hi, my name is
jay giffin.
i am a human,
director,
creative producer,
reachable person,
inspired person.
and i made this website for you
with the help of my brother, Jack
(thank you, Jack <3)
thank you for reading this,
and being here.
i hope you enjoy
i’m brooklyn-based and northern kentucky-raised
i love community,
gathering,
and art of all kinds
(especially weird art)
as a director of live performance, i lead collaborative processes from a place of curiosity and an ever-present interest in the audience-performer relationship
i’m currently exploring identity—how it creates community and how it destroys it.
as a producer of live events, i support the development and presentation new art across all artistic mediums, prioritizing artists whose work is unlike anything i’ve ever seen
my progress is grounded in the alchemy of
connecting funders
to artists
to audiences
to create diverse, healthy, and sustainable communities.
i go to therapy of fridays.
i am finishing my bachelors degree from pace university, where i’ve met some of the most amazing people in the world
my degree is in
directing/producing
with minors in
stage management +
arts and entertainment management
