The Creative Hive May

The Creative Hive, May 9, 5:30-7:30PM, Trace Brewing, 4312 Main St., Bloomfield

Thursday, May 9, 20245:30 - 7:30PM

Trace Brewing (4312 Main St., Bloomfield)

This event is wheelchair accessible

Free

The Creative Hive is a monthly networking event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.

Program highlights include:

  • Free and tailored to artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators.
  • No program, no agenda – just show up with a desire to network and connect.
  • Be a part of creating stronger connections and bonds, especially between disciplines and roles, to improve the breadth and strength of our sector.

Venue Info: Trace Brewing, a tap room, cafe, and community space 

Featuring: 

  • Trace Brewing is providing 75 free first-come, first-served drink tickets during the event. $1 from all additional purchased drinks will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.
  • Available drinks for purchase include beers, ciders, mixed cocktails, wines, nonalcoholic beers, and other nonalcoholic offerings.
  • Food from Black-owned food truck, Blowfish BBQ, will be on site for patrons to enjoy smoked BBQ and savory side dishes. Light refreshments will also be available.

Sign-up HERE!

The Creative Hive Hosts

atiya jones (she/her)

A woman with large hoop earrings, a black t-shirt, black leather jacket, and a light brown beanie smiles for the camera beside black-and-white abstract artwork
Host of The Creative Hive, May 2024 atiya jones is a multidisciplinary visual and conceptual artist, exploring themes of human connection, gentrification, migration, isolation, and mysticism, while visually depicting accumulative actions / community presence through her WildLines & Brain Maps. She utilizes her artwork to create and hold discourse centering the Black-experience she’s had as an artist, woman, queer person, transplant, and wanderer. jones believes that art is and should be everywhere.

Aadam Soorma (he/him)

A smiling man with a blue collared shirt and a backwards gray baseball cap
Host of The Creative Hive, May 2024 Aadam Soorma is the head of marketing and guest experience at Trace Brewing in Bloomfield. He guides the brewery's day-to-day digital strategy, including content distribution and brand expression across all web and social channels.

Dr. Tahirah Walker (she/her)

A smiling Black woman with black-and-gray hair, large circular dangly earrings, a chain necklace, and a bright blue top. She's posing outside in front of a brick wall covered with greenery
Host of The Creative Hive, January-December 2024

Tahirah Walker is an assistant professor in the Department of Community Engagement & Leadership at Point Park University's Rowland School of Business. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetorical Studies. Tahirah enjoys books, books, books, music, visual art, and her beautiful supportive family. Tahirah is inspired by a wide range of writers, musicians, and visual artists including Deesha Philyaw, Brian Broome, Kiese Laymon, Yona Harvey, Stevie Wonder, Kara Walker, Reyna Noriega, and the incomparable noteholder mezzo soprano like no other, Whitney Elizabeth Houston.

Event accessibility is our priority

The Arts Council is committed to making its programs accessible to everyone - even virtual events. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate in this event, please email events@pittsburghartscouncil.org at least two weeks prior to the event. Event accommodations may include ASL; Open Captioning; Audio Description; digital, large-print or Braille materials, etc. If an accommodation would be helpful and the lead time is less than two weeks, please let us know so we can make every effort to help you fully participate. To learn more, check out our Event Accessibility page.