We’re Trying Something New.
We’d Like You To Be Part Of it.
OKAY, I’ll Bite.
What’s This “Creative Kind?”
We’re professional creatives. There are more of us in Knoxville than you might realize.
We’d think it’d be great to get all these kinds of people together.
You know. The Creative Kind.
Our KINDred Spirits
Graphic Designers
Visualize yourself with other creatives, networking and sharpening skills.
Writers
Do you connect and persuade with words? We need you. Word.
Developers/UX
If getting people to engage is your thing, then you might want to engage with us.
Photographers
Finding people who share your interests and may need your services is a snap.
Videographers
Put your networking in motion with our events and connections.
Social Media Specialists
You’ll like how our group responds to your own bad selfie.
Communications Teachers
Molding young minds? Our group is a lesson in networking.
Sound
Make your living with headphones and waves? We hear ya.
Events
Use our events to make your events even more impactful.
Journalism/PR
Like spreading the news? We have some exclusives.
Art
If fine art is your life, our group is always looking for new ways to see.
Other
Don’t feel you quite fit these other categories? Most of us don’t either.
What’s Our Backstory?
In Spring of last year, a small group of folks who make their livings in creative got together, and lamented the fact that since COVID, we’ve lost opportunities to interact.
Many of the professional associations we’ve enjoyed over the years stopped programming, and have yet to restart.
We Saw A Void Needing To Be Filled.
So we thought that we should consider some ways for creative minds to interact. Collaborate. Brainstorm. Commiserate. Drink beer or coffee. Educate each other.
And make each other better.
And Just What Are We Doing About This "Void?"
We’re looking for ways to restore some of the opportunities creative folk used to have for workshops, speakers, professional development, and fun social gatherings.
It’s all still in the formative stage, and you can lend a hand in helping us determine what types of activities The Creative Kind should pursue.
To get to know us a little better, read the first draft of our “manifesto” here.
To see some of the people involved already, take a look at The Creative Kind “nucleus” here.
Events
Creative Kind Carolina Calling Confab
Wednesday, February 25, 5:30-7pm
Carolina Ale House
9045 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923
Proof That Alliteration Can Lead You Directly To Beer, Food, And Fun
Join creative professionals from all around Knoxville for our February event—a low key, relaxed gathering where we can meet new like-minded people, network, converse, debate, and enjoy.
Carolina Ale House is a great venue for such confabs, and it’s free. (You’ll have to pay for your beers of course, unless you meet an intriguing new buddy who offers to buy. Which could happen).
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