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Dreams in Progress
Your dream doesn't have a price tag.
The cost of getting there does.
We are here to support that part. Every person in this gallery is actively working toward their dream. They are not waiting. They are fundraising, showing up, and doing the work. You can be part of making it happen.
Dreams in Progress is open to anyone with a creative dream and the drive to pursue it. Performing artists working toward a convention, competition, or training program. Small business owners ready to take the next step. Entrepreneurs building something from the ground up. If you have a goal, a story, and the willingness to work — there is a place for you here. We will show you how.
Ray St. Omer
Performing Arts — The ARTS Convention
Tuition
$2000
$2000
Goal Amount:
Current Need:
Comedian. Storyteller. Late bloomer by choice. At 54 Ray is finally taking the shot at a dream that never really left him — stand-up comedy. Quick-witted and rooted in real life, his humor draws from dating, getting older, family, growing up mixed-race, and navigating a world that keeps getting stranger by the day. His comedy hits whether you lived it or just Googled it. Some dreams have a shelf life. This one just got better with age.
Damian Hedges
Performing Arts — The ARTS Convention
Tuition and Hotel
$4000
$4000
Goal Amount:
Current Need:
Actor. Voice artist. Storyteller. Damian has been performing since high school when the stage found him in a musical and never let go. From Saturday morning cartoons that sparked a love of voice acting to bringing characters to life in role playing games for friends — he has been creating worlds with his voice for years. By day he works as a union drywall finisher, putting in the physical work to fund the dream. Now he is ready to take that gift somewhere bigger.
Kendall Stacy
Performing Arts — The ARTS Convention
Hotel Only
$1000
$1000
Goal Amount:
Current Need:
Performer. Dancer. Musical theatre dreamer. Kendall has been lighting up stages since she was 9 years old. From school plays to dance classes at her local theatre, she has spent four years doing what she loves and discovering what she was made for. Musical theatre is not just a hobby — it is the career she is working toward. At 13 years old she is already putting in the work, and her family is right beside her making it possible.
Tracy Matzke
Performing Arts — The ARTS Convention
Hotel Only
$2000
$2000
Goal Amount:
Current Need:
Singer. Performer. Karaoke DJ. Balloon artist. Face painter. Tracy has been entertaining people for 17 years and carrying one dream the whole time — to get her voice in front of the people who can say yes to a career. She showed up, did the work, and proved it possible. Now she is headed to The ARTS convention. Tracy has used TCC to pay 99% of her tuition! We are so proud of her work!
Christopher Solorzano
Performing Arts — The ARTS Convention
Tuition and Travel Expenses
$3000
$3000
Goal Amount:
Current Need:
Model. Actor. Dreamer in motion. Christopher is a 20-year-old college student from small town Indiana who spent years talking himself out of the spotlight. Recently something shifted — and he stopped ignoring the pull toward modeling and acting and started chasing it instead. The ARTS convention this December is his sign and he is showing up for it. Self-funding his education while working and setting aside 20% of every paycheck toward his goal, Christopher is also reaching out to local businesses, networking with his college alumni, and doing whatever it takes to get to that stage. The financial barrier is real. So is his commitment to clearing it.
You can be the reason someone's dream becomes real.
Every person in this gallery is actively working toward their dream. Your donation goes directly to making it happen —
paid to the programs, vendors, and services that move them forward.
No guesswork. Real impact.
Your job? Choose one of our Dreamers that you feel connected to. Then visit our donate link below and support The Creative Collective on their behalf.