Creatives in Color gives diverse, creative professionals in higher and more visible positions a platform to share their experiences – in hopes of motivating and inspiring other BIPOC creatives in our community.
This year, Creatives on Creatives is an interview style format in which the speakers will present their personal experiences navigating their career path. We were inspired by Variety Magazine's Actors on Actors series, and thought it would be inspiring to hear how each speaker navigates adversity they may have faced and how they overcame it in the creative industry. We want the audience to be inspired but also informed. The speakers will engage in a natural conversation as we sit back and listen to the many stories they share with one another. Come check out how creativity meets inclusivity and invokes change for the better.
Why Creatives in Color?
From our perspective, the Indy creative community lacks BIPOC representation. We want to provide a safe space for all creatives to gather and share their unique experiences. By curating a space where people can come together and spark healthy dialogue, we hope to make the Indy community more diverse and inclusive.
We hope that having underrepresented creatives speak about their career experiences will allow other BIPOC creatives to feel supported and more connected with our community. We worry that people of color might think they don’t have the opportunity to succeed in our creative industry. By spotlighting people of color who are successful and pushing norms in our community, we hope young BIPOC designers will feel they have a place in our community and a support system here.
Speakers:
Amiah Mims
Amiah Mims is an ever-growing designer, painter and muralist. She is a 2015 graduate of Kent State University where she majored in Visual Communication Design and minored in Photo Illustration. She is also a retired KSU collegiate level gymnast and MAC Champion.
Previously, Mims was a full-time Graphic Designer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. However, her need to invest more in her fundamental artistic talents motivated her leap out on faith and branch out on her own. Now, she offers a wider range of her creative services under her newly-founded company, Works By Mimsy LLC.
Mims’ style is flexible, depending on the content and/or the context of the piece. She tends to focus on the human form, exploring how it expresses emotions through its movements and mannerisms. Learning to utilize her abilities to a fuller capacity has been an empowering journey so far and she looks forward to continuing her creative exploration.
To date, a few of her art career highlights include the Indy BLM Street Mural (2020), Sleek: The Art of the Helmet Exhibition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2022), We.The Culture exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields (2022-23), The Minutiae: A Solo Show at the Harrison Center (2023), BUTTER 1, 2, Home Court Edition & 4 (2021-24), All Star Weekend: Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Barrels (2024) and the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Helmet Souvenirs (2024).
Adrian Gazcon
