Artists United provides educational resources in online training/seminars and hosting in-person training/seminars/conferences. Here are just a few of the main focal points we teach and practice as an organization:

• Entrepreneurship

• Deployment versus Employment

• Collaborative Economics

• Commonwealth (purpose/functionality)

• Chamber of Commerce (purpose/functionality)

• Creating Value from Creativity

• Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights

By securing the art careers of artists, we secure artistic longevity for the entire creative community. Our organization helps artists achieve meaningful and fulfilling futures by leveraging their creativity in the marketplace. At Artists United, we understand that no two artists are alike. Likewise, there are varying perspectives concerning what success is. The economy Artists United is building is a microcosm within the greater society to help artists do the following as it lines up with their pre-established goals:

• Build wealth 

• Create primary or supplemental income

• Invest

• Build products/services

• Find networking opportunities and or establish a personal network

Artists United utilizes an acronym we call CREATE to summarize what our organization aims to accomplish every single day:

GOALS

• Create a workforce

• Raise capital

• Establish businesses

• Attract artists, supporters, customers, and media attention

• Teach and mentor new members

• Expand our influence and enterprise into new territories

 

VISION

• Build an organization of 3000+ members locally, regionally, and later expand nationally and internationally

• Build creative workspaces, storefronts, restaurants, recording & broadcast studios, facilitated and operated by the Artists United members (The New Working Class).

• Host Artists United Networking events locally, regionally, nationally, and globally

We offer different opportunities to members to help them reach their artistic and financial goals. Here is a shortlist of the opportunity our members will have access to as we expand and grow as an organization:​

• Networking 

• Investing

• Ownership (via shareholders agreement)

• Business Creation & Management

• Showcasing

• Merchandising

• Leadership

Artists United promotes from within the organization to increase upward mobility of those participating economically and creatively within the Artists United ecosystem. We always want to create new opportunities for new leadership to emerge, so business creation is always a top priority. Leadership opportunities include:

• Artists United Administrative Team

• Artists United Marketing & Public Relations Team

• Leadership Development Focus Group

• Art Department Supervisors

• Artists United - Black Collar Investment Group (BCIG)

Artists United uses five main steps to accomplish our economic development plan. These steps break down into additional compartmentalized steps which secure the overall development strategy. To learn more, signup today!

  

1. CENTRALIZE POWER

2. COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS

3. HEIGHTEN VISIBILITY

4. BUILD PLATFORMS

5. ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION