Creativity in Challenging Times
CERF+ interviews four artists about their strategies for surviving and flourishing during difficult economic times.
Articles
A Searchable Archive of Selected CERF+ News Articles
Photos (L-R): Artists fire kilns on the levee in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans during NOLA FiredUp!
Emotional Recovery
As craft artists recover from an accident or emergency, their toughest struggle may not be rebuilding a studio, sustaining a business, or healing a broken body. Often, it’s coping with the emotional challenges. This cerfnews article explores the many ways CERF+ beneficiaries and others have coped with the emotional aspects of loss after emergencies.
Insurance Coverage Lessons for Craft Artists: A Lively Lesson on Being Prepared
A cerfnews article covering CERF+'s live Insurance Show at the Glass Arts Society conference in 2006.
What’s the “Buzz” About CDFIs?
A cerfnews article about how community development financial institutions (CDFIs) can help craft business owners succeed.
Ways that Craft Artists Can Create New Opportunities
How can craft artists take a fresh new look – at the work they can produce, at the business and marketing opportunities they can find, or at both? This article from CERF News: Issue 9: August 2003, talks about how various artists have refreshed their outlook about their work.
Staying Safe From Theft
A cerfnews article about how craft artists can better protect themselves from theft at show.
A River Worth Crossing: Learning Basic Business Practices to Help Sustain Your Career
Whether you’re just starting out or,looking to give your existing business a boost, implementing basic business practices, from creating an identity and setting prices to writing a business plan and developing a budget, should help make your life as an artist in business a little easier.
Business Insurance: Can You Afford to Be Without It?
A cerfnews article about acquiring insurance for your craft art business.
What Would I Do Differently? Insurance Advice from the Trenches
A cerfnews article highlighting insurance related experiences of and advice from craft artists who have had serious emergencies.
