March 8, 2024 Why Is ‘Starving Artist’ Even a Thing? Althea Erickson is the Founder of Working Matters, an independent research, policy and advocacy firm focused on building systems of support and protection that…
February 27, 2024 Looking Ahead to a Year of Learning & Impact 2024, our final year as an organization, is already under way. In many ways it feels like just yesterday that we were on the precipice of initiating our Artist…
February 22, 2024 Una Conversación con Irene Gotera de Linguistic Justice (An English-language version of this Q&A appears after the Spanish-language version at the bottom of this blog post. ) Irene Gotera, fundadora de Linguistic…
February 14, 2024 Two Years Later: Reflections and Recommendations from CRNY Two years ago on Valentine’s Day, CRNY launched applications for our Guaranteed Income for Artists and Artist Employment Programs. Today, we’re thrilled to share…
February 6, 2024 Dreaming Big: A Reflection on the 2024 NEA Summit Last week, CRNY Executive Director Sarah Calderon and I participated in a first-of-its-kind national convening hosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council…
February 1, 2024 Healing, Bridging, Thriving: CRNY Premieres Short Film at NEA Summit This week, on January 30, 2024, CRNY participated in a national convening hosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the National Endowment for the Arts:…
January 16, 2024 Arts Advocacy Organizations Launch New Guaranteed Income Course January 16, 2024 — A new course, launched today by Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), CreativeStudy, Art. coop, and Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund (GRO),…
January 10, 2024 Creatives Rebuild New York Responds to Governor Hochul’s State of the State New York, NY – Creatives Rebuild New York’s Executive Director Sarah Calderon issued the following statement in response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State…
December 12, 2023 A Call For Action on Health Care for Artists Everyone deserves basic human dignity – which includes access to health insurance and affordable health care. Artists, many of whom are part-time and gig workers,…
December 8, 2023 A Look Back at Our AEP & GI Regional Gatherings This fall CRNY convened hundreds of Guaranteed Income (GI) and Artist Employment Program (AEP) artists and organizational leaders across New York State as part…
November 23, 2023 Supporting Indigenous Communities: Cultural Nuances & Thoughtful Impact Indigenous communities are not a monolith. Different communities hold unique values, and their cultural heritage, lived experiences, and relationship to environment…
November 22, 2023 Plain Language in the Arts Creatives Rebuild New York is using plain language to make information about our organization and programs more accessible. We are working with Reid Caplan, an…
November 13, 2023 Creatives Rebuild New York Celebrates SAG-AFTRA’s Key Wins for Artists On November 9, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) ended its strike following an agreement with the Alliance…
October 31, 2023 “Access Access” Series: Videos and Resources This page has materials from an event series called “Access Access. ” This series was organized by an artist and activist named Kevin Gotkin. The events took place…
October 30, 2023 Research and Movement Building: Share Your Experience as GI Applicants In addition to providing financial support directly to artists, the CRNY team is committed to ongoing reflection about our programs, the impact they are having…
September 28, 2023 A Quarterly Reflection from CRNY Executive Director Sarah Calderon It’s been two years since Creatives Rebuild New York’s inaugural Think Tank session, and I’m humbled to reflect on our work, on the artists and organizations we…
September 28, 2023 Creatives Rebuild New York Applauds Writers Guild of America for Economic Justice and Worker Organizing Wins On September 27th, the Writers Guild of America ended the writers’ strike following an agreement with the American Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. New…
September 22, 2023 Join Us for A Basic Income Day Of Action Imagine a society in which artists can meet their basic needs, with no one left behind. Imagine an economy based on dignity, where we are trusted and empowered…
September 4, 2023 What Labor Day Means for Working Artists What does Labor Day mean for artists in the United States today? In times past, the holiday symbolized leisure — the bittersweet end of summer, reflections on the…
July 17, 2023 GI and UBI at the Movies As guaranteed income and universal basic income gain momentum in public discourse, so too have films that shed light on the histories and headways of these movements. …
May 25, 2023 Announcing the “Access Access” Series Starting in late June 2023, CRNY Artist-Organizer Kevin Gotkin will host a series of Zoom-based events called “Access Access. ” Some of these gatherings will focus…
April 24, 2023 Call for Research Partners: Artist Employment Program Impact Evaluations Creatives Rebuild New York is pleased to release two open-call research solicitations tied to our Artist Employment Program. The deadline to apply to both opportunities…
March 31, 2023 Call for Artists to Participate in the Gig Worker Learning Project Last year, The Workers Lab and the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative launched a project to reflect on what we know about gig work and workers in direct partnership with the workers themselves. CRNY invites artists to join The Workers Lab and Aspen Institute for a 2-hour conversation, held via Zoom on Thursday, April 27, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
March 29, 2023 Collective Care It’s no secret that today’s economy systemically disadvantages the independent creative workers who make up the future economy. Whether artists are operating as gig workers or employed by small businesses and nonprofits, there’s a gulf between the benefits artists can access and the holistic benefits and care we deserve.
February 28, 2023 ART/WORK: How the Government-Funded CETA Jobs Put Artists to Work For the last two years, curators Jodi Waynberg and Molly Garfinkel have been piecing together the first extensive history of little-known arts employment programs created under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), which created jobs for tens of thousands of American cultural workers in the 1970s. In this interview with journalist and organizer Billie Anania, they discuss the process behind their joint exhibition, ART/WORK: How the Government-Funded CETA Jobs Put Artists to Work.
January 31, 2023 Learning about the Solidarity Economy In the last month, CRNY's friends at Art.coop, Creative Study, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts have released some fantastic new resources for artists, culture bearers, and culture makers interested in deepening their learning about the solidarity economy.
December 16, 2022 Fractured Atlas Interviews Springboard for the Arts’ Laura Zabel We were inspired and moved by this recent conversation between Sophia Park of Fractured Atlas and Laura Zabel, Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts. This…
November 17, 2022 Direct Cash to Artists in Need Creatives Rebuild New York is excited to announce that it has begun distribution of monthly payments to 2,400 artists, culture bearers, and culture makers across…
October 30, 2022 Programming Feature: A People’s WPA—Reimagining Labor & Building Cultural Power Creatives Rebuild New York is thrilled to spread the word about A People’s WPA: Reimagining Labor & Building Cultural Power, a three-part training series from…
October 17, 2022 Kevin Gotkin Joins CRNY as Artist-Organizer We are thrilled to welcome Kevin Gotkin to the Creatives Rebuild New York team. Earlier this year, Kevin served on the CRNY Outreach Corps to help spread the word…
September 28, 2022 CRNY’s Think Tank: Designed by Artists, for Artists This October, Creatives Rebuild New York’s Think Tank will reconvene virtually over a two-day period during which CRNY staff and Think Tank members will reflect…
August 30, 2022 CRNY Designers Joelle Riffle and James Thacher in Conversation The CRNY team is fortunate to have partnered with graphic designer and artist Joelle Riffle and moving image artist James Thacher to shape CRNY’s program…
June 30, 2022 Artist Employment Program: Selection Process and Learning Today, Creatives Rebuild New York announced a dynamic group of 98 collaborations involving 300 artists employed by community-based organizations, municipalities,…
May 19, 2022 Portrait of New York State Artists: A Call to Participate Good data can shape narratives and strengthen advocacy efforts. Unfortunately, a nuanced understanding of individual artists’ lives does not exist at the state level. This is where our Portrait of New York State Artists survey comes in.
May 16, 2022 Guaranteed Income for Artists: Reflecting and Looking Ahead In this post we’ll talk about the Guaranteed Income for Artists selection process, name valid critiques we hear and which resonate with us, and address our partnership with Steady—both to articulate the excitement for what’s to come and to address issues that folks have experienced.
March 18, 2022 Guaranteed Income for Artists: Why Financial Need? Many applicants are asking good questions about the Guaranteed Income for Artists eligibility requirement around financial need and how we arrived at the model we use today. We are listening, and we want first to acknowledge: all artists have need.
March 11, 2022 Five Ways to Connect for an Artist Employment Program Application Many applicants have requested support in establishing artist-organization partnerships for Creatives Rebuild New York’s Artist Employment Program. We know that creating these partnerships can be tricky, and we want to share some resources to help you with this process.
February 14, 2022 Applications Are Live! Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) is pleased to announce that applications for our two, artist-centered initiatives are now open!
November 2, 2021 CRNY is hiring! CRNY seeks to hire a part-time Communications and Outreach Coordinator. Download the full position description and apply by November 19, 2021.
August 31, 2021 Creatives Rebuild New York Announces Think Tank Members Creatives Rebuild New York is thrilled to announce its roster of Think Tank members!