Creatives Thrive NYC

CREATIVES THRIVE NYC

Creatives Thrive NYC (CTNYC) helps New York City Artists and Creatives build the financial skills to meet big challenges! CTNYC is an innovative new year-round training initiative providing expert financial knowledge, trusted resources and a network of reliable partners to help Creative New Yorkers thrive in our often chaotic economy.

CTNYC is a series of free, informative online workshops aimed at providing NYC’s creative workers with real-world financial tools tailored to their specific needs. We continue the program this fall with Thrive in Place, an affordable housing workshop on October 15. The Get Shamele$s series also returns every third Thursday at 1pm ET starting in November.

WHAT’S INCLUDED 2026 - 2027

THRIVE IN PLACE, a guide to affordable housing options for NYC creatives, is a series jointly presented by ArtBuilt and the Entertainment Community Fund. Learn about rent stabilization, city housing lotteries, affordable home-ownership opportunities, and how to qualify for these programs.

Fall workshop - Thursday, October 15, 2026 6-8pm ET
Winter workshop - Thursday, February 18, 2027 6-8pm ET
Summer workshop - Thursday, June 17, 2027, 6-8pm ET

GET SHAMELE$S, a series of 1 hour intensive financial workshops, each focusing on one aspect of building a stable financial life as a Creative New Yorker. Presented by Pam Capalad, CFP® AFC® and Dyalekt, Brooklyn-based financial educators focused on creatives and POC communities and founders of Get Shamele$s, Inc. Topics covered will include:

Prepare Your Nervous System to Set Your Rates and Negotiate - Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 1:00-2:00pm ET
Make More Money This Year with Multiple Streams of Income - Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET
Lions and Taxes and Business Structures, Oh My! - Thursday, February 18, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET
Community Hour with Pam & Dyalekt - Thursday, March 18, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET
Spend money like you mean it! - Thursday, April 15, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET
How to Pay Down Your Debt and Still Have a Life - Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET

PAPERWORK PARTY!
Date, time and location coming.
Let's come together this summer for an in-person Paperwork Party, with Creatives Thrive NYC partners ArtBuilt, Pam & Dyalekt of GET SHAMELE$S, and Entertainment Community Fund!