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. After our kickoff this summer with six intensive workshops, we continue the program this fall with Thrive in Place, an affordable housing workshop on October 17. The Get Shamel$s series also returns every third Thursday at 1pm ET starting in November.

WHAT’S INCLUDED 2024 - 2025

Thrive in Place, a guide to affordable housing options for NYC creatives, jointly presented three times per year 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. These workshops require an account registration with the Entertainment Community Fund.

  • Fall workshop: Thursday, October 17, 2024 6-8pm ET

  • Winter workshop: Thursday, February 20 6-8pm ET

  • Spring workshop: Thursday, June 19, 2025 6-8pm ET

Get Shamele$s, a series of 1 hour & 15 min intensive financial workshops, each focusing on one aspect of building a stable financial life as a Creative New Yorker. Presented by Pam Capalad, CFP® AFC® and Dyalekt, Brooklyn-based financial educators focused on creatives and POC communities and founders of Get Shamele$s, Inc. Topics covered will include:

  • How to run your creative business like a machine: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 1pm ET

  • Make more money this year: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 1pm ET

  • Office Hours with Pam & Dyalekt: Thursday, February 20 at 1pm ET

  • The credit hustle: how to overcome even when the game is rigged: Thursday, March 20 at 1pm ET

  • How to heal your relationship with money: Thursday, April 17 at 1pm ET

  • Get shameless about retirement: Thursday, May 15 at 1pm ET

  • Office Hours with Pam & Dyalekt: June 19 at 1pm ET

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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