LiveARC
LiveARC is a program of Artist Resource Collective (ARC) in collaboration with selected organizations that offers an in-person, comprehensive financial literacy course through an intensive, extended format.
Topics include budgeting, banking, savings, retirement, credit, debt, taxes, business structures (LLC and 501(c)(3)), contracts, concepts of agreement and more.
Upcoming Events
Money in Motion
A workshop brought to you by Artist Resource Collective powered by YoungArts, in partnership with BADD!.
Saturday, April 25 | 1-5 PM
2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY
Dive into a series of specialized workshops on banking, budgeting, credit, savings and more—real tools, real strategy, no shame. Money in Motion offers an afternoon of financial workshops designed to empower artists and creatives. You’ll receive information, resources, and real-time activities to move you forward toward your financial goals.
Between each 45-minute workshop, there will be breaks to vibe to music, connect with community and let the ideas settle as we turn financial know-how into creative power.
The afternoon will feature a Paperwork Party with Pam Capalad and Dyalekt, offering practical information, support and collective energy to tackle the forms, finances and administrative tasks that artists often put off. Bring the paperwork you’ve been dreading. We’ll provide a low-stress space and expert guidance to help you move things forward. Come as you are, bring what you have and leave with more clarity and fewer loose ends.
Refreshments will be provided.
Workshop Topics:
- Banking and Budgeting
- Savings & Retirement
- Credit and Debt
- Protection & Care
- Paperwork
Click here to learn more about the facilitators
About the Speakers
David Thomson is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked extensively across the fields of dance, music, performance and theater for over 40 years, working and collaborating with a wide range of artists including Bebe Miller, Trisha Brown (1987-1993), Ralph Lemon, Sekou Sundiata, Marina Abramović, Yvonne Rainer, Maria Hassabi, and Matthew Barney, among many others. Thomson was honored with awards and fellowships from US Artists, Yaddo, MacDowell, Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the Alpert Award.
He initiated the Artist Sustainability Project with Kate Watson-Wallace in 2017, as an ongoing platform that seeks to create and expand discourse surrounding ideas of financial, artistic, and personal empowerment in the arts community. At the heart of this work are larger questions and philosophies around care, community, and resources that feed and support each artist’s ecosystem of sustainability.
David Thomson developed YoungArts’ Artist Resource Collective (ARC) program in collaboration with YoungArts and Emily Waters. He is currently studying to become an Accredited Financial Counselor.
Pamela Capalad is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™. She’s been in financial services since the last bad time, and we’ll get through this one too. Her mission is to help people who feel ashamed or embarrassed about money have a safe space to talk about it and make real financial progress.
Dyalekt has been an MC, theaterer, and educator (mostly all at once) for over 20 years. He is the Director of Pedagogy at Pockets Change where we use hip-hop to change the way we talk about money. He brings hip-hop to places that don’t know they need it but desperately do.
Together, Pam and Dyalekt founded the financial liberation platforms Pockets Change, See Change, and Get Shameless. They regularly teach workshops, make art, and speak on how art, culture, and media are used to perpetuate racial wealth inequality and how artists have the power to change the narrative. Learn more at getshameless.com.