Collective Care

Reimagining the future of artist employment and health care through worker ownership

It’s no secret that today’s economy systemically disadvantages the independent creative workers who make up the future economy. Whether artists are operating as gig workers or employed by small businesses and nonprofits, there’s a gulf between the benefits artists can access and the holistic benefits and care we deserve. Artists are often forced to forego healthcare, retirement, and other key benefits due to the complexity and cost to enroll as an independent worker.

On top of this gap, artists experience disjointed personal and business finances as a result of the variable nature of gig income. This not only creates a strain on the well-being of artists as they balance day-to-day finances with their needs; it also creates long term barriers to home ownership and other forms of generational wealth and health.

As creators, we have the power not only to transform the systems of support that do not serve us, we have the power to collectively own the solutions that do.

Tribeworks x CRNY