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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 Creativz
Could Basic Income Be a Game Changer for Artists?
By Alexis Frasz
Taking Note: Filling Gaps in Artist Data Knowledge
By Alexis Frasz
Debt: A System Failure, not an Individual One
By Ramona Gonzales
Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists
By Lauren Bailey
Online platforms are not enough. Artists need affordable space.
By Andrew Nachison
How does crowdfunding change the picture for artists?
By Andrew Nachison
Do artists have a competitive edge in the gig economy?
By Andrew Nachison
Can photographers restore their devastated business?
By Andrew Nachison
Who sets the agenda in America’s new urban core?
By Andrew Nachison
Artists, the original gig economy workers, have more rights than they think
By Andrew Nachison
Why we can’t achieve cultural equity by copying those in power
By Andrew Nachison
The art school of the future
By Andrew Nachison
What does it mean to sustain a career in the gig economy?
By Andrew Nachison
For profit or not, artists need tech designed for artists
By Andrew Nachison
Generosity as a guiding principle of life as an artist
By Andrew Nachison
Health insurance is still a work-in-progress for artists and performers
By Andrew Nachison
Want to be an artist? Be passionate and realistic about your career
By Andrew Nachison
Technology isn’t magic. Let’s make it work better for artists and musicians.
By Andrew Nachison
How artists and environmental activists both do better together
By Andrew Nachison
Introduction: What do artists need to thrive?
By Andrew Nachison
What artists actually need is an economy that works for everyone
By Andrew Nachison
Why arts funders and indie video game makers don’t click, and how to fix it
By Andrew Nachison
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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