FROM INDIANA TO AUSTIN (and back)
Executive Director, Pillar Arts
Adjunct Professor, The Media School Indiana University
Founder, Bloomington Motion Artists Group
Indiana University Bloomington 2010. School of Media, School of Fine Arts
charles r pearce is the Executive Director of Pillar Arts, Adjunct Professor in The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington, and founder of the Bloomington Motion Artists Group (BMAG) - a monthly social for media creatives.
He has been an independent creative director and content creator for brands, bands, and foods since 2010. Having worked his way up from a Production Assistant in Chicago, Illinois to running a boutique Production & Post Production Agency in Austin, Texas.
charles is also an award-winning digital artist, animation producer, camera enthusiast, and a ‘sometimes’ events producer/coordinator. Also a 2010 graduate from Indiana University’s Media School (formerly School of Telecommunications), former NCCC AmeriCorps service volunteer, and Eagle Scout.
In current roles & responsibilities charles is passing these experiences and lessons on to the next generation of creative entrepreneurs, artists, designers, and innovative storytellers with the hopes of fostering a more resilient and diverse creative ecosystem in his home state of Indiana.
Notable work includes Accenture, Adult Swim, Bernie Sanders, Better Than Bouillon, The Dimension Mill, Fastball, Louisiana Hot Sauce, Mamahawk, Marvel Comics, Shipping Wars, Snap Kitchen, SXSW, Tito’s Vodka, and TreeTop Applesauce.
Thanks for reading, have a great week!
–CRP