“‘Hey Jude,’ by the Beatles belongs to everyone. It’s everyone’s song in their own way. It’s dedicated to a person or a time in your life where it makes you think of something. And I feel like art can be the same way.”
In this talk, Olivia and Emily explore their art relationship as they create art with people. From murals to the Meet Cart, to their current collaboration at Denver Art Museum, they explore what it means to bring people together in community through art.
About the speaker
Olive Moya is a visual artist originally from Southern California, working and living in Denver. She received her BFA from Otis College of Art + Design in 2011. She creates work in the studio, and paints murals in her signature colorful abstract style. Her murals can be seen at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, the Transportation Center in Vail, The Republic Plaza Building, Illegal Pete’s, Lululemon Park Meadows, and Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas to name a few. She’s participated in festivals such as Streetwise Boulder, Babe Walls, Colorcon, and Crush Walls and exhibited at Recreative Denver, Dateline Gallery, and The Gallery @ The Bus Stop in Boulder. Get in touch with Olive via her Instagram: @olivemoya or via her website: www.olivemoyastudio.com
Emily Hope Dobkin is the founder of Betterish and is a hybrid of a community organizer meets arts educator meets creative entrepreneur. Twisting together craft, play, and reflection, her work is about producing innovative experiences that nourish creativity and encourages meaningful social connections. She’s been named a “people person extraordinaire” by Denver Westword---in addition to being dubbed as a bridge-builder, a connector, a joiner, a facilitator of joy, and a gracious/kind/fun human being. Emily's Instagram is either @betterish and @themeetcart and you can also land yourself on her website: www.doitbetterish.com
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