News & dispatches

How Artist Corporations Became Law

The inside story of how a frustrating LLC filing became the Colorado Artist Companies Act — the first A-Corp law in America.

Summary Findings on the Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Creating an Artist Corporation Business Category in Colorado

An independent assessment of the fiscal and economic impact of the Artist Corporation proposal on the State of Colorado, prepared by Henry Sobanet (former director of the Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting).

Doing it anyway — Anonymous Creative Futures 2026

The Artist Corporations Foundation and Metalabel collaborate to take the creative pulse

The 2026 A-Corp Annual Letter

A report on what happened in 2025 and where we're going, together, in 2026

The Artist Corporations Foundation 2026 Annual Letter

Creativity, Artist Corporations, and NPR

A new show documents the history and rise of creative culture and A-Corps

How the 1971 "Artist Contract" previewed A-Corps

A historical look at the fight for artist's rights

Your takes: How should art and money relate?

We received a flood of provocative thoughts on the relationship between art, money, and work. Consider this our first asynchronous town hall.

Do artists get paid for making art?

Artist Corporations are important not just as a legal structure, but as a concept that redefines creative output as real work that's valuable and deserving of compensation.

Talk to NPR, help A-Corps

This week we got some press. The TED Radio Hour is inviting any artist or creator to send them a voice memo.

A-Corp tour diary

The past week I've been on the road, giving talks and speaking with artists, creators, and community and political leaders across the US about Artist Corporations.

A-Corp community call video

We walked through the project's origins, our strategy, and — for the first time ever — covered draft language from the proposed law itself.

What do you want to know about Artist Corporations?

Next Tuesday, September 16, at noon ET, we'll host our first A-Corp community call so you can ask questions and learn more.

We are the 48%

48% of Americans have an active creative practice. Half of Americans actively sing, paint, dance, write, craft, play, act, perform, photograph, sculpt, and more.

What happens after the TED talk

Once the lights went down and the talk was over, the real work began.

Let's make a law

Starting today, we'll be sending a regular update to this community sharing progress, answering questions, and inviting you to help make A-Corps happen.

New Creative Era episode 13: Artist Corporations

Where we are now

Artist Corporations: A groundbreaking structure for creative people

Creative people deserve the same economic advantages as everyone else. So we're going to build it together.