--- title: Inciter Art | Fractured Atlas | Arts description: Arts | a writing, co-learning, and resource sharing space for an arts ecosystem with big ideas and bigger questions. --- - [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. [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - Search our site - Categories - [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) - Social - - - [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) [![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/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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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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For years, if not decades and centuries, the established economic system in the U.S. has routinely failed artists, refugees, people of color, indigenous peoples, the unhoused, people with disabilities, parents — to say nothing of its ravaging effect on the environment and disproportionate harm on the global south. The creative co-ops we're sharing with you today may not be the solution to a rapidly warming planet or an exploitative billionaire class, but artists have always been the first to dream, test, and demonstrate the viability of alternate worlds. If any part of you dreams of alternative economies, this post is for you. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/co-ops-every-artist-should-know-about) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/co-ops-every-artist-should-know-about](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/co-ops-every-artist-should-know-about) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/breaking-news-gig-work-is-work-artists-are-workers) [Advocacy](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/advocacy) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Worker Cooperatives](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/worker-cooperatives) | [1099 Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/1099-work) ## [Breaking News: Gig Work is Work, Artists are Workers](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/breaking-news-gig-work-is-work-artists-are-workers) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) August 26th, 2025 Hold up. 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) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/who-can-be-a-leader) [Leadership](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/leadership) | [Learning](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/learning) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [CEO Chronicles](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/ceo-chronicles) ## [Who can be a leader?](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/who-can-be-a-leader) By [Theresa Hubbard](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/theresa-hubbard) July 22nd, 2025 In the face of uncertainty, we often turn to leaders for wisdom, guidance, and strength. I don’t know about you, but there are plenty of people in positions of authority and influence right now who don’t inspire me — people who have betrayed their most vulnerable constituents, abandoned due process, and sunk to new levels of corruption and self-serving greed. If you’re asking yourself what leadership even means in a time like this, I can assure you that I’m right there with you: angry, confused, searching. 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It breaks our hearts when artists come to us feeling confused, lost, or misled when it comes to grant funding. Let this article be a snarky, shining lighthouse in these unnecessarily murky waters. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-are-artist-grants) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-are-artist-grants](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-are-artist-grants) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship) [Fiscal Sponsorship](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/fiscal-sponsorship) | [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/grants) | [Learning](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/learning) | [501c3](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/501c3) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Fundraising](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/fundraising) ## [what the 🦆 is fiscal sponsorship?](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship) By [Fractured Atlas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/fractured-atlas) April 22nd, 2025 Imagine a scientist working on a new, cutting-edge technology. When you picture her, she’s probably working in a research lab or at a university, right? Despite all the shows and movies that suggest otherwise, scientists don’t work in their basements — they work within institutions, because it opens up funding avenues for their projects. It might shock you to hear that similar, tax-exempt funding avenues exist for artists. If a project you’re working on 1) is artistic and 2) has a public benefit, you could use fiscal sponsorship to apply for funding from corporations and foundations, collect tax-deductible donations, and access nonprofit discounts. Let’s get into it. [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/welcome-alexis-frasz-tanya-birl-torres) [Updates and Announcements](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/updates-and-announcements) | [Purpose](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/purpose) | [Arts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/arts) | [Resilience](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/resilience) | [Resistance](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/resistance) ## [On flowers, wisdom, and systems with Alexis Frasz and Tanya Birl-Torres](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/welcome-alexis-frasz-tanya-birl-torres) By [Fractured Atlas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/fractured-atlas) April 14th, 2025 Springtime is all around us, and we have some exciting, seasonally appropriate news here at Fractured Atlas. Tanya Birl-Torres and Alexis Frasz have joined the Fractured Atlas board and are already bringing a blooming energy to our organization’s work. Tanya’s and Alexis' expertise and passion for building better worlds for artists shines through this interview — give it a listen, and let us know what questions you have for Tanya and Alexis in the comments 💬 [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/welcome-alexis-frasz-tanya-birl-torres) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/welcome-alexis-frasz-tanya-birl-torres](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/welcome-alexis-frasz-tanya-birl-torres) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-power-of-unproductivity) [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) By [Vicky Blume](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/vicky-blume) January 14th, 2025 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. 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