Gifting Local: Staff Picks for Holiday Shopping
Holiday gifting can be stressful in general, and this year — well, it might feel impossible! Many of us aren’t just searching for the perfect gift; we are trying to be intentional and impactful with our giving. Our staff has come up with a few picks of our own — gifts we’d love to give and receive — just in case you needed some inspiration.
Purchase with Purpose
When you shop locally, you are making an investment in your own community, and that makes you a vital part of our economic growth.
I’m a Starter: Autumn Sanders Foster
“Create Birmingham is one of the hidden engines of our city’s entrepreneurial growth. Becoming a Co.STARTERS alum is just the beginning.”
Show Your Support For Sidewalk
Meeting its ticket sales goal for this year’s festival is crucial to Sidewalk’s survival, keeping bills and staff paid, getting the cinema reopened, and bringing the beloved annual festival back to its full glory in 2021!
Exciting News from JCMP
At Create Birmingham, we believe that the creative sector has a key role to play in our community’s continued struggle for social justice, and we encourage you to learn more about the Jefferson County Memorial Project’s work and get involved!
We Stand in Solidarity
We want to be clear. Create Birmingham is an anti-racism organization. We strive, entrepreneur by entrepreneur, to build an inclusive and just economy in which Black business ownership is equitably resourced and purposefully nurtured. We intentionally spotlight and celebrate Black thought, contribution, and achievement in the arts and all creative work, and we will continue to seek out ways to amplify Black voices. We believe that all humans are born with a spirit of creativity