For Playwrights, Making It to Midcareer Is a Cliffhanger
Many of us found ourselves out of a paycheck, and more importantly, reconsidering our foundational conceptions of work. Trauma and clarity are congenitally entwined.
Luke Winkie • The jobless Americans chasing the dream of ‘passive income’
What’s more, despite doubling down on an all-hustle, no-fringe-benefits gig economy, younger workers are losing hope of upward generational mobility. Barely
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
The creative-class thesis described me to a tee. And to some degree it always was going to. Countless cities had rebuilt themselves to attract people like me: a white, overeducated guy who wants to try the new slider place with a great tap selection.
David A. Banks • The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
“When musicians can afford to pay rent, put food on the table, make music and play shows, everyone benefits”. But when they can’t, the entire economy suffers. – Luc Rinald, The Walrus In “The Death of the Middle-Class Musician”, Rinaldi lays bare the quiet collapse of a once-vibrant ecosystem and the plight of the working musician. Not the superstar. Not the side-hustler. The people in the middle who try to make a living—and a life—through music. Why this matters to all of us: *Cultural diversity shrinks when mid-career artists can’t survive. *Creative pipelines close when there’s no path between entry-level and elite. *Mental health suffers in an industry where burnout, poverty, and isolation are normalized. At @reveliosmentalhealth, we’re actively investigating the intersection of mental health and sustainability in the Canadian music industry—because these aren’t separate issues. Economic precarity, chronic stress, and lack of structural support are pushing people out of the work they love, making the music WE love. As leaders, funders, and community builders, we need to ask: *What would it take to rebuild a healthy creative middle class? *How can we invest in the well-being of artists—not just their output? *Where can we shift power and resources to create real, sustainable change? *Who else needs to be supported in the ecosystem? Read the piece (link in bio). Sit with it. Then let’s talk about what’s next. 👇 Drop your thoughts below or DM me if you’re exploring the same questions. #MentalHealthInMusic #CreativeEconomy #CulturalPolicy #Revelios #CanadianMusic #SustainableCareers #LeadershipInTheArts #WorkplaceWellbeing #SupportArtists @annexe.media @reveliosmentalhealth
instagram.comIn a twisted version of Darwinian determinism, we tell ourselves that real artists can survive the most hostile environments and yet find their true calling like homing pigeons. That’s hogwash. Many real artists bear children too early or have too many, are too poor or too far removed culturally or monetarily from artistic opportunity to become the
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Last year more than a dozen performers told me they were making a decent living, "touring all the fringes" and that "Edinburgh was a big stopping off point