who we are
COlabs is an international creative collective composed of talented individuals from multiple disciplines of the arts, media and entertainment industries. We are content creators with a specific focus on purpose-driven projects who strive to illuminate social justice and environmental issues while uplifting communities for positive change
team colabs
'zippy' downing (they/she)
'Zippy' Downing A passion for public art evolved from over 15 years of experience as a 399 union commercial and television location manager. Intrigued by the shifting art forms she encountered while traversing Los Angeles neighborhoods during scouting assignments, Zippy soon formed relationships with artists as she witnessed them in the process of creating. Her relationships with property owners in Southern California have allowed her to organize dozens of commissions with nationally and internationally renowned artists
christopher mcgeorge (he/him)
christopher mcgeorge holds a phd in art history and is the lead project manager at wild blue studios. his primary research interests are the relationships between the public and different media, including the ways different materials are thought to address the masses. his research has been funded by usc, the usc visual studies research institute, the Huntington library, the university of Oxford, the usc Andrew w. Mellon digital humanities program, and others.
Rebecca basaure (she/her)
Born in La Paz, Bolivia, Rebecca Basaure was raised by an American mother and a Bolivian father, a background which has given her vast American and Latino influences. In her early teens, Rebecca and her family moved to Kansas where she had access to a dark room. She began experimenting with black and white 35mm photography, soon developing a passion for visual story telling. Today she works as a Los Angeles based freelance filmmaker-photographer and is a member of the IATSE Local 600 Cinematographers Guild. Her interests in filmmaking lie both in fiction and documentary projects. Rebecca enjoys experimenting with different mediums while merging art and science to further explore humanity's complex relationship with nature. She hopes that one day her work will influence positive change and spread awareness on social and environmental issues.
Courtney carter (she/her)
Courtney Carter has lived nine lives, holding positions in radio, tv, film, print, writing, news broadcast, high-end event planning, marketing and location management. She has worked with and interviewed Ellie Goulding, G-Eazy and K. Flay, thrown parties for Warner Brothers, Chevrolet and the Motion Picture and Television Fund and managed guerrilla tactics in 46 markets for Cricket Wireless... before realizing satisfaction would only come from paving a path of her own. This led her to art production and management, allowing her to work intimately with artists like Christina Angelina, Ease One, Fin DAC, Reef, Davia King and Tarajosu. She enjoys bringing innovative, far-fetched concepts down to the earth plane and working with others to turn them into reality.