Meet the Minds: 1st Year Student Leona Tates
"I don’t know what my artistic superpower is, but that is why I’m here at Exceptional Minds to help me find it." - Leona Tates, Rising Second Year Student Right before Covid-19, we had a chance to sit down with a number of students and artists at Exceptional Minds to talk about their backgrounds and their hopes and dreams. This first interview is with full-time Exceptional Minds student Leona who thus far has a strong interest in animation and shares a few of her Disney and Cartoon Network favorites. Hi, my name is Leona Tates and I am a first-year student at Exceptional Minds. EM : What were you doing before Exceptional Minds? LT: Before I came to Exceptional Minds, I was a volunteer at the Hunter House Victorian Museum. EM: What has surprised you the most about Exceptional Minds? LT: My biggest surprise about Exceptional Minds was, meeting industry professionals and having them as my teachers. EM: Since starting at Exceptional Minds... L