We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee
“I think a lot of folks think about the Arts & Culture scene as something reserved for bigger cities, but I take dance wherever I go. The arts are for everyone – including those in small communities.”
We Create Birmingham: William J. Rushton
“I look for subtlety. Being able to capture the feeling underneath a calm exterior is challenging… and that’s what I aim for — to capture personality and emotion that isn’t always outwardly expressed.”
We Create Birmingham: Meghann Bridgeman
“I strive to leave something better than I found it. And if I can do that in any small way, here in Birmingham, that’ll be an accomplishment.”
We Create Birmingham: Keith Cromwell
“We, the arts, are having an enormous economic impact on the success and vibrancy of this city… We are literally creating jobs – and in a field where it’s so hard to find an artistic home.”
We Create Birmingham: Kiwi Lanier
“I want to encourage curiosity and make sure our programs are as accessible as possible… The online film or Film Twitter community can sometimes feel insufferable — there’s lots of gatekeeping about knowledge and taste. My personal mission is to burn that to the ground.”
We Create Birmingham: Buddy Palmer
“Looking back, it’s easier to see the moments that were crystallizing for me…. One friend asked me what I was going to do, and I said, ‘I don’t know, but I know I want to make a difference.'”
We Create Birmingham: Darlene Negrotto
“I think about Vulcan’s pose a lot and how it aligns with how I feel about my role. He’s looking up and towards the future… He’s a symbol of what can be accomplished through hard work and a link from our past to our future.”
We Create Birmingham: Daniel Grier
“It’s more than sustainability. It’s about adding value to what’s already there.”
We Create Birmingham: Cassandra King
“I have the opportunity to spotlight Black artisans and makers through my work… You can’t help what you don’t know, but I can change that.”
We Create Birmingham: Min Sun Lee
“When I moved to the States to live with my dad, art connected us. He drew every day, and I began to draw with him. It was a way for us to bond after all this time apart.”
We Create Birmingham: Eryka Perry
We Create Birmingham: Deanna Sirkot
We Create Birmingham: Irene Latham + Karim Shamsi-Basha
We Create Birmingham: Katherine Cobbs
We Create Birmingham: Eric Wallace
We Create Birmingham: Mary Fehr
We Create Birmingham: Jon Osborne
We Create Birmingham: Kevin Key, Jamie Cottle, & Kyle Roberts
We Create Birmingham: Paul Janeway + Jesse Phillips
We Create Birmingham: Tyler Price
We Create Birmingham: Tyler and Jennifer Lyne
We Create Birmingham: Talaya Champion
We Create Birmingham: Graham C. Boettcher
We Create Birmingham: Camille Spratling
We Create Birmingham: Ambre Amari
We Create Birmingham: Scott Register
We Create Birmingham: Ethel Morgan Smith
Virtual Conversations with Creatives: Alana Baumann and Samra Michael
We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee
“I think a lot of folks think about the Arts & Culture scene as something reserved for bigger cities, but I take dance wherever I go. The arts are for everyone – including those in small communities.”
We Create Birmingham: William J. Rushton
“I look for subtlety. Being able to capture the feeling underneath a calm exterior is challenging… and that’s what I aim for — to capture personality and emotion that isn’t always outwardly expressed.”
We Create Birmingham: Meghann Bridgeman
“I strive to leave something better than I found it. And if I can do that in any small way, here in Birmingham, that’ll be an accomplishment.”
We Create Birmingham: Keith Cromwell
“We, the arts, are having an enormous economic impact on the success and vibrancy of this city… We are literally creating jobs – and in a field where it’s so hard to find an artistic home.”
We Create Birmingham: Kiwi Lanier
“I want to encourage curiosity and make sure our programs are as accessible as possible… The online film or Film Twitter community can sometimes feel insufferable — there’s lots of gatekeeping about knowledge and taste. My personal mission is to burn that to the ground.”
We Create Birmingham: Buddy Palmer
“Looking back, it’s easier to see the moments that were crystallizing for me…. One friend asked me what I was going to do, and I said, ‘I don’t know, but I know I want to make a difference.'”
We Create Birmingham: Eryka Perry
We Create Birmingham: Deanna Sirkot
We Create Birmingham: Irene Latham + Karim Shamsi-Basha
We Create Birmingham: Katherine Cobbs
We Create Birmingham: Eric Wallace
We Create Birmingham: Mary Fehr
We Create Birmingham: Jon Osborne
We Create Birmingham: Kevin Key, Jamie Cottle, & Kyle Roberts
We Create Birmingham: Paul Janeway + Jesse Phillips
We Create Birmingham: Tyler Price
We Create Birmingham: Tyler and Jennifer Lyne
We Create Birmingham: Talaya Champion
We Create Birmingham: Graham C. Boettcher
We Create Birmingham: Camille Spratling
We Create Birmingham: Ambre Amari
We Create Birmingham: Scott Register
We Create Birmingham: Ethel Morgan Smith