Guidance
The Collective Catapult: Creating Opportunity With Community - with Photographer Michelle Yee
Speaker: MICHELLE YEE - Artist, Photographer, Writer & Co-founder of SOFIA
Moderator: ANN URBAN - Professor, OCAD University and Principal & Creative Director, Urban & Co.
Michelle Yee, one of the founding members of photography collective SOFIA (Society of Females in Art) discusses the benefits of joining a collective. Balancing her time between San Francisco, New York and Toronto, having the support of a community of colleagues transformed Michelle’s life and helped her grow as an artist. Now she wants to give back by sharing her insights with image-makers on the cusp of their careers. Hear about SOFIA activities, their mentoring philosophy, and how group sharing is creating opportunities for everyone in the collective.