Seattle Weekly, Orlando Sentinel Press Democrat); "Exceptional Artist of Sonoma County" Award from the Community Foundation of Sonoma County and the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. EricCastroPhoto.com
Mackenzie Houser
Sonoma County Finalist in the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest presented by the California Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Brent Lindsay
Co-founder of The Imaginists Theater Company, a performance laboratory investigating the intersection of art and community; recently announced recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Grant.
Jessica Martin
Co-founder of the 428 Collective, a collaboration of 11 artists whose mission is to bring awareness to the innovative, boundary-pushing art produced in the Sonoma County area.
Nate Lopez
A special performance from a 7 and 8-string guitarist with a wide regional touring experience, recent winner of the Arkansas finger-style guitar championship. NateLopez.com
Jamy Wheless
Co-founder of Lightstream Animation Studios, whose mission is to produce visually inspiring stories with memorable characters for animated movies; formerly with Industrial Light & Magic.