The Myriad was a company I started in August 2017 of which I was the Creative Director, Visual Art Curator, and Host. It was an artists collective who created the event Art Night. We hosted over 40 artists Art Nights, a live multimedia event made up of a cocktail and performance hour, featuring all new original work from a myriad of up and coming artists. Our events were made up of an array of paintings, photography, poetry, spoken word, films, short scenes, staged readings, dance, comedy, and original music.
As the Creative Director my job was to collaborate with my producers about the overall vibe of the show.
Location - we used an artist’s loft garage in Brooklyn, an upscale music school in the West Village, followed by a chic backyard in Soho.
Displaying the art - we used projectors, handmade 6ft contraptions to view short films, and lots of thumbtacks.
Keeping our audience excited - open bar, pizza, an art that made one think beyond ‘I like it’ or ‘I don’t like it.’
When I curated the visual art for the show I relied on a lot of gut instinct and Instagram stalking. I met the most beautiful unique artists in places I never would have expected. Visual artists of all kinds - digital animators, photographers, crafters, painters, claymation artists, cartoonists, drawers, charcoal artists, sculptors!
For hosting, I introduced the show to make everyone feel safe, welcome, and free to interact and keep drinking!