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An Artist’s Tools + Studio as Creative Identity

An Artist’s Tools + Studio as Creative Identity

An Artist’s Tools + Studio as Creative Identity CERF+’s new resource, Crafting Your Legacy: Putting Your Non-Artistic Assets to Work in an Estate Plan, provides a high level overview of a seldom thought about but integral aspect of artistic practice. An artist’s...
The Will to Create a Will

The Will to Create a Will

The Will to Create a Will As a studio artist, I seldom think about my monetary legacy.  I am pretty sure that I will never get to retire, at least in the typical American sense of the word. Since I love my work and feel a drive to create every day, I accept this fact....
Happy New Year! Be Well + Make Things

Happy New Year! Be Well + Make Things

Happy New Year! Be Well + Make Things Ah, January, a time for starting over, trying new things – trying a new art form, eating better, losing weight, changing behaviors – whatever it is, most of us think of this month as an opportunity for new beginnings. In addition...
The Accidental Fundraiser

The Accidental Fundraiser

The Accidental Fundraiser From a Facebook Post by by Pam Hill, artist, activist Originally, I had planned to exclude my current medical crisis from Facebook. I would let friends know by e-mail, Messenger, or some other private means. But that became difficult and I...
Weaver Marilyn Webster Reflects on Recent Disasters

Weaver Marilyn Webster Reflects on Recent Disasters

Weaver Marilyn Webster is donating a portion of sales through November to support artists affected by the hurricanes and wildfires that have affected this country and its territories. She shared with us this reflection on processing the immensity of these disasters:...
A Year of Pluses: CERF+ Releases Impact Report

A Year of Pluses: CERF+ Releases Impact Report

We’re excited to share CERF+’s recently released impact report for our fiscal year 2016, which covers the period of time from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.  CERF+ is distinctive among non-profit artist service organizations not only because of our focus...
Find Your Studiomate

Find Your Studiomate

August 31st is National Match Maker Day, which got us thinking: What makes for a good match in a studiomate? Sharing a studio with another artist can make an expensive studio more affordable. A studiomate can also be a source of creative inspiration and peer support....
In Memoriam

In Memoriam

CERF+ Mourns Passing of Former Chair, Jim Wilkinson We are sad to share the news that Jim Wilkinson, a longtime CERF+ trustee and valued supporter passed away on April 15, 2017. Jim served as Chair of the CERF+ Board in the early 2010’s and was instrumental in...
A Sign of Support: Johnathon DeSoto

A Sign of Support: Johnathon DeSoto

A Sign of Support: Johnathon DeSoto “Being a full time craft artist is something that many of us dream about, but it does have its own risks built into it: Lack of financial stability and traditional safety nets are one of them.I used to be a Registered Nurse,...