--- title: Inciter Art | Fractured Atlas | Vicky Blume description: Vicky Blume lives in Austin, Texas with her cat and partner. She co-leads the unparalleled External Relations team here at Fractured Atlas. In her artistic practice, Blume builds interactive websites, animations, and installations that offer calming and consensual alternatives to the Attention Economy. --- - [Visit our Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/Fractured.Atlas) - [Check out our latest tweets](https://twitter.com/fracturedatlas) - [Join us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fractured-atlas/) - [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fractured.atlas/) - [Check out our Tumblr](https://fracturedatlas.tumblr.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) [Fractured Atlas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Our Projects](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [Blog](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Sign In](https://identity.fracturedatlas.org/login?origin=www&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fracturedatlas.org/site/home) - Categories - Follow Us [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/artists-and-members) - [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/big-ideas) - [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/grants) - [How We Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/how-we-work) - [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/tips-and-tools) - [Updates and Announcements](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/updates-and-announcements) - - Search our site # Artist Resources, Grants for Artists, Creative Projects, Making Money for Artists Inciter Art a writing, co-learning, and resource sharing space for an arts ecosystem with big ideas and bigger questions. 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[![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity-2026) [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/big-ideas) | [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/tips-and-tools) | [Learning](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/learning) | [Purpose](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/purpose) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Creativity](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/creativity) | [Resilience](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/resilience) | [Resistance](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/resistance) ## [The Power of Unproductivity](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity-2026) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) September 15th, 2026 I’ll never forget the first time I took myself on an artist date. Okay, to be honest, I forget most of the details. But I’ll never forget how it felt. The clarity! The creative freedom! The subversive undertones. It was my first taste of anti-productivity. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity-2026) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity-2026](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity-2026) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/art-is-not-an-arena.-why-do-we-expect-artists-to-compete-2026) [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/big-ideas) | [Funding](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/funding) ## [Art is Not an Arena. Why Do We Expect Artists to Compete?](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/art-is-not-an-arena.-why-do-we-expect-artists-to-compete-2026) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) June 8th, 2026 Many of us, myself included, were raised in a world where competing with the people around you is the norm — even when it leads us nowhere. Don’t get me wrong: I’m an incredibly competitive person at heart and have been forcibly removed from a number of casual board game groups. But when it comes to art, I believe that competition creates a false sense of scarcity among artists and keeps all of us hungry for the everyday magic of art. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/art-is-not-an-arena.-why-do-we-expect-artists-to-compete-2026) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/art-is-not-an-arena.-why-do-we-expect-artists-to-compete-2026](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/art-is-not-an-arena.-why-do-we-expect-artists-to-compete-2026) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) ## [The Ginger Garlic Paste of Grantwriting](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) February 24th, 2026 Tucked behind a small hill of 25 lb rice bags at Costco Wholesale, you can find two-pack jars of Shan Ginger Garlic Paste — 700 grams each. Some purists might turn up their nose at cooking with paste, but when you’re slinging weeknight curries as much as I am, you can’t be too precious with your ingredients. Turns out, grantwriters do the same damn thing! The most effective grantwriting operations know when to reuse material, how to buy time, and critically, what to make from scratch. Oftentimes, it’s the difference between a grant submitted and a grant opportunity you pass up. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-ginger-garlic-paste-of-grantwriting) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/bills-bills-bills-interview) [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Personal Finances](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/personal-finances) ## [Bills, Bills, Bills: How One Newsletter Is Breaking Down Theater's Money Taboos](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/bills-bills-bills-interview) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) February 17th, 2026 In an industry where talking about money often feels taboo, Bills, Bills, Bills is doing something radical: asking theater workers to share exactly what they earn and how they make it work. Published through Lauren Halvorsen's Nothing for the Group newsletter, this crowdsourced series has featured over 40 financial diaries since 2022 — from costume workers in Cleveland to lighting designers in Australia — offering a rare glimpse into the real economics of building a life in the arts. In this conversation, series curator Jenna Clark Embrey talks about breaking down financial stigma, the power of salary transparency, and why she's still a little disappointed Destiny's Child hasn't sent a cease and desist. 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If your art is a garden, this series is about the continual weeding, watering, and miscellaneous upkeep it requires. A few months ago, we reminded you to review your \*!%# contracts. This month, we are exploring how tidying up your virtual workspace can jumpstart your creative practice. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-declutter-your-digital-spaces-2026) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-declutter-your-digital-spaces-2026](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-declutter-your-digital-spaces-2026) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/seasonal-thinking-for-creative-beings-2025) [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/big-ideas) | [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/tips-and-tools) | [Creativity](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/creativity) | [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/artists-and-members) | [Artist Wellness](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/artist-wellness) ## [Seasonal Thinking for Creative Beings](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/seasonal-thinking-for-creative-beings-2025) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) December 30th, 2025 It’s rejection season, baby. For creative beings who bravely put themselves out there this fall and winter, I tip my hat to you—regardless of the outcome. The first months of the year are a notoriously brutal season for artists because, while a small percentage of us just received happy news (you finally got that grant!), the vast majority of working artists are questioning why they poured hours of their precious free time into applications that go nowhere. 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It used to be $5, then $6, now a harrowing $7. Every time I reach the checkout screen, a familiar, condescending voice comes blaring through my head: [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/you-and-your-inner-financial-critic) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/you-and-your-inner-financial-critic](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/you-and-your-inner-financial-critic) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-review-your-contracts-1) [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/tips-and-tools) | [Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/work) | [Gentle Reminder](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/gentle-reminder) ## [Gentle Reminder: Review Your \*!%# Contracts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-review-your-contracts-1) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) October 20th, 2025 To some, making art and reviewing contracts are like oil and water—they don’t mix. In reality, many working artists will at some point engage in a binding agreement with another person or party for a gig, sale, commission, fiscal sponsorship, grant award, exhibition, or collab. But I suspect I’m not the only artist who feels like an imposter when I “review” my contracts. How can I possibly protect myself or my work, without legal training or expertise? [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-review-your-contracts-1) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-review-your-contracts-1](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/gentle-reminder-review-your-contracts-1) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/arts-industry-red-flags-green-flags-and-glitter-flags) [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/work) ## [Arts Industry Red Flags, Green Flags, and Glitter Flags](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/arts-industry-red-flags-green-flags-and-glitter-flags) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) September 23rd, 2025 From the beach to the dating pool, red flags are a form of communal protection: the water isn’t safe, keep out. Green flags, on the other hand, are like lighthouses, guiding us towards safety and belonging. In my time navigating these choppy arts industry waters, I’ve learned to trust my gut when it comes to people, institutions, and opportunities. If someone feels too good to be true, they’re probably not real. If a workplace leaves you feeling emptier than a box of fruit snacks on the playground, it’s time to clock out (early). But when an application portal prioritizes accessibility or a job listing includes a salary? Those people probably know what’s up. “Trust your gut” is an awfully short blog post (3 words okay, boss?), so let’s dive in and categorize some common arts industry experiences. 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Gig work is work? We know this news may come as a shock to some readers. Unless you’re an artist, in which case you are intimately familiar with the hidden costs, expectations, and contradictions of 1099 work. Like many other unacceptable realities of American living, the financial precarity of gig workers has been normalized in day-to-day life and entrenched in our laws. But there are growing networks of people working to change this reality and offering promising visions for the future of gig work for artists. We’re here to bolster 1099 arts workers with a bundle of statistics, a not-so-secret stash of resources, and a heaping spoonful of hope: [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/breaking-news-gig-work-is-work-artists-are-workers) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/breaking-news-gig-work-is-work-artists-are-workers](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/breaking-news-gig-work-is-work-artists-are-workers) [All posts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/all) [Next](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume/page/2) [![Logo with text (1)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Logo%20with%20text%20(2).svg)](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) [SIGN UP FOR EMAILS](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - [Fiscal Sponsorship](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/fiscal-sponsorship) - [Artist Visas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/visas) - [Fundraising](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Knowledge Base](https://fracturedatlas.zendesk.com/) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) - [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fractured.atlas/) © 1997-2026 Fractured Atlas. | [Privacy Policy](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/about/privacy) | [Term of Use](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/about/terms)