As an artist, I have tried various avenues to keep creating and building a work environment that inspires me and I have worked in a diversity of work settings that I love. Being a graphic designer, I have the opportunity to create new print media promotions and advertisements. In addition to design work, I also spend my nights and weekends working on acrylic, chalk art, and mixed media paintings. As a community activist I’ve learned if you are not willing to speak up for what you believe, your beliefs will always fall on deaf ears. I understand it’s difficult to make a living as an artist and by hosting a semi-annual event, Art Adoption in Salt Lake, I hope to give artists a little extra push to help them pursue their own carriers. Being an artist, I believe it’s vital to surround yourself with other artists, to share ideas and keep building on what others have already accomplished. I also believe City Weekly to be an avenue to independent media that I can rely on to communicate truthfully the issues in our city and surrounding state. I’m happy to contribute to the medium of written word with an original, and hopefully inspiring, piece of public art. http://joshscheuerman.com/