Nashvillian Finalist in Artistic Competition
NASHVILLE - Ryan Pickett, a filmmaker and post graduate degree student at Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville, is one of only 15 finalists selected to compete in the Race to BE, a nationwide creative entrepreneurship competition.
Hosted by artist and entrepreneur Russell Simmons, the Race to BE is the signature U.S. event for the worldwide initiative Global Entrepreneurship Week, which encourages young people to leverage their artistic abilities into entrepreneurial endeavors.
The finalists are artists, filmmakers and fashion designers from across the country, and Pickett is the only film finalist from outside New York or Los Angeles. He owns his own production company and produces films that he hopes influence people and offer them a unique experience and new perspective that stays with them well after the film is over.