The Buffalo News | Voices of Vision

Join us in the Tower Auditorium at the Burchfield Penney for Voices of Vision, an inspiring panel discussion featuring visionary creatives who are redefining leadership and entrepreneurship, strengthening and nurturing our local creative economy. These dynamic leaders are not only shaping their own paths but are also building inclusive, collaborative models that connect and amplify fellow creatives.

Featuring Panelists:

Aitina Fareed-Cooke  (Get Fokus’d Productions): Get Fokus’d Productions is an award-winning media arts company where emerging and established creatives collaborate to tell "human-first" narratives through digital storytelling.

Alexa Joan Wajed  (Eat Off Art): Alexa and Edreys Wajed, the founders of Eat Off Art, are dynamic artists and creative change agents. Eat Off Art is a multi-dimensional agency, platform, and affirmation all in one, providing transformative experiences through creativity, food, and art, countering the adage of the “starving artist,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”

Chad Williams  (Buffalo Fashion Runway & dooProcess): Buffalo Fashion Runway is a dynamic fashion collective dedicated to showcasing Buffalo's emerging designers and creative talents.

Moderated by Julia Norris (Burchfield Penney Art Center, Director of Communications)

Event Timeline:
5:30 pm | Doors and Pre-poured white wine/prosecco (1st floor)
6:00 pm | Discussion begins (Auditorium)
7-8 pm | Reception with cocktails and light appetizers by JT's (2nd Floor)

This event is FREE; please register at the link below.

REGISTER HERE