8 to CREATE is a Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is comprised of a diverse group of students.
Executive Board
President- Emma Creque
Event Planning
Sophie Wentworth
Secretary
Michelle Martinez
Videographer+Photographer
Valentina Grant
Graphic Design
Sara Lin Eamaan Butt
Fundraising
Bridget Pierce
Social Media
Cameron Alagna
Media & External Relations
Lindsay Arreguin
Patrick Hammie Faculty Advisor
Patrick Earl Hammie is an artist best known for his monumental portraits related primarily to themes of identity, history, and narrative. He received his BA from Coker College and his MFA in painting from the University of Connecticut. Hammie is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Hammie has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the U.S., his work is in several public collections including the Kohler Company and the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, and he has received awards from the Tanne Foundation and Alliance of Artists Communities with the Joyce Foundation.