EPISODE 6: THE MULTI-HYPHENATE ARTIST
JOIN US FOR A ROUND TABLE WITH ANDREA AREVALO AND TIAYRRA BRADLEY AS WE DISCUSS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MULTI-HYPHENATE ARTIST.
THE ROUND TABLE EXPLORES
Together we explore the concept of the Multi-Hyphenate Artist. What does it mean to be a jack-of-all-trades in the modern creative landscape? Should you focus on one thing and become an expert in one field? Has the pandemic changed the way artists work? Or should you wear many hats so you can pivot? Lots of deep digging in this episode that explores the boundaries of what it means to be an artist.
“I’ve spent my whole life just being like, I have to have one focus. So then, this year, I was like, it’s okay. It’s okay that I don’t. Let me just go with that and see what happens.”
MEET THE GUESTS
ANDREA AREVALO. A freelance photographer, filmmaker, and art director based in Oakland, California. Andrea enjoys working with small businesses, non-profits, and brands to create bold visuals that help tell underrepresented stories in new ways. In her work she is drawn to themes of community, nostalgia, and everyday life in the form of portrait, still life, and documentary visuals. With extensive experience in the non-profit and social good sectors, she has worked with arts groups, individuals, startups, and international organizations to tell moving stories. This includes her work as full-time Art Director at the Grammy award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus, where she worked for nearly 5 years. She is a founding contributor of By And For, a San Francisco Bay Area BIPOC collective of photographers donating photographic services to local BIPOC businesses.Originally from Miami, FL, Andrea lived in Madrid and Brooklyn before moving to Oakland, CA. She speaks fluent English and Spanish, and basic Portuguese. Her clients include 100cameras, UN Women, United Nations, True & Co, Belcampo, and more, and her work has been seen in The Washington Post, and Photovogue Italia.
A BRILLIANT DUMMY // TIAYRRA BRADLEY. A Designer, Art Director and Photographer specializing in film, advertising, fashion, and social media content - with a passion for creating stories of impact and joy through visual arts. Tiayrra has proven experience in art direction, photography and social media content creation and leans into her entrepreneurial spirit constantly as what drives her to continuously find new ways to express ideas while encouraging others to do the same. Her approach to creativity, whether it's planning a photoshoot or making a fruit salad in the shape of an Angry Bird, is to make it fun and make it impactful. Tiayrra has created works for Netflix, Google, Sweetgreen, McDonalds, and more.