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Art.coop: A solidarity economy non-profit organization created by artists to strengthen economic justice in the arts.

Art.coop's directory of organizations and resources is broken up into:

Land & Housing
Work & Labor
Money & Finance
Energy & Utilities
Food & Farming
Media & Technology

ARTBUILT : An asset building non-profit providing workshops and resources (including creative space/rentals) located at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park. Types of current workshops include:

Thrive in Place: in conjunction with Entertainment Community Fund, with two print/digital resources:
- A Homebuyer Handbook
- Mortgage & Savings Strategies for Artists and Independent Workers
Creatives Thrive NYC : A year-round training initiative of free, informative online workshops aimed at providing NYC’s creative workers with real-world financial tools tailored to their specific needs.

NY Housing Resources
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Book Recommendations

The Profitable Artist by Peter Cobb (Editor); Felicity Hogan (Editor); Michael Royce (Editor); New York Foundation for the Arts
ISBN: 9781621536420
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
While all art is unique, the challenges artists face are shared regardless of background, experience, and artistic medium. With decades of experience training and helping artists worldwide, the expert staff of the New York Foundation for the Arts--in conjunction with outside professionals--have compiled a "best practices" approach to planning and organizing an art career.
The Thriving Artist by David Maurice Sharp
ISBN: 9781138809178
Publication Date: 2015-02-05
The old cliché about the "starving" artist may have a basis in reality, but it isn't set in stone! The Thriving Artist provides valuable advice for the performing artist, whether you're an actor, dancer, lighting guru, costumer, or stagehand, on investing, saving, and building a diversified and stable financial portfolio.
The Essential Guide to Business for Artists and Designers by Alison Branagan
ISBN: 9781474250559
Publication Date: 2017-02-09
This second edition of the best-selling, comprehensive handbook The Essential Guide to Business for Artists and Designers will appeal to a wide range of artists, makers, designers, and photographers looking to set up and establish an arts practice or design business within the visual arts and creative industries.
Arts and Numbers by Elaine Grogan Luttrull
ISBN: 9781932841756
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
The creative class--artists, actors, writers, musicians, freelancers, dancers, performers, and the like--are known for applying their passion for creative expression to everything they do. Perhaps the one thing that most fills this group with apprehension is the rigid world of numbers. Finances, budgeting, and business matters can be dreaded, if not outright ignored, by creatives--to the detriment of their artistic pursuits.

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