our why
restoring possibility
1 Peter 4:10
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.”
Our faith is the foundation of our belief in creativity. Our programs are designed to serve creatives and communities wherever they are.
From One Event to a Movement
What started as a single panel discussion in Augusta in 2025 has grown into something far greater than we imagined. Called 2 Create began with a simple idea:
What happens when people are given the space, tools, and confidence to fully step into their creativity?
That conversation became Called 2 Create.
Our founding team came together through years of creative collaboration, friendship, and a shared desire to create something bigger than ourselves.
What began as one event became a growing vision: to create the spaces, experiences, and resources we wished more creatives had access to.
Today, Called 2 Create is growing beyond events and conversations. We are building pathways for creatives and young people to explore their gifts, develop their skills, gain real-world experience, and discover what is possible when creativity is supported.
Purpose Pillars:
1. Restore possibility
Help creatives believe their gifts can create a real future.
2. Create access
Give underserved youth and emerging creatives exposure, resources, experiences, and opportunities they may not otherwise receive.
3. Build confidence
Address the internal barriers, including comparison, fear, identity, wellness, and self-doubt, that keep people from moving forward.
4. Turn creativity into sustainable opportunity
Provide the business knowledge and hands-on experience to transform creative gifts into careers, businesses, and impact.
Moving Forward
From one panel to a growing community, Called 2 Create has evolved into a movement where creativity is valued, access is expanded, confidence is cultivated, and people are equipped to build sustainable futures with the gifts they've been given.
meet the crew
alycee tanae
I am called to be a multi-faceted leader in the arts and curate community experiences that inspire creatives of all ages to walk in their divine purpose.
Creative Niche: Fashion Styling & Creative Direction
CEO & Creative Director
Paro
I am called to raise up marketplace disciples by intentionally developing leaders who use their gifts and talents to disciple others within the marketplace.
Creative Nice: Fashion & Entrepreneurship
Co-Founder
VP / Operations & Logistics DirectorDe’anya
I am called to inspire and equip the next generation of believers by leading through the arts and creating spaces that expose them to new opportunities, experiences, and creative pathways that strengthen both their faith and their purpose.
Creative Niche: Creative Producing
We believe it is part of who we are.
We were made in the image of God, the ultimate Creator. And because we were created by a Creator, we believe there is something within each of us that was created to bring something into the world.
Not everyone will create the same way.
Some create through art, fashion, music, film, design, storytelling, technology, business, ideas, and innovation.
But we believe everyone was called to create.
As Scripture reminds us:
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” — 1 Peter 4:10
We believe the gifts inside of people have real value—creative, economic, cultural, and community value.
Yet talent alone is not always enough.
You can be gifted and still feel lost.
You can have the education and still not know what to do next.
You can have the ideas and still lack the confidence to bring them to life.
You can have the passion and still feel like you have to choose between doing what you love and making a living.
Too many creatives have been told that their passion isn't practical. That they need a “real job.” That creativity is a risk. That business is for somebody else.
We reject that idea.
We believe creativity deserves opportunity.
And we believe underserved youth deserve more than the bare minimum. They deserve exposure, experiences, access, and the opportunity to imagine a future beyond what they've been shown.
Because not every gifted person fits into a traditional definition of success.
Some people think differently.
Some learn differently.
Some communicate differently.
Some express themselves in ways the world doesn't always understand.
Their creativity is not something that needs to be fixed.
It is something that can be developed.
But knowledge is not enough.
You can teach someone how to start a business, but they still have to believe they are capable of building one. You can teach someone how to market themselves, but they still have to discover who they are.
Fear. Comparison. Failure. Insecurity.
Sometimes the greatest barrier isn't what we don't know. It's what we don't believe about ourselves.
That's why we care about confidence, identity, wellness, and hands-on experience.
Because confidence isn't built by simply being told, “You can do it.”
It's built by doing.
By creating the thing.
By presenting the idea.
By trying something new.
By failing and realizing you can keep going.
By seeing yourself do what you once thought you couldn't.
We believe you should not have to abandon what makes you come alive just to build a sustainable life.
Your creativity can be meaningful and sustainable.
Your gift can become a skill.
Your skill can become an opportunity.
Your opportunity can become a livelihood.
And your livelihood can create impact beyond yourself.
That is why we exist.
To help people recognize the value of what they carry, develop what they've been given, and gain the knowledge, confidence, access, and community to build something meaningful with it.
Because creativity can create opportunity.
And opportunity can change a life.
This is bigger than teaching people how to make money.
It is about helping people discover what they were created to do—and giving them the courage and tools to walk in it.
We were created by a Creator.
We believe we were all called to create.
So use the gift you've been given.
Create something.
Build something.
Serve someone.
Leave something behind.
manifesto:
We believe creativity is more than a hobby.
