I have been an art enthusiast for as long as I can remember. I have always admired designs, colour theories, various mediums and art pieces. I believe in experiential learning rather than theoretical, combining it with collaborative learning forms my community “Project Ikigai”. Growing up, observing people’s artistic backgrounds, experiences and empathizing with mine made me realize the impact of incoherent stereotypes on one’s passion which further led to my inspiration of creating a Gen Z community.

My entry point is based on my passion for the Visual Arts and Service as Action "to work towards providing artists with clarity about career opportunities against certain stereotypes." To achieve and fulfil my vision and passion for assisting artists in pursuing careers in the arts regardless of certain career stereotypes that hinder their ability to find employment in the field. I reflected on my experiential learning while curating a project to help others relate to me and grow as an artist as well as to achieve experiential and interactive learning through my artistic community. In the time of developing my Personal Project, I used the ATL skills of having used critical thinking, transfer, organization skills, media literacy, collaboration skills and communication skills. I gained a deeper understanding of creating a collaborative community, connecting with people to form a network, improving my communication skills and helping people curb their hesitation while choosing visual arts as a career option by getting an understanding of different components while choosing a career path related to visual arts. I have used IB learner profile attributes of being an inquirer, caring and open-minded.