Colter Stillwell is an event producer on a mission to help bring the modern festival experience home, give it back to the artists and give people something that’s uniquely theirs. In this episode Colter sits down to discuss his experience as festival director of Full Moon Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Nathan and Colter dive into topics like the value that local art brings to its communities, the gatekeeping of different genres of art and music and the ability to keep your integrity as an artist in a capitalist society.
Colter Stillwell is an event producer on a mission to help bring the modern festival experience home, give it back to the artists and give people something that’s uniquely theirs.
In this episode Colter sits down to discuss his experience as festival director of Full Moon Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Nathan and Colter dive into topics like the value that local art brings to its communities, the gatekeeping of different genres of art and music and the ability to keep your integrity as an artist in a capitalist society.
Timestamps (approximate):
2:00 How does art and creation show up in your life?
10:00 Money and art.
25:00 How do you choose what art goes into Full Moon Fest?
33:30 Genres of food, music and art…are they useful?
45:00 Consuming with intention in a society with unlimited options
54:00 Artistic integrity… Does art become compromised when it becomes your job?
1:04 Creating art and sharing it with others versus creating art to sell to others
Follow Colter Stillwell on Instagram: @colterjackson
Find Full Moon Festival on Instagram @fullmoonfestivalphx
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