Tag: Leah Parker
ARTrepreneur of the Month–July 2014
Jimmy Descant, better known as Salida’s Rocketman, is a Severe ReConstructivist, live assemblage art perform, community and arts activist, and is our July 2014 ARTrepreneur of the Month. 1) How did you get into art? Why Salida? I worked as a road dog for 15 years for bands across the world ‘til I found a […]
Website Must-Haves for Creatives
Unlike Etsy, DeviantArt, or Facebook, a personal website allows artists complete control over showcasing their brand and their work without the distraction or competition of other artists’ products. Websites can be designed quickly and for cheap through sites such as Weebly, Squarespace, and Blu Domain, but what happens when your visitors aren’t engaged with your […]
CREATE MSU’s OWN IT Music Mastermind #4: Networking and Building Relationships—June 10, 2014
by Angela Kerr and Leah Parker [email protected] [email protected] Sold out crowds have become the standard for the mastermind series, the last boasting standing room only. Kevin Shipley, President of Music Munch Management and Tom Sailor of Winterset Concert Events had a provocative conversation about what talent buyers for large festivals do and what they focus […]
BuzzPreneur of the Month of June: Bill Freud – Freud Media Productions
byAngela Kerr and Leah Parker [email protected] [email protected] So how does a former IT guy find happiness? The answer is starting his own video biz. Yes, Bill Freud from Freud Media Productions has found his niche in using his technical skills to step up his video game. When referencing his new life pursuit Bill states, […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–June 2014
Erika E. Righter is the owner of Hope Tank, a Denver charitable boutique which donates a portion of every item sold to a charitable organization or social cause. Erika is a social worker, social entrepreneur, and our ARTrepreneur of the Month. CREATE: Are you an artist? Erika: I use the term artist loosely. I sewed […]
Art of War Project
Winner of the 2014 Governor’s Creative Leadership Award by Curt Bean I joined the army at the ripe age of 17, having had no clue what I was getting myself into. I felt the call to serve and do my part. I went straight from high school to boot camp to my first tour in […]
Multi-Author Book Signing: Penny Dread Tales IV Anthology
Penny Dread Tales Volume IV Book Release Party 5:30-9:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014 CREATE MSU Denver Showroom 890 Auraria Parkway, Suite 120 Denver, CO 80204 RSVP here! Join us for a multi-author book signing to celebrate the release of Penny Dread Tales Volume IV: Perfidious and Paranormal Punkery of Steam. Contributions to the anthology […]
BUZZpreneur of the Month: Kevin Shipley, MusicMunch Management
by Angela Kerr and Leah Parker. Kevin Shipley has been strumming a guitar since he was 6 years old. He grew up in San Francisco and was surrounded by the hard rock and blues scene of the late ’60s, at such historic venues as the Fillmore West and Winterland. He was drawn to playing bass […]
Own It Music Mastermind: Networking and the Music Business
by Angela Kerr and Leah Parker Another sold out crowd attended the April 8th “Designing Your Band,” presentation, featuring Adrienne Osborn and Justin Long from Performance High. In addition to an informal conversation, handouts on how to incorporate your band, band roles and responsibilities (creative, functional, and organizational), and a sample band partnership agreement were […]
ARTrepreneur of the Month–May 2014
Kathy Beekman has been featured in the nationally acclaimed Southwest Art Magazine and authored Prosper, A Success Book for Artists. Kathy was one of 57 women artists of the West invited to show in the Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s Cowgirl Up! exhibit, and she is the May 2014 ARTrepreneur of the Month. CREATE: Tell us […]
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