Wait, Cam Kirk is dropping an NFT with BACARDĺ Rum and the NAACP?
Cam Kirk is dropping an NFT?
Professional candor and rapport make for quite the creative interview. Cam Kirk solidifies himself within every genre that he is immersed in. His project with BACARDĺ Rum will launch on National Rum Day on August 16 and the NFT will be available to purchase on September 1.
Our conversations with Cam Kirk always focus upon creative energy and this one proved to be similarly interesting. Check it out below.
Bussing out the bottle questions
Kulture Hub: Today we are here with Kulture Hub and Cam Kirk to talk about his most recent NFT project. How are you today?
Cam Kirk: I’m blessed. I can’t complain at all. I’m excited about this new project that I’m rolling out. My first step into the NFT world. I’m really hype.
Kulture Hub: No doubt. So this is a limited edition, rare rum offering, how might I be able to get my hands on one of these bad boys?
Cam Kirk: Well, the rum, I believe, is gonna be at your regular liquor store. So this campaign that we’re doing together, though, is all in the promotion and a celebration of BACARDĺ’s new offering for National Rum Day, but the NFT itself is actually going to go to auction on September 1.
Kulture Hub: Picture this. If you were to have got your hands on a Cam Kirk bottle of BACARDĺ at Morehouse College what would your night out look like?
Cam Kirk: A night out to me would have been one of the nights after I pass the test. It’s one of those types of liquids that you usually want to partake in when you’re celebrating something special.
Integral studio elements related to current installments
“This studio is a product of more than just myself, I’m a solo photographer. But when it comes to my business, I’m nothing without my whole team…”
Cam Kirk
Kulture Hub: When you first started Cam Kirk studios, there was something called the Creatives Couch. How have you elevated since then? And what elements of the creatives couch still exist within your studios today?
Cam Kirk: So our first Creatives Couch, we had like 15-20 people in and they got to sit one on one with a fashion designer named Original Fauni. Creatives Couch turned into our night school workshop series that we do twice a month in Atlanta. This involves an intimate crowd where we teach actual skills as it relates to photography and other parts of creativity.
“Our studio is rooted in community, community-building and collaboration.”
– Cam Kirk
Kulture Hub: Cam Kirk Studios just added two owners to its roster. Can you tell us more about the importance of having a good team around you and the importance of building equity with like-minded creators?
Cam Kirk: I actually took guys that really helped me build this studio from the ground up. My brother Keenan has been with me for about six or seven years now since before I had a car in Atlanta. Whenever I had a shoot, he was there to help and support me.
And when I was there with the crazy idea to open the studio, he was there putting in that sweat equity just believing in my vision. My little brother Marley had the same vision and actually just moved to Atlanta to help me take the studio to the next level.
Kulture Hub: In your Finally Focused feature you mention legacy quite frequently as a source of inspiration to keep growing not only as a creative but as a business. How does this NFT partnership with BACARDĺ prove your legacy?
Cam Kirk: I’ve been blessed, I’ve been just working, just trying to keep this thing going. Entrepreneurship has no on-and-off switch. It’s just on all the time. So I’ve been blessed.
“This BACARDĺ partnership is definitely a testament to legacy, to the power of our culture, and the power of the creative culture that’s coming up in the workings of hip hop.”
– Cam Kirk
The ways which humble beginnings keep Cam Kirk hungry
Kulture Hub: How might you and influx, that perspective from Lil Fivepoints into what this NFT which is a whole new virtual digital space?
Cam Kirk: Lil Fivepoints was a stomping ground for a lot of the scene. So we’re kind of stepping out there into a new world into this digital space with no crazy expectations besides just trying to learn more about the space and offer something cool and innovative.
Cam Kirk sees the value in NFTs
Kulture Hub: So what might the NFT rollout look like? What kind of details can you share with us about how you might present this entire showcase?
Cam Kirk: Yeah, so we’re working on a brand new website right now, actually, that’s going to house the NFT. And this website is going to be where people can find information not only about the entity but also about the Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask offering.
BACARDĺ teamed up with the NAACP on a project that’s going to help support black-owned bars and restaurants. So the proceeds from our NFT are actually going to go out to support them.
Kulture Hub: How might NFTs make their way into your studio?
Cam Kirk: I think the NFT space could definitely come through. Right now, we’re working on converting one of our spaces into a digital art gallery. We’re working on digital form projection, augmented reality yet it’s important to never lose that community feel and touch. We never get too bogged up in the digital space, we maintain what’s true to ourselves.