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:

Iman Tucker

Founder
Believe Brand Co.

Iman Tucker is an Indianapolis based business owner, author, creative, and musician. Founder of Believe Brand Co. a faith based retail and entertainment company, Tucker has found his way through corporate America into entrepreneurship after having scaled CardBoard, an Indy based tech company to 7-figures. 

Tucker is the official DJ of Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, and Indiana University Basketball and Football Teams.

Tucker’s journey began out of a mere interest in music and has blossomed into an eclectic, multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multi-genre experience that has taken him all over the world as one of the most engaging, diverse DJs.

Oreo Jones

Artist/Musician/Curator
Chreece

Oreo Jones is an artist currently residing in Indianapolis. With his original focus on hip-hop culture, Jones has both sharpened and expanded his craft as a musician collaborating across genres and scenes. Jones is most known for his project with experimental hip-hop trio 81355 (bless), Afropunk band White Moms, and his celebrated solo work. As a community organizer with an artistic purpose, Jones founded “Chreece,” one of the Midwest’s largest hip-hop festivals. Jones has participated in artist residencies and received numerous awards for his work in the community of Indianapolis

“Indianapolis rapper Oreo Jones makes hip-hop for people with unreasonable expectations of what hip-hop can and should be. A gifted lyricist with an ear for rich, textured beats that check off most boxes on the “new school” and “true school” checklists, Jones is both classicist and futurist.” —Sean L. Maloney, Boston Globe

www.oreojones.com