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

  • Paperwork Party! (more info to come): Thursday, June 17, 2027, 6-8pm ET

REGISTER HERE

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:

  • Set Your Rates and Negotiate: Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 1:00-2:00pm ET

  • Cash Flow Projections and Multiple Streams of Income: Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET

  • Taxes and Business Structure: Thursday, February 18, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET

  • Community Hours with Pam & Dyalekt: Thursday, March 18, 2027 at 1:00-2:00pm ET

  • How to Align Your Spending with Your Values: 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! (more info to come): Thursday, June 17, 2027 at 6-8pm ET

REGISTER HERE

Questions or comments? Email us at ctnyc@artbuilt.org

Looking for more info? Check out our Resources page

PRESENTERS

  • Pam Capalad

    GET SHAMELE$S INC.

  • Dyalekt

    GET SHAMELE$S INC.

  • Esther Robinson

    ARTBUILT

  • Randy Peralta

    ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND

  • Daniel Arnow

    ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND

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