Running a collective
Artist co-ops and shared workspaces: legal forms, governance, money and fiscal sponsorship.
- Fiscal Sponsorship for Artists and Theatre Companies, Explained
How fiscal sponsorship lets an unincorporated artist, collective or theatre project accept grants and tax-deductible donations through a nonprofit sponsor: models, fees, what to ask and when to incorporate instead.
- Grants for Artist Collectives: Where to Look and How to Apply as a Group
How artist collectives and small theatre companies can find and apply for grants: who funds groups, eligibility traps for unincorporated collectives, building a project budget, matching funds, splitting money between members and reporting.
- How Artist Co-ops Are Run: Governance Basics for Shared Spaces and Collectives
Practical governance for artist co-ops, collectives and shared studios: founding documents, membership rules, decision-making methods, meetings, money, conflict and keeping volunteers from burning out.
- Signing a Studio Lease as an Artist Collective: Who Signs, Who Pays, What to Check
What an artist collective should settle before signing a commercial lease for a shared studio or rehearsal room: who is the tenant, personal guarantees, use clauses, licences to members, insurance, repairs and getting out.
- What Is an Artist Co-op? Cooperatives, Collectives and Shared Studios Explained
What makes an artist co-op a cooperative, how it differs from a collective, a nonprofit studio or a coworking space, the seven cooperative principles, and common models for artists.
