A lot has happened this year that has shocked and challenged the world. Throughout these events, our team here at Elevation decided to have a candid conversation internally about what we could possibly do to contribute. We didn’t want to add to noise of e-mail blasts and social media posts commenting on current events with a generic statement like “We’re here for you.” We wanted to take this shocking and challenging time and use it as an opportunity to create positive change. We asked ourselves, “What can we do to shed some light and love in this world?”
We have a team with diverse backgrounds, opinions, passions, and frustrations. But we all come together under the same principle that has guided our coworking relationships for years – to be kind and spread love. You feel it in the way we give constructive feedback on projects, the helping hands we lend when someone on the team needs it most, and the passion every member has to provide the best possible experience for our clients.
So we took some time to listen, to learn, and get to work on what has now become Elevation’s long-term passion project – designed with LOVE. The first step in this project: We have been working with artists to develop t-shirt designs that are all about love. Sold on our Threadless shop, every dollar that Elevation would have made will be donated to an Endowed Scholarship for Black Students at SCAD. Through this endowed scholarship, we can help contribute to providing a career path in art & design for someone who may have not had the opportunity.
We're excited to share our first two designs of the project:
Here's a little more about our first artist featured:
"For these designs, I wanted to depict love displayed through charitable acts. Due to the current circumstances of this year, it is a time where we should be spreading love to our peers and to our community. I wanted these designs to evoke the idea of extending those messages of love."
We will keep you updated as we work with more artists and more designs hit the shop. We will continue to provide yearly or quarterly donations to this scholarship at SCAD. As we mentioned, this is a first step in a larger mission to lift underrepresented voices, provide opportunities, and create positive change within our community with love as our driving principle.
We are all artists. We believe that art is one of the strongest unifying forces in the world. To experience someone’s art is to see the world through their eyes. To experience empathy. That’s why it’s so important to amplify underrepresented voices and promote diversity in the arts. Through art, love and compassion can grow. Hopefully, we can help create a better society built on that love and compassion.
We’re excited about spreading the love and helping BIPOC students find their passion in art + design. And thank you for helping us make that possible!
Topics: Insider, designed with LOVE