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I Create Birmingham: Angel Vuong
“Birmingham has an incredibly receptive, engaged, and enthusiastic audience when it comes to pioneering positive change for the community. Cooking and sharing food is a very sincere way to connect with others, and establishing connectivity becomes a foundation for prompting change. I feel that there is plenty of opportunity for culinary entrepreneurs in Birmingham because this city welcomes the thinkers and doers, artisans, and creatives who will help introduce new ideas to the table.”

I Create Birmingham: Richard Pigford
“My role as a leader of the design process establishes expectations and includes finding ways to inspire others, explore ideas and create wonderful places. I believe we find the best in ourselves when we are able find the best in each other.”

I Create Birmingham: Chris McCauley
“Birmingham’s music scene has flourished in the last few years. When you look around, you’re surrounded by truly original bands and artists, unique venues that encourage creative exploration, and a handful of labels and record stores that are helping to share everything.”

I Create Birmingham: Taylor DeBoer
“I want to see Birmingham continue to rise and flourish with a vibrant downtown with a broad spectrum of small to large businesses. I want to see more people traveling on foot and on bicycles in the city. I want to see people of all ages and ethnicities moving back from the suburbs to live and work in Birmingham. I want to see some real options for mass transit so that this kind of lifestyle

I Create Birmingham: Cast Of RMTC’s The Wiz
“Our city has progressed in so many wonderful ways in the arts and creative realms and I would love for this to continue on a much larger scale for Birmingham. There are some truly talented and creative people here and the world must know our talents.”

I Create Birmingham: Matthew Mayes
“The “Creative Class” is the soul of any thriving city. We provide ingenuity, comfort, forward movement, change, flavor, color, diversity, and most of all MAGIC!”

I Create Birmingham: Lindsey Christina
“Despite what some people might believe, it is quite attainable to have a career as an artist. If you have a passion, an innate talent, or a simple curiosity for the arts, I highly recommend pursuing those dreams.”

I Create Birmingham: Krysta Parsons
“Whether it is art, music, new restaurants, or local farmers, people are really starting to show their pride in the city and support the growth. And the way it all intertwines is inspiring.”

I Create Birmingham: Michael Fothergill
“Birmingham is a city that people tend to associate with the cultural history of “the South” but many are surprised by the rich and diverse artistic community that is present within the metro and surrounding areas. I myself was pleasantly surprised to see that there is a hunger for artistic collaboration, presentation, and by so many different demographics within the city.”

I Create Birmingham: Jeralyn Powell
“Communities are the vital units for our growth and development. Communities are where we live, work, and play. Communities are how we thrive.”

I Create Birmingham: James Williams
“I moved back to Birmingham and took the job at the Museum to be part of revitalizing Birmingham in whatever small way I could. Seeing it come to fruition is pretty fantastic. My hope is that more development and revitalization opens up more opportunities for creative people in Birmingham, while also drawing new people in, and that those people can help contribute new and interesting solutions to some of Birmingham’s lingering issues.”

I Create Birmingham: Brett Forsyth & Brandon Watkins
“We’re here and successful because of people supporting creative ideas in Birmingham. We’ve had a lot of help along the way and try to help others as much as we can.”

We Create Birmingham: Klein Arts and Culture

We Create Birmingham: Andrea Early

We Create Birmingham: Ashley Woods

We Create Birmingham: Will Mason

We Create Birmingham: Aaliyah Taylor and Gelenda Norman

We Create Birmingham: Jordan Higgins and Jacob Patrick of Electra Film Lab

We Create Birmingham: Cameron Sankey

We Create Birmingham: Dr. Leah Tucker

We Create Birmingham: Tyler Jones

We Create Birmingham: Edina Shrestha

We Create Birmingham: Cristal Laraé Brister

We Create Birmingham: Jessica Moody

We Create Birmingham: Ursula Smith

We Create Birmingham: Anthony Waller

We Create Birmingham: Viola Ratcliffe

We Create Birmingham: Jorge Castro

We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee

We Create Birmingham: William J. Rushton

I Create Birmingham: Valerie Thomas
“I believe in Birmingham and its future.”

I Create Birmingham: Libby Pantazis
“I hope to provide a place for all types of creatives to visit, gather, share and feed off of each other’s passions.”

I Create Birmingham: Buddy Palmer
“The attitude of those working in our creative industries inspires me; they see nothing but potential – a different city than their parents and grandparents experienced – and they’re able to marry their work with community engagement.”

I Create Birmingham: Cache
“We wanted people to engage with the art, talk to each other, and ask questions.“

I Create Birmingham: Rachael Inman
“I think we influence and impact other artists to design and build similar programs that use the arts to teach and illuminate academic concepts, and

I Create Birmingham: Chef Dre Foster
“Don’t ever give up. Don’t allow obstacles or naysayers to deter you from your destiny.”

We Create Birmingham: Klein Arts and Culture

We Create Birmingham: Andrea Early

We Create Birmingham: Ashley Woods

We Create Birmingham: Will Mason

We Create Birmingham: Aaliyah Taylor and Gelenda Norman

We Create Birmingham: Jordan Higgins and Jacob Patrick of Electra Film Lab

We Create Birmingham: Cameron Sankey

We Create Birmingham: Dr. Leah Tucker

We Create Birmingham: Tyler Jones

We Create Birmingham: Edina Shrestha

We Create Birmingham: Cristal Laraé Brister

We Create Birmingham: Jessica Moody

We Create Birmingham: Ursula Smith

We Create Birmingham: Anthony Waller

We Create Birmingham: Viola Ratcliffe

We Create Birmingham: Jorge Castro

We Create Birmingham: Anna Foshee
