Each year, Creative Generation conducts a campaign with a specific focus and this year’s campaign is “Intergenerational Collaboration,” explored through quarterly topics. In this blog, Manager of Knowledge André Solomon writes about his journey to self-discovery after winning an award for his music.

Each year, Creative Generation conducts a campaign with a specific focus and this year’s campaign is “Intergenerational Collaboration,” explored through quarterly topics. In this blog, Manger of Operations Ali Pavlich explores this quarter’s topic, Valuing Ways of Knowing, through the lens of learning a new skill.

This Overview of Documented Knowledge explores the history of the notion of “starving artist” as well as issues of elitism and perceptions of serious artistry which intersect with each other. Through a review and analysis of existing knowledge from the cultural sector, the author argues that financial and educational barriers keeping many out of artistic practice contributes to an industry atmosphere that encourages multihyphenate work in order to stay afloat.