Hadley Creatives
In 2018, the Hadley Creatives initiative was created to empower Louisville’s creative sector through a comprehensive 6-month professional development program. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted the creative support. Consequently, arts organizations have been forced to restructure and pivot. The Foundation is currently working with former Hadley Creatives artists and arts organizations to determine the best way for the Hadley Creatives initiative to support local artists. We remain committed to cultivating a supportive community of diverse, multi-disciplinary creatives committed to professional best practices, career planning and advocacy. The Hadley Creatives is funded by the George & Mary Alice Hadley Fund at the Community Foundation of Louisville.
What are Generation 3’s hopes?
15 Artists. 6 months. We are Investing.
Meet Generation 3.
Floor (l-r): Ariadne Calvano, Jane B. Jones, Deena Lilygren
Seated (l-r): Charles Rivera, Amberly M. Simpson, Skylar Smith, Felicia Rose Chavez, Bryn Silverman, Kiana Benhoff
Standing (l-r): Kevin Warth, Shannon Delahanty, Kevin Flores, Monica Stewart, Yunier Ramirez, Rheonna Nicole
Brandon Ragland, Choreographer/Dancer
“Hadley Creatives have given me so much guidance and confidence to continue to pursue my art form. It has also provided me a wonderful family of other artists that serve as a network and support system and I am forever grateful for that.”
Theresa Bautista, Choreographer/Dancer
“I have always been protective about my work regarding intellectual property. I have new insights about what it takes to protect my work, but also understand to create awareness about my work, I need to be strategic about how I share it to promote myself, especially on my website and on the internet.”
Gibbs Rounsavall, Visual Artist
“Prior to Hadley Creatives I had zero ideas on how to structure my art practice in terms of business strategies. I think that is the biggest benefit that I am taking from this HC experience.”
Tatiana Rathke, Visual Art
“It was really good to just have time together with other working artists and to hear how many of us struggle with similar fears and doubts. By processing these things together, I feel like I can handle these negative thoughts much better and I know that I have a group of at least 15 people who will support me. I also see my own talent better now that I know how to talk about it and have a bigger language to describe what I do and who I am.”
Keith McGill, Playwright
“The people I met in this group have definitely helped me look at myself as an artist. The trust I built with this group really helped me to have a cadre who will advise me and be my sounding board. Anyone who gets the opportunity to participate in this group will have their artistic life completely changed.”
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