I Create Birmingham: Kathleen Farrar Buccleugh
"The Birmingham community is extremely supportive of the arts, and Opera Birmingham does an incredible job of programming diverse offerings for everyone to enjoy."
4102401_NAVLW. Long Weekend. PCB. Jan. 2019. Thomas Donut and Snack Shop.
I Create Birmingham: Daniel Browne
"The residents of Birmingham are inclusive and really seem to take pride in local businesses, restaurants, events, and the city itself."
Julie Maeseele in her studio
I Create Birmingham: Julie Maeseele
"The clothes I make are handmade, but the fact is all the clothes we buy are handmade by someone. Maybe that someone is a mother in Bangladesh earning only three dollars a week, and that’s why your shirt is able to cost twenty bucks. I didn’t really understand the value of all the work it takes to craft well-made clothing until I began doing it myself."
I Create Birmingham: Will and Reed Lochamy
"At the end of the day, we are storytellers and fortunate to have the platform to share what’s important in our city, our state, and our world."
I Create Birmingham: Wes Chapman
"Ballet gave me the means to become a citizen of the world. I appreciated how special that was and how infrequent it was to have that opportunity."