⛔︎ end application fees
Application fees exclude underrepresented artists and extract resources from precarious creative workers. Learn why we must end this barrier.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Application fees exclude underrepresented artists and extract resources from precarious creative workers. Learn why we must end this barrier.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
To some, making art and reviewing contracts are like oil and water—they don’t mix. In reality, many working artists will at some point engage in a binding agreement with another person or party for a gig, sale, commission, fiscal sponsorship, grant award, exhibition, or collab. But I suspect I’m not the only artist who feels like an imposter when I “review” my contracts. How can I possibly protect myself or my work, without legal training or expertise?| Inciter Art
As an artist, your website can help you consolidate information, stay more organized, boost your professionalism, and guide others' first impressions.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Your creativity has seasons and each one offers a unique opportunity. Identifying and honoring your creative seasons leads to sustainable, joyful making.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Updating your artist statement doesn't need to be a chore. Here are some brainstorming, editing, and writing strategies for artists in need of a reset.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Demystifying how endowments work can give working artists an underground perspective on the arts funding landscape. Guest feature: a hungry caterpillar 🐛| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Applying for grants can be discouraging, especially when you end up not getting a grant after the effort it took to apply. It's probably not your fault.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
For workers looking to build more equitable and more anti-racist workplaces, openness about salary is a great place to start.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Whether you’re reviewing, writing, or updating a creative contract, there are plenty of ways to turn this artist's chore into a fun and fulfilling process.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
The artist’s journey is complex, traversing through multiple seasons and stages of busyness and hibernation. Once the journey starts, one natural, important question is: where do you create, practice, and focus on your art? Across all disciplines, determining what an appropriate art making space looks like is a continual, evolving challenge for artists. A more pointed question is: what does a dedicated space for your practice look like, right now? This question goes beyond defining your bas...| Inciter Art
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Navigating these choppy arts industry waters can be rough 🌊 Avoid the bad actors and attract your next great creative adventure with this helpful guide.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Artists are 3x more likely than other workers to be self-employed. Explore the hidden costs and contradictions of 1099 work—in a fun, future-oriented way.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
If you work in the arts, you've probably had your fair share of creeeepy bosses, ghoulish work conditions, and clients who turn into ghosts as soon as it's time to pay up. This October, Fractured Atlas is commissioning an artist of any discipline to write a 750-900 word article about their very own arts worker horror story 👹 Please review the details below, and fill out this short interest form by Thursday, September 25th for a chance to write and publish your story with a $750 stipend. We...| Inciter Art
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People everywhere are dreaming up alternative economies. Discover creative co-ops that prioritize fair pay, community ownership & collective power.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Hold up. Gig work is work? We know this news may come as a shock to some readers. Unless you’re an artist, in which case you are intimately familiar with the hidden costs, expectations, and contradictions of 1099 work. Like many other unacceptable realities of American living, the financial precarity of gig workers has been normalized in day-to-day life and entrenched in our laws. But there are growing networks of people working to change this reality and offering promising visions for the ...| Inciter Art
An artist’s guide to email lists: why they matter, how to start, and ways to share your work authentically without chasing the algorithm.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Breaking News! If a project you’re working on 1) is artistic and 2) has a public benefit, you could use fiscal sponsorship to unlock new funding avenues 💸| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Distilling a deeply personal, evolving artistic journey into a few hundred characters isn't easy. We've read thousands of apps, and have some advice...| blog.fracturedatlas.org
A budget can serve as a guide to help you design a quality project. This guide can help you create a budget for your unique artistic project.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
As we awaited the arrival of our second child, my wife and I decided that it was time to look for a house. We were renting a small, two-bedroom house that felt close to bursting at the seams with toys, clothes, and the equipment one accumulates when caring for a small child, so the prospect of squeezing in another baby felt a bit too much like a circus act. Plus our lease was running out and we really didn’t like our landlord (a story for another time).| Inciter Art
Tired of grant rejections? You're not alone. Discover 10 simple fixes to transform your applications from roadside breakdowns to funding success stories.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
Leadership isn't about titles or positions. Fractured Atlas CEO Theresa Hubbard explores how anyone can be a leader by using their influence to do good.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
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Being an artist often means putting yourself out there. Rejection shapes our field, and failure will never be fun — but can it become your creative fuel?| blog.fracturedatlas.org
The competitive conditions of the art world can feel arbitrary, isolating, and unsustainable. We're digging into what we lose when we make artists compete.| blog.fracturedatlas.org
