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I Create Birmingham: Abbott Jones
“I think educating the community about the classical arts goes a long way to building interest.”

I Create Birmingham: Joe O’Donnell
“I would like to see continued buzz about the city, followed by population growth for the metro area, which I think is one of the things we need more than anything else.”

I Create Birmingham: John Fields
“There is such disconnect between contemporary visual art and the typical American family. I was in college before I even knew that being an artist could mean something beyond being a graphic designer or a television animator. I think the only way to bridge that gap is to make contemporary art (which can be quite challenging) more available and accessible to a younger audience.”

I Create Birmingham: Javacia Harris Bowser
“A Creative Birmingham is a place where citizens take what the city has and not only makes the best of it but also builds upon it to make the city even better.”

I Create Birmingham: Kristen Farmer Hall
“Birmingham is a city that honors and embraces creativity, and I believe that this passion has helped spark the renaissance we are experiencing now.”

I Create Birmingham: Sharrif Simmons
“I’d like to see the World’s eye turn its attention to the Magic City. There’s so much to discover here.”

I Create Birmingham: Clayton Colvin
“When I read a book, I forget everything else in a sense. I get wrapped up in the language and structure. I love reading because it makes me think about new things, a different way, at a different cadence. Painting feels the same way.”

I Create Birmingham: Maacah Davis
“It’s important for me to collaborate with young people because we are (quite literally) the faces of the next generation of fashion and art…”

I Create Birmingham: Marian Cooper Cairns
“I wish we had affordable rentable kitchen space. I often work from home on recipe development or cookbook shoots and need access for more space, storage, and equipment from time to time.”

I Create Birmingham: Kelli Caulfield
“Think about all of the small business we have here – homegrown chefs helping some of the top restaurants in the country that are sitting right here in this great city; and awesome entrepreneurs from the tech community, to the legal community, to the creative/arts community, to the fashion community. In many ways, I think people forget that Birmingham was essentially built on the backs of entrepreneurs – think AG Gaston.”

I Create Birmingham: Carrie Rollwagen
“Creativity is often about connection and collaboration, and in my experience Birmingham is such a fantastic city for that — I personally really enjoy solitude, but I know my work is better when I connect with other people and ask for their ideas and expertise.”

I Create Birmingham: Amy Pleasant
“I have a lot of faith in what a creative community can do to shape a city and shape its perception.”

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: Joi Tribble
“That kind of change in perception is critical to Birmingham growing as a city on the national level, and I think it’s amazing that Sidewalk

I Create Birmingham: Ashley M. Jones
“I hope to see more literary events spontaneously popping up within the literary community, but I also hope to see the literary community expanding until

I Create Birmingham: Will Stewart
“The music scene in Birmingham could go toe to toe with any city in the US, in my opinion.”

I Create Birmingham: Katherine Tucker of Civil Stoneware
“We are a blessed city to have so many brilliant folks live and work here. I feel like we all inspire each other to create.”

I Create Birmingham: Space One Eleven’s Peter Prinz
“…there is a need for artists to question, make, and exhibit — and a need for people to see and experience.”

I Create Birmingham: Alabama Sawyer
“Bring back shop class! I support being tech savvy, but not everyone has the constitution to sit in front of a computer. Open the textile

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
