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Book Recommendations
Below are books recommended by the Artists Thrive Community. If there are others you recommend, please let us know.
Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles and Ted Orland
by David Bayles and Ted Orland
The Art of Activism: Your All-Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible (book & workbook)
By Steve Dubcombe & Steve Lambert
By Steve Dubcombe & Steve Lambert
Art/Work
By Heather Darcy Bhandari & Jonathan Melber
By Heather Darcy Bhandari & Jonathan Melber
Artivism of Returning Citizens: Artist Activists of the Nation’s Capital Impacting the Prison Abolition Movement
Arts & Numbers
A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class
By Elaine Grogan Luttrull
A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class
By Elaine Grogan Luttrull
Braving Creativity: Artists Who Turn the Scary, Thrilling, Messy Path of Change into Courageous Transformation
by Naomi Vladeck
by Naomi Vladeck
Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
by Paul Jarvis
by Paul Jarvis
Create Your Art Career
Practical Tools, Visualizations, and Self-Assessment Exercises for Empowerment and Success
Rhonda Schaller
Practical Tools, Visualizations, and Self-Assessment Exercises for Empowerment and Success
Rhonda Schaller
Creative Trespassing
How to Put the Spark and Joy Back Into Your Work and Life
By Tania Katan
How to Put the Spark and Joy Back Into Your Work and Life
By Tania Katan
Culture Is Bad For You: Inequality In The Cultural And Creative Industries
By Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor
By Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor
Letters to a Young Artist
by Anna Deavere Smith
by Anna Deavere Smith
Artists as Writers - Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
edited by Seph Rodney and Steven G Fullwood
edited by Seph Rodney and Steven G Fullwood
Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50
edited by Sharon Louden
edited by Sharon Louden
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists
edited by Sharon Louden
edited by Sharon Louden
The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
edited by Sharon Louden
edited by Sharon Louden
Making Your Life As An Artist:
A guide to building a balanced, sustainable artistic life.
by Andrew Simonet
A guide to building a balanced, sustainable artistic life.
by Andrew Simonet
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