Power Panel: Portfolio Power

Your portfolio is more than a collage of work – it is your creative calling card, your professional story, and your ticket to new opportunities. But what makes a portfolio stand out? What essential details should it include? And how can you tailor it for different opportunities (grants, commissions, RFQs)?

Join Charlotte Is Creative, in partnership with the Charlotte Urban Design Center, for our next Power Panel, where we’ll dive deep into crafting a portfolio that gets noticed. This event will feature a panel of local creatives and industry experts who will share insights on available resources, pro tips, common mistakes to avoid, and what makes a portfolio stand out in a crowded space.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE POWER PANEL?

Join us for a 30-min Panel Discussion about “What makes a strong portfolio” followed by breakout groups that will dive even deeper into case studies and portfolio building resources.

Whether you're starting from scratch or giving your portfolio a refresh, this session will give you practical tools, expert tips, and a clear game plan to help you build a portfolio that truly represents you – so you can confidently go after the opportunities you want!

PANELISTS INCLUDE:

• David Butler, Co-founder & CEO, Hue House
• Ivan Depeña, Owner & Artist, Depeña Studio
• Wendy Fishman, Director of Collaborative Works, UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture 
• Asa Jackson, President & CEO, McColl Center
• Alvin C. Jacobs Jr., Photographer, ACJ Photo 
• Doris Kapner, Programs Director, McColl Center & Multidisciplinary Artist
• Will Linville, Program Manager, Charlotte Urban Design Center
• Joanne Rogers, Founder/CEI/Curatorial Director, ​​Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery 
• Adam Santalla Pierce, President, Arts & Science Council

This event is part of our Creative Entrepreneurs Initiative, supported by Wells Fargo, LISC Charlotte, LPL Financial and Mecklenburg County with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). We are grateful to our venue partner, VAPA Center, for hosting us for this special event.

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