I would consider myself a people-person. When in a new group
of people, I usually try to break the ice with my sense of humor and make an
effort to talk to everyone that is around. I attended First Friday in September
downtown. My first stop was Blackbird Studios. A friend of mines boyfriend’s
brother was debuting his work there. Sadly, by the time I got there, they were
gone, but there was still plenty of art to be seen and plenty of people to talk
to. As I entered the gallery, there was a colorful array of charcoal art on
multi-colored paper. I was fond of the Mountain Dew pieces but I did not stop
there.
As I wondered from room to room, I talked to the artists,
introducing myself as production professional. We chatted about their
inspirations and what their plans for new pieces were. Surprisingly, it seemed
they were more interested in knowing what it is that I did. As soon as I told
them what it was that I do, digital media production with a specialty in audio
and video, it seems they were intrigued. It was an authentic meeting of new
minds and comparing the paths that lead us to our passions. I concluded the
conversions by cementing in their hand, a business card.
Next stop, the CAC, Contemporary Arts Center. I only visited
the bottom floor of the center since the upper floor is mostly resident
artists. I was really excited when I saw that one room was converted into a toy
shop! I went to the counter to chat with the creative minds behind these
stellar pieces. I was able to chat with them for a moment. Unfortunately, they
were out of business cards but they did point me to their websites. I was
pleased to learn that they had been wanting to do a promotional piece for their
work and my golden opportunity was called. I gave them a business card and gave
them the light spiel on my talents and told them to give me a call when they
were ready to create their video.
After I made my rounds in the CAC, my last stop for the night
was a favorite place of mine, The Beat Coffeehouse. I absolutely love this
place. They had a local band. I was able to steal a seat on the bench. Next to
me was a young couple, visibly pregnant. I conveniently bumped into them and
apologized and there was my “in” to a conversation. We started talking about
baby showers and I told them I was about to be an Aunt myself. We chatted about
planning and I informed them that I would be doing a video for the shower,
since I am in production. They said they had the same idea but weren’t sure if
they could afford it. I gave them a business card and told them, I can work
within any budget and make it memorable. I made some great progress that night
and made some great connections.
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