Creative Capital believes that artists need access to trusted educational content to grow their practice. Creative Capital Curriculum—our suite of online, self-paced professional development courses—offers learning opportunities for artists in all disciplines at all career stages.

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One Educational Program for Artist Professional Development

william cordova (2024 Creative Capital Awardee). Photo by Chris Edwards courtesy McColl Center.

Flexibility Meets Excellence
Courses are created by art professionals,  industry experts, and fellow artists, who share vital concepts, skills, and tools to grow your career. Take them at your convenience and at your own pace. Our live Artist Lab online seminars complement our courses and range from 60-75 minutes. Recordings can be accessed anytime you choose. 

Accessible Courses for a Global Audience
All courses are offered in English and Spanish. Spanish and ASL interpretation as well as CART services are part of every Artist Lab online seminar. More than 15,000 artists in 106 countries use the Curriculum.

Trusted Materials, Actionable Guidance
What Curriculum participants are saying:

  • “Thank you so much for this offering. This is exactly the type of assistance and information I’m seeking right now as a newly independent artist.”
  • “These presentations are awesome and very appreciated! Information that would take weeks to gather and vet is simply organized and presented.”
  • “Great information from a trusted source, to the point, timely, memorable, actionable. Thank you!”

Easy to Adopt & Easy to Use
The Creative Capital Curriculum is free for individual, personal use. Interested in licensing the Curriculum for your institution? Join as a Curriculum Member.

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Creative Capital Artist Labs

The Artist Lab is a year-round series of webinars and conversations designed to enhance artists’ learning experience. Artists can tune in from anywhere in the world to hear art industry specialists and artists discuss topics related to current developments in the cultural sphere. View past Artist Labs here.

Upcoming Artist Labs

Artist Lab: 2024 Tax Preparation for Artists and Creative Entrepreneurs 

Dr. Elaine Grogan Luttrull, a certified public accountant, personal financial specialist, and accredited financial counselor, reviews federal income tax basics for artists, including common deductions claimed and 2024 tax year updates.

Artist Opportunities

Every month, Creative Capital compiles a list of residencies, grant, and award opportunities as part of our commitment to sharing resources and opportunities for artists working in all creative disciplines. Read the monthly lists here. See more online artist resources here.

Become an Institutional Member of Curriculum

Institutional Membership enables your institution to integrate the Creative Capital Curriculum into teaching materials, syllabi, classroom exercises, and to share broadly across your organization, and where applicable, with alumni, artist residents, and grantees.

Benefits of Institutional Membership

  • Be listed as an institutional member on our website and in our communications. Signal your support for this shared resource for artists by becoming an institutional member. Member names and/or logos will be listed on the Creative Capital website and in Curriculum communications. 
  • Participate in the Creative Capital Curriculum Roundtable. The online roundtable brings together Curriculum members and industry specialists to discuss best practices in artist professional development. The roundtable provides professional development and networking opportunities for staff and faculty.
  • Add Your Institution’s Voice to the Curriculum Design Committee
    Each member institution may appoint a representative to the Curriculum Design Committee to advise on new curricular initiatives, artist engagement, and future directions.
  • Receive a free sponsored listing in Creative Capital’s Artist Opportunities Listings. Artist Opportunities is a list of residencies, grants, and award opportunities, which reaches 275,000 artists each year, as part of our commitment to sharing resources and opportunities for artists.
  • Receive a Digital Creative Capital Impact Report and Curriculum Member Report. The Curriculum Member report outlines the number of users, demographics, popular courses, and trends we are seeing.

For Colleges and Universities

  • Connect your students, faculty, and staff directly to the professional arts ecology. Signal to your students and their families that you are preparing them for a career in the arts by building and providing them with the tools and resources for their professional lives after graduation. 
  • Demonstrate your sustained support for your alumni by continuing to invest in their careers through this critical professional development resource. Share the Curriculum with your alumni on your alumni pages and newsletters. 

For Foundations & Cultural Organizations

  • Connect your grantees, residents, and alumni to critical professional development resources to support them during their grant period, residency, and beyond.

Institutional Membership dues are $5,000 per year for 2025/26. Interested in becoming a member or sponsoring the Creative Capital Curriculum, please email: [email protected]

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“We could not be more excited for this partnership…We both believe professional education is key to helping artists build sustainable careers, to creating equity in the arts, and to fostering community.”—Linsey Bostwick, Director, NYU Production Lab