Visual Collaborative™ is a festival and publishing platform showcasing an extensive range of disciplines and rich experiences.
The Visual Collaborative Polaris series was conceived to create an engaging experience in form of interviews. In a little over 169 minutes of content, we feature 26 selected practitioners from around the world, exploring their creative disciplines, perspectives, forthcoming works and insights to boundless creative possibilities.
Synopsis
The concept of Polaris or North Star, is an experimental collective created by multidisciplinary designer and award-winning technologist; Ade Olufeko. The project commenced in the Winter/Harmattan of 2019 over a period of three months.
We speak to an Emmy award winner, a regional recognized architect, prolific artists, commercial graphic designers, global muralists, singers, performers, scientists, activists, artistic directors, music recording engineers, gallery owners, a yoga practitioner, an art collector, fashion stylists, chefs and university professors among others. Beyond a our platform the concept of Visual Collaborative is evidently seen universally in its everyday use regardless of socioeconomic status. We hope that the literacy of the creative industry and its different facets through our platform coveys its commitment to the field of humanities.
Autumn Whitehurst – New York City
Commercial Illustrator, and Instructor at School of Visual Arts Read Interview
Bahia Shehab – Cairo, Egypt
Artist, designer and founder of the graphic design program at The American University in Cairo Read Interview
Bobby Yan – Queens, New York
6 time Emmy Award winner, Filmmaker and director Read Interview
Irene Hernandez-Feiks – San Francisco, California
WonderlandSF Gallery Director, Patron of the arts Read Interview
Polly Alakija – Lagos, Nigeria
Muralist, artist and children’s book author Read Interview
Remi Vaughan-Richards – Lagos, Nigeria
Filmmaker and director Read Interview
TolumiDE – Washington, D.C.
Singer, songwriter and graphic artist Read Interview
Tosin Oshinowo – Lagos, Nigeria
Award-winning architect, entrepreneur, public speaker and author Read Interview
Jens Gad – Berlin, Germany
Producer, songwriter and guitarist Read Interview
Selam – Brooklyn, New York
Actress, Singer-Songwriter Read Interview
Indira Lindsay Roberts – Greensboro, North Carolina
Pharmaceutical professional and festival director Read Interview
Tiphanie Brooke (Antigirl) – Los Angeles, California
Multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer Read Interview
Joyce Adewumi – Harlem, New York
Singer, choreographer and educator Read Interview
Michael Elegbede – Lagos, Nigeria
Chef Read Interview
Valerie Alloix – San Francisco, California
Creative Technologist Read Interview
SB The-emcee (Ogo) – Houston, Texas
Rapper and lyricist Read Interview
Mankwe Ndosi – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Singer and performance artist Read Interview
Yvonne Sangudi – Los Angeles, California
Singer Read Interview
Chee (Chidinma) – Lagos, Nigeria
Singer and songwriter Read Interview
aYo Binitie Lagos, Nigeria / London, United Kingdom
Creative Technologist Read Interview
Kanayo Ebi – New York City / Lagos, Nigeria
Stylist, Image and Brand consultant Read Interview
Hana Omilani – Lagos, Nigeria
Founder of Lasmara, Patron of the arts Read Interview
Suzanne Erickson – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founder of Jungle Red Salon Spa and Gallery Read Interview
Ben L. Jones – Chicago, Illinois
Artist Read Interview
Abiola Salamotu Ajala – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stylist and fashion connoisseur Read Interview
Deborah Lundstrom – Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Yoga practitioner and program director Read Interview