CLT Creatives
This is the most exciting time ever to be creative in the Charlotte region. Our city’s creative energy is surging and we’re growing as a creative destination. A report we worked on back in 2017 revealed that there are more than 58,000 creative jobs spanning 72 for-profit and not-for-profit industries throughout our 16-county region. That’s some impressive creative output (with a big impact on our region’s economy), and The Biscuit’s mission is to tell their stories and shine a bright light on their work.
The Biscuit Podcast – Creative Besties Kate Micham and Nicole Reyes
CLT Creatives, Podcasts | August 22, 2019On this batch of The Biscuit Podcast, we spend time with “Creative Besties,” Kate Micham and Nicole Reyes, creatives at MODE and the leaders of Make-A-Mark in Charlotte, about how they work together, the Queen City creative scene and looming deadline… read more »
INK STORIES: Sammie Kolk Loves Mom n’ Dad, Canada … and Poison
CLT Creatives | August 22, 2019We love the synthesis of personal story and incredible artistic talent that’s embodied in a tattoo. This week’s Ink Story features makeup artist, blogger, Instagrammer and Canadian turned Southerner, Sammie Kolk. Sammie shares the stories behind her… read more »
INK STORIES: Sir Abstraxxx Honors His Grandfather
CLT Creatives, Photography | August 13, 2019People get tattoo ink to tell stories. Some of these stories we keep to ourselves. Others we tell whenever someone implores the common “who does your work?” Today, we explore the tattoos of Charlottean, Sir Abstraxxx. Abstraxxx is willing to tell the… read more »
People of Charlotte: John Mejia Heals with Connections Over Coffee
CLT Creatives | August 13, 2019Grief is a journey all of us must travel at some point. There’s no one path to take. John Mejia lost his wife on August 30, 2018. The Charlotte community has helped him to heal. He believes community-care is just as important as self-care and his mis… read more »
Queen’s Feast Recap: Digging Into Four “O.G. CLT” Restaurants
CLT Avengers, CLT Creatives, Exploring Charlotte | August 9, 2019Daydeaming about where to eat this weekend? We won’t tell your boss, but we WILL give you some recommendations. During Queen’s Feast, we dispatched the #CLTAvengers, Charlotte’s mightiest Instagrammers, to check out a few “O.G. CLT” restaurants. We f… read more »
The Biscuit Podcast: $HAN Wallace Takes Portraits of Today for Tomorrow
CLT Creatives, Podcasts | August 7, 2019Take a moment and think … what if you lost all your cherished pictures of your life and your family’s life before you? What if you never had them at all? Visiting photographer with The Roll-Up, $HAN Wallace, is devoting much of her time taking free… read more »
Dear Soul Music Co. Champions Charlotte Artists Professionally … and Unapologetically
CLT Creatives, How To/Resources | August 7, 2019When Arsena Schroeder was young, she took a chance asked a trusted adult to listen to her sing. The harsh feedback she received set her back and silenced her for years. But, now … she sings. Through her Dear Soul Music Co. she helps Charlotte music… read more »
Move Over, Superman! Here Comes Frogboy!
CLT Creatives | August 6, 2019Superheroes have soared into historic popularity in the past few years. Caped crusaders are demolishing the box office on a regular basis, break records left and right. Primetime television seems to feature a new hero team with each new season. Video… read more »
From the Stage to the Boardroom: Using Improv as a Corporate Tool
CLT Creatives, How To/Resources | August 6, 2019Some might say that Charlottean Jenn Grabenstetter lives two lives — one where she’s the vice president of Global Brand & Content Marketing at Sealed Air and the other as an actress and comedian. But, she’s found a way to bring her vocation and her… read more »
The Biscuit Podcast – July 31, 2019
CLT Creatives, CLT Nonprofits, Podcasts | July 31, 2019In this episode of “CreativeMornings Rewind,” Matt Olin sits down for an extended conversation with Sonja Gantt about the impact she’s making as the executive director of the CMS Foundation and how her prior career informs her current role. Along the… read more »
Stacy Cassio Has Never Met a Woman She Couldn’t Learn From
CLT Creatives | July 30, 2019So, who is the woman behind the pink curtain in Charlotte? It’s Stacy Cassio — Founder & CEO of Pink Mentor Network. Hailing from rural Kansas, Stacy says she has never met a woman she couldn’t learn from. Moreover, she believes that every woman des… read more »
Sagehaus Making the CLT Music Scene a Little “Brighter”
CLT Creatives | July 30, 2019Charlotte creatives Jason Hausman and Emily Sage met at CreativeMornings in December. At another meeting, they shared an umbrella. Today, they’re making beautiful music together as SAGEHAUS. A few weeks after deciding to collaborate, Emily and Jason… read more »
HUG Life: Love Blossoms on the Streets of Charlotte
CLT Creatives, Exploring Charlotte | July 24, 2019After moving to a new city, it’s a challenge to establish your bearings and make connections. For artist and recent HUG micro-grant recipient, KHEM, diving into the creative community here has eased that transition – an instrumental pipeline for meet… read more »
10-Foot Tall Woman Aiming for a 46-Year Run on Coke Billboard
CLT Creatives | July 24, 2019No doubt at some point you were zipping eastbound onto I-277 toward Uptown, glanced up and saw two figures casually hanging out on the ever-present Coca-Cola billboard. Well, behind every great billboard, there’s a story about the creative process an… read more »
VIEWFINDER: Dave Butler Captures the CLT DJ Battle Scene
CLT Creatives, Happenings, Music, Photography | July 23, 2019Each month, The Biscuit will feature Viewfinder, a gallery of selected photographs from some of our favorite Charlotte photographers. Today we feature some choice shots from creative renaissance man, Dave Butler – in particular, his work capturing im… read more »
How a Battalion of Army Men Defeated My Perfectionism
CLT Creatives, Exploring Charlotte | July 22, 2019Perfection is one of the killers of creativity. One antidote for perfectionism is to play, and if I was to strengthen my creativity and quiet the perfectionist in me, I needed to practice spontaneous play. So I decided to do something silly and trust… read more »
Community Matters Cafe — The Restorative Abilities of Art & Food
CLT Creatives, CLT Nonprofits | July 22, 2019As an extension of the Charlotte Rescue Mission, Community Matters Cafe creates a skilled and caring environment in which Mission residents work alongside industry professionals. And as the Cafe empowers the staff and adds to the economy of Charlotte… read more »
Brittany Moore is Strong, Focused, Determined & Ready to Make Waves
CLT Creatives | July 22, 2019Charlottean Brittany Moore is on a mission for her daughter Brielle to create a world where gender equality thrives. Having moved to Charlotte in 2008, she’s been actively involved in the community through Kicks 4 The City and NC MedAssist. And now,… read more »
Charlotteans Needed to Round Up Tiny Pitbulls
CLT Creatives | July 18, 2019Tiny pitbulls are invading the Queen City. Yup, you read that right. Charlotte creative and HUG Grant recipient, Michael Sullivan, wants you to hunt high and low for magnetic pitties he’s hiding all over the city on Free Art Fridays – #FAFCLT.
HUG Life: AlleyKatWay is on the Fashion Prowl
CLT Creatives | July 11, 2019Charlotte native, Darrell Anderson, AKA D.A.K.A., has got style to spare. And, good news, he’s willing to share. A self-proclaimed “stylist, artist, and fashion fanatic,” D.A.K.A., founded the fashion blog, The AlleyKatWay, to share his thoughts on f… read more »
