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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
The Midnight Library
By Matt Haig
By Matt Haig
The Profitable Artist, 2nd Edition
A Handbook for all artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts
By New York Foundation for the Arts
A Handbook for all artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts
By New York Foundation for the Arts
Remarkable
by Lizzie K. Foley
by Lizzie K. Foley
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
by Tricia Hersey
by Tricia Hersey
The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success
by Jennifer Lee
by Jennifer Lee
The Social Profit Handbook
The Essential Guide to Setting Goals, Assessing Outcomes, and Achieving Success for Mission-Driven Organizations
By David Grant
The Essential Guide to Setting Goals, Assessing Outcomes, and Achieving Success for Mission-Driven Organizations
By David Grant
Starting Your Career as an Artist: A Guide for Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, and Other Visual Artists
by Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller
by Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller
The Story of NFTs
Artists, Technology, and Democracy
By Amy Whitaker & Nora Burnett Abrams
Artists, Technology, and Democracy
By Amy Whitaker & Nora Burnett Abrams
Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity
by Julia Cameron
by Julia Cameron
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