Creative Compass

Announcement

Creative Compass is proudly operated by Arts Cleveland.

Artist Spotlight

Kisha Nicole Foster, considered one of Cleveland’s pioneers of performance poetry, started when she was 19 and has been writing and reading her poetry for almost as many years. She began attending open-mic nights in 1999 at clubs such as the now-closed Humidor, Spy Bar and Kamikaze.

Best ideas
Artist Homeownership in Cleveland – Getting Started
Guide to Managing Your Money
Guide to Funding
Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute

Artist Homeownership in Cleveland – Getting Started

Buying property can be a tough process if you don’t know where to get started. That’s why we partnered with Northeast Shores, ArtHome and Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland to launch a new Homeowner Handbook to get you on your way.

Money Museum - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Guide to Managing Your Money

Structuring the best plan for managing your finances as an artist or creative professional may seem daunting. This guide contains a general overview of some accounting principles and financial practices.

Guide to Funding

How do you budget for what you need and then build a strategy to seek the funding required to complete your work? In this section we will discuss some “tried and true” and “known and new” ways that artists can find the funds they need to make it all happen.

Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute

Use your creative skills in new contexts. See opportunities in the challenge. Solve problems and change the game. AEI considers your "business" a means for you to keep creating and sharing your work - earning a living as you do so.