Description:
Trying to make a living as an artist can be extremely challenging. When you're a Black/Brown artist living in a society that minimizes or refuses to acknowledge that discrimination, injustices, and systemic racism exists, things get much more complicated. Art can help us both escape or reveal the harsh realities of our society. EVERYONE is welcomed to join in a virtual discussion and learn some ideas on how we can use our creative space to talk about race and work with allies.
Agenda
Speaker Bio
David Heredia founded Heroes of Color LLC, an organization dedicated to promoting inclusion and diversity through art, animation, and professional development. He has worked for Walt Disney Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Collectibles. His seven-time award-winning educational video series “Heroes of Color” was awarded $60,000 in the Pitch Black Media Awards in April 2019. The award was part of an intense, 2-week incubator program hosted by Black Public Media. David’s long-term commitment to educating artists has led to the creation of the Business of Freelance workshop as well as his new book, The Freelance Hustle which focuses on educating freelance artists on how to generate income and manage their business more efficiently. He published a children’s book with Scholastic in January 2020 called “Little Heroes of Color” which was Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release.
Trying to make a living as an artist can be extremely challenging. When you're a Black/Brown artist living in a society that minimizes or refuses to acknowledge that discrimination, injustices, and systemic racism exists, things get much more complicated. Art can help us both escape or reveal the harsh realities of our society. EVERYONE is welcomed to join in a virtual discussion and learn some ideas on how we can use our creative space to talk about race and work with allies.
Agenda
- Express yourself, let it out!
- Identify your role as a creative artist (what is your why?)
- Identifying real allies (this is a movement, not a moment)
- 20 great ways to demonstrate activism through art
- Risks involved with using your art for activism
- 8 tips for releasing and reducing stress
- Take action, and build but protect your reputation.
Speaker Bio
David Heredia founded Heroes of Color LLC, an organization dedicated to promoting inclusion and diversity through art, animation, and professional development. He has worked for Walt Disney Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Collectibles. His seven-time award-winning educational video series “Heroes of Color” was awarded $60,000 in the Pitch Black Media Awards in April 2019. The award was part of an intense, 2-week incubator program hosted by Black Public Media. David’s long-term commitment to educating artists has led to the creation of the Business of Freelance workshop as well as his new book, The Freelance Hustle which focuses on educating freelance artists on how to generate income and manage their business more efficiently. He published a children’s book with Scholastic in January 2020 called “Little Heroes of Color” which was Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release.