Anonymous Creative Futures Report
by Rayna, IY, and 4 more
Collector #683
Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.
Nine Creative Meditations
by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more
Collector #234
A series of reflections from my (Yancey's) creative experiences expressed as a written essay (the A-side) and video essay (the B-side)
Introducing Metalabel
by Yancey Strickler, Erin, and 7 more
Collector #103
The original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including: — Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022 Preserved and collectible as a new media archive.
THIS IS NOT A BLUEPRINT #1 : By process of invitation
by Sophie Cowen, and Alex Lockwood
Collector #141
In late 2022, a handful of artists, scientists, movement builders, musicians, and democratic innovators came together to explore making a future based on care and freedom. The process we've called Hard Art began. This series shows how it all started, the frameworks we're using to collaborate, and how it's going.
On Making a Living as an Artist (Digital Edition)
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #376
In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.