Lynx Creative Collective

Presenter(s)

Jacob Garland, Erin Chang

Abstract or Description

Lynx Creative Collective is a CU Denver student organization sponsored by the College of Arts & Media and funded by the Dean’s Student Innovation Award. It is our organization’s mission to bring together the creative forces that span across the college with the goal of producing a high-quality print and digital publication, while fostering an engaged community established on inclusivity and diversity. 

The publication serves  the college as a way to showcase all students’ work under one entity while aligning with the greater CU Denver’s initiatives. Within the publication, you’ll find 50+ interviews showcasing works such as digital art, illustration, animation, 3D rendering, film, music, advocacy and among others. This organization is committed to uplifting underrepresented communities on our CU Denver campus, educating, strengthening and advocating through guest lectures hosted by Lynx Creative Collective. 

Lynx Creative Co. has two major initiatives, the first is to give the members of the organization the chance to work in a cross-disciplinary environment that encourages creative collaboration, real-world professional experience, and the opportunity to apply their major. Lynx Creative Co. is a unique opportunity for students to engage with other creative individuals to work towards a collective goal of launching, producing and sustaining a digital publication. 

The second initiative is to give students at CAM the opportunity to showcase their work in the digital publication while receiving press, media and marketing training. We aim to encourage contributing students the opportunity to gain the confidence to present work online and begin to acquire a digital presence. We also offer contributors the chance to take part in artist features and interviews to gain publicity in the local and greater Denver community.

Lynx Creative Collective believes activism and advocacy starts in your community and goes offline. Beyond being a digital publication, we have decided to produce a high quality, physical publication using creative printing processes that have allowed us to showcase students’ work to the highest degree. Along with the printed publication, we have created an entire press package to elevate the Lynx Creative Collective experience and leverage the organization’s mission. 

We are honored to be a recipient of the 2020 Dean’s Student Innovation Award, which has allowed us to realize the organization’s full potential. We have applied the award funds to pursue a physical print publication and develop additional marketing materials. It is our goal to develop a diverse collaborative environment on the CU Denver campus for participating students to safely express their creativity.