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.

Colt Maule | Artist, Photographer, Explorer, Conservationist, Educator

When I look back onto my life, the vast majority of it feels like a blur. In between trying to survive with the seemingly never ending work, eat, sleep, repeat scenario, comes the rushing from place to place doing this and doing that, paying the bills, planning for this, reacting to that, with a scattering of evolving dreams and ambitions. The walk down memory lane can feel absolutely chaotic. However, I also have memories of moments and periods of time that stand out in stark contrast to, which was for my personality type, an unwanted mundane, auto pilot, groundhog’s day life I had found myself living at times. Read more>>

Ajedrea Silvestre | MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST

Art and nature were my first environments in which I was immersed since I was a child. My parents had an art gallery in Colombia and sold different artworks from a wide variety of artists for more than 30 years. My love and passion for creative exploration has had a positive impact on my human development, being decisive when choosing it as my professional career path. Read more>>

Brad McHargue and Becky Sayers

It may sound cheesy, but we do it because we have to. If you are compelled towards art, then you really have no choice but to find a way to pursue it. Even when it isn’t your day job and even when you are stretched for time, you’ll find a way to take steps, even the smallest ones, towards that passion. If you’re compelled to create, then the distinction between hobby and career almost becomes indistinguishable. Read more>>