Our staff is made up of seasoned professionals in the arts who do so much more than their work at CDCP.
We understand the difficulties that come with balancing a work life in the arts with a personal practice, so we took a second to talk to our staff about how they keep their lives running as arts workers and artists, curators, and creatives. Our first interview is with our Connections Coordinator Eriko Hattori. Take a look and see how they balance everything.
1) What’s your relationship with art?
I’m an artist who works in painting and printmaking. I exhibit my art in shows and contribute to publications. I also sell prints of my work and screenprints online through my Big Cartel and at some shops via consignment.
2) Does your arts practice overlap with the work you do with TASC/CDCP?
My breadmaking comes from doing marketing work for TASC/CDCP as well as Protohaven. A lot of my visibility in the arts has come from marketing myself on Instagram and the internet, so there’s a lot of overlap that happens between the two. Social media has become an integral part of marketing, which I have a lot of conflicting opinions and feelings about, but overall I do feel grateful to have this skillset and have it work between my work life and studio life.
3) How do you manage your arts practice with work life?
Honestly it’s not easy! I juggle three part-time gigs in addition to my studio practice, and it’s really easy to lose track of what I’m doing. I feel very fortunate to have flexibility in my schedule, but it’s very easy to get lost in that and have things fall through the cracks. I also don’t make a ton of money sadly haha, but honestly, despite that I feel really grateful for this chaotic structure and would take it over the monotony of a 9-5 any day.