Artistic and creative careers are among the most rewarding, but they also come with unique challenges. We asked some of the city’s best creatives to tell us why they choose to pursue a creative career.

Mahala Slaughterbeck | Photographer

After multiple attempts to follow the “American Dream”, countless unsuccessful interviews and struggling to fit in at any workplace environment, I had the opportunity to pursue my own passion of the unknown. Meaning, I was not even sure what I was getting myself into or what I had a passion for. Read more>>

Amber Cantorna-Wylde | Author, Speaker, and Social Justice Advocate

I believe that creativity and the arts are what people need most at this time in our country. It’s what brings people together in the midst of division. Especially coming out of the pandemic, people are in need of the arts that much more. It cultivates community and gifts people with both hope and joy. Read more>>

Wyncie Groves | Designer

“To create meant that I would look a little bit like my creator.” -Lysa TerKeurst Everything points back to Christ and can teach you something about Him if you’re willing. Learning to create something new and beautiful has definitely made me feel like I understand my creator better. Read more>>

Dustin Doskocil | Advertising and Editorial Photographer

I was always drawn to the camera and would carry one around from the time I was 14 or 15. It wasn’t until my first photography class in college, when my instructor started talking about back when he was a professional photographer and I thought to myself, “that’s a career path”. Read more>>