Empowering the creative community through meaningful connection.
The Mentorship
A free, year-long mentorship designed to empower + propel emerging artists of marginalized identities toward a career in commercial visual arts.
Events
Partnerships that provide live, hands-on services + resources to your creative community.
Consultation
One-on-one sessions via video conferencing your latest industry queries.
Navigating the creative world together.
At its core, We Create was founded upon meaningful connection. As the landscape of the art world becomes more fraught and isolating, We Create seeks to support and ensure the success of creative professionals.
We Create began as a one-of-a-kind mentorship program uplifting emerging artists, ultimately building a stronger creative world through community and shared knowledge. Maintaining that mission today, We Create serves the creative community worldwide by creating unique and informative programming in collaboration with event partners, as well ala carte mentoring and consultation services to individual artists and corporations looking for creative solutions.
shared knowledge
The Mentorship
Every odd year, the We Create Mentorship convenes to create an intimate community dedicated to advancing the commercial visual art careers of emerging artists.
Event Collaborations
Serving the larger art community, We Create collaborates with event partners to bring inclusive creative + business acumen to cities around the globe.
Consultations
Be it individual artists or corporations looking for creative solutions, We Create provides ala carte mentoring and consultation services.
UPCOMING events
Jun 27-30, 2026
Aspen, C.O.
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Aspen Ideas Festival
Conversations that matter with people who inspire. The Aspen Ideas Festival brings brilliant leaders and thinkers from around the globe to discuss the ideas that will help build understanding today and shape tomorrow.
Apr 27, 2026
Zoom
RISD: A Conversation with Activist Artists
Join us for a Zoom panel discussion called “A Conversation with Activist Artists” led by Rhode Island School of Design President Crystal Williams featuring Tracie Ching (multidisciplinary artist and founder of We Create), Shepard Fairey (Rhode Island School of Design alum and Trustee; founder of Obey Giant), Dread Scott (longtime activist and School of the Art Institute of Chicago alum), and Yana Buhrer Tavanier (creative activist and co-founder of Fine Acts).
Monday, April 27, 7–8:30 pm EDT. Free and open to the public
Mar 27-29, 2026
Chicago, I.L.
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C2E2 – Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo
ReedPop and We Create partner to bring emerging artists and professional creatives of the Windy City on-site mentoring and special programming at C2E2 2025.
Mar 13-15, 2026
Washington, D.C.
Awesome Con
We Create @ Awesome Con – Awesome Con has joined forces with We Create to offer free mentoring to aspiring artists and visual creatives in the nation’s capitol. We Create will unveil it’s new show-floor offerings, including Tabling 101 and Booth/Porfolio Reviews – as well as its business development panels.
Mar 5-6, 2026
Seattle, W.A.
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ECCC – Emerald City Comic Con
ReedPop and We Create partner to bring emerging artists and professional creatives of the Seattle on-site mentoring and special programming. We Create will also be hosting the return of the ECCC Drink & Draw.
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