The iconic brand FUBU, the collection renowned for its “For Us, By Us” ethos, is set to return stateside at Atlanta Fashion Week 2024.
International fashion. Creative ideation. Diversity and inclusion. And Georgia. Step into those words. Zip them up. Walk around and see how they make you feel. The fit is phenomenal, you’ll see.
In a move that legitimizes what states across the country have cultivated and celebrated as they welcome film, television, gaming, and other digital media production players and facilities to their home turf, the White House’s conference puts a spotlight on the creative economy as a potent economic driver for communities in states across the country.
When I founded SCAD 45 years ago, the adaptive repurposing of historic architecture was a necessity. We simply didn’t have the resources to build new classroom space, and Savannah teemed with abandoned buildings, ready to be filled with vitality as a haven for professional creative education. As Jane Jacobs said, new ideas need old buildings.
Our recent meetings have centered heavily around international opportunities and collaborations. Georgia’s creatives are reaching out globally to expand their businesses, while other countries are seeking production connections with Georgia. Cities and counties in the state are working with foreign officials to explore cultural alignment, and universities are highlighting bilateral cooperation through educational programs.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced Georgia was awarded a Gold Shovel by economic development business publication Area Development for achieving significant success in attracting new business investment and job creation in 2023.
Georgia Entertainment, in partnership with Cinelease Studios-Three Ring, hosted the first Georgia Unscripted roadshow of 2024 in Covington. The event gathered hundreds of local business owners, entertainment executives, and creatives along with government officials to learn more about the Creative Economy in the region.
This selection stems from a meticulous process involving nominations, extensive research, references, and insightful interviews with key figures. Those named will be featured in this edition of the Creative Economy Journal and on Georgia Entertainment’s website in the coming weeks.
Georgia Entertainment, the leading source of news and information for the film & tv, music, esports, arts, gaming and other areas of digital entertainment, has released the second edition of their bi-annual printed publication – Georgia Entertainment: The Creative Economy Journal.
Named the Fashion Book of the Year by Ivy Style, John Slemp’s Bomber Boys – WWII Flight Jacket Art presents over one hundred WWII painted bomber jackets, stunningly crisp photographed, and each documented with the airmen who wore them.