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Research and conversation about what artists in the United States need to sustain and strengthen their careers and contribute to their communities.
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Enough With Problem Solving, Let’s Start Creating
By Robert Ransick
Could Basic Income Be a Game Changer for Artists?
By Alexis Frasz
Taking Note: Filling Gaps in Artist Data Knowledge
By Sunil Iyengar
Debt: A System Failure, not an Individual One
By Hannah Appel
Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists
By Alexis Frasz, Angie Kim, and Holly Sidford
Online platforms are not enough. Artists need affordable space.
By Caroline Woolard
How does crowdfunding change the picture for artists?
By Douglas Noonan
Do artists have a competitive edge in the gig economy?
By Joanna Woronkowicz
Can photographers restore their devastated business?
By Danielle Jackson
Who sets the agenda in America’s new urban core?
By Umberto Crenca
Artists, the original gig economy workers, have more rights than they think
By Sarah A. Howes
Why we can’t achieve cultural equity by copying those in power
By Carlton Turner
The art school of the future
By Ruby Lerner
What does it mean to sustain a career in the gig economy?
By Steven J. Tepper
For profit or not, artists need tech designed for artists
By Adam Huttler
Generosity as a guiding principle of life as an artist
By Yaw Agyeman
Health insurance is still a work-in-progress for artists and performers
By Renata Marinaro
Want to be an artist? Be passionate and realistic about your career
By Tanya Selvaratnam
Technology isn’t magic. Let’s make it work better for artists and musicians.
By Kevin Erickson and Jean Cook
How artists and environmental activists both do better together
By Jenny Kendler and Elizabeth Corr
Introduction: What do artists need to thrive?
By Angie Kim
What artists actually need is an economy that works for everyone
By Laura Zabel
Why arts funders and indie video game makers don’t click, and how to fix it
By Asi Burak
What is this?
CREATIVZ is a conversation about how artists in the United States live and work and what they need to sustain and strengthen their careers. It's part of a research project from the Center for Cultural Innovation and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation. Overall research and online strategy by Helicon. Online strategy and production by We Media.
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