Artists and creatives face innumerable challenges given that their career path often doesn’t come with a playbook, a steady paycheck or any form of safety net. It’s definitely not easy and so we asked a few of the artists and creatives we admire to talk to us about why they chose to pursue an artistic or creative career.

Abifola Olorunlana | Painter and Photographer

Art has always been a means of relaxing my mind,experiencing it and also while making it. My love for art wasn’t something that developed overtime rather spontaneous. Since when I was little, I created art whenever and wherever; most times in class with my friends, one of who was E.D Adegoke; Read more>>

East Beatz | Musical Artist and Producer

My mission is to introduce my music to everyone with the same intensity of other popular musical artists, like YungHashtag who has tragically passed away. I want to have a positive, constructive message that will move people. I have always been a lover of art, music, technology, and the color orange. Read more>>

Chancellor Trump | Rap Artist/Songwriter

An everyday 9 to 5 job does absolutely nothing for my personality. I’m a performing arts major from Nova Southeastern University, & being on stage expressing myself has always been in my nature since I was 6 years old. On my journey to becoming famous, I always keep in mind that that’s exactly what it is, a journey. Read more>>

Rion Heldibridle | Operations Manger & Artist

As an artist, I understand people and situations on a completely different level. Working in the creative field is a dream come true for me. It gives me the ability to express my out-of-the-box thinking, show my creative skills on a business level, and create beautiful and engaging content for our community. Read more>>

Elizabeth Marinovich | Small Business Owner & Teacher

As far back as I can remember, I was working on something creative or artistic. Whether it was cooking mud pie for my mom, or going above and beyond on my school poster boards, I always enjoyed the artistic process. After having a parent visitor come to my 3rd grade class to teach an art lesson, I declared I wanted to be an art teacher when I grew up. Read more>>

Jose Luis de la Paz | Guitarist, Composer, Producer and Performer

When I first held a guitar in my hands, I was barely 4 months old. From that moment on, that wooden object with strings attached itself to my hands. Over the years, what was a toy in my early childhood also became the way in which I could express myself and tell my emotions. Being an artist was inevitable, it is my vocation and my way of understanding life. Read more>>

Ainose Aisabu | Songwriter, composer & producer

Growing up, I woke up to the sound of music every morning in my early years. My dad unawares, had developed my music skills in a subconscious level. Read more>>

Sarah Elqa | artist

At the end of my studies, I decided to create my clothing brand because I was passionated about fashion, so I became a stylist for about ten years. I have always been an artist at heart but I had never thought of making a career out of it, I have been painting since I was very young, we are a family of artists, my father paints and my maternal great great grandfather is the famous fauvist painter Maurice Devlaminck. Read more>>