Local Optimist is a biannual publication for radical discovery and connection. Lead by the spirit of curiosity, we actively engage an evolving spectrum of artists, writers, and thinkers as a way of synthesizing perspectives that unify.
Local Optimist
The Pathways Issue—a departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going. This issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. It features Sabrina Fuentes, Kaile Teramoto, Yuka Takahashi, Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more. The publication is rounded out by a group of micro-stories highlighting New York-based needle movers.
