A Small Investment With an Outsized Return: An Evaluation of the Quick Grant Program and its Impacts
In honor of Quick Grant’s 15th anniversary in 2024, CCI commissioned an outside evaluator to tell the story of how a relatively small investment(a $600 microgrant) can have an outsized impact on an awardee. The report examines the impacts Quick Grant has had on California artists and arts workers, it also describes artists’ creative and financial conditions in a post-COVID-19 landscape, and culminates with recommendations for how Quick Grant can continue to impact artists and arts workers, helping them to better manage their careers and organizations, and ultimately strengthen the arts sector as a whole.
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning
CCI is proud to announce The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning, a comprehensive survey of current thinking and best practices in urban cultural planning and culturally informed city planning. The new publication features 40 original contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners, including an essay by CCI President & CEO Angie Kim, titled Financing A Diverse Future through Community Ownership.
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning is the first effort to thoroughly examine how culture intersects with other areas of urban planning and policy including housing, economic development, transportation, climate change and sustainability, civic engagement, and public and mental health.
Navigating the Copyright Claims Board: a Practical Guide for Creators
A guide created through a partnership to better understand the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) as a resource for creatives between the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) and Stanford University’s Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation (JIPIC) Clinic
Learnings and Ethical Considerations: A Resource for Arts Funders on Artificial Intelligence
A helpful resource written by CCI’s Research to Impact Lab staff for funders interested in moving ethically in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space.
"Just Make it Better" What Gig Workers Have to Say About Gig Work
Supported by CCI and led by The Workers Lab and the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative, “Just Make It Better.” What Gig Workers Have to Say About Gig Work is a unique new piece of research on “gig” work, co-authored by active gig workers as participant-researchers. The goal of this project is to better understand gig work and workers directly from the gig workers themselves, regarding their motivations, challenges, and solutions that would impact their lives personally and professionally.
Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property
A Report to Congress prepared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office about how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and specific intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs. Public comment gathered and prepared by CCI’s Research to Impact Lab.
Business of Art: Facilitators Guide
To commemorate the sunset of the Business of Art series, CCI hosted a special training in May 2024 for facilitators interested in honing their skills to continue the legacy of the Business of Art curriculum. This training inspired the creation of this Facilitator’s Guide, which provides an overview of each chapter in the Business of Art, 3rd Edition workbook, along with practical tips for using the curriculum in a cohort-based learning environment. This free guide was written for artist-entrepreneurs and those who want to help individual artists thrive.
Angie Kim is interviewed at Create-a-thon
CCI President & CEO Angie Kim talks about the value of basic income and why it matters to artists. Interviewed and produced by Universal Income Project, April 16, 2017.
Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC)
Launched as a ten-year initiative in 2003, LINC represents a philanthropic experiment in using information, money, strategy, and partnerships to effect change in the support system for artists in the United States. LINC’s mission was to improve the ability of artists to create work, build social capital, and contribute to democratic values.
Spirits and Logistics
Commissioned by CCI and led by Caroline Woolard, Spirits and Logistics details ways grantmakers, universities, and arts Institutions can begin collaborating with the BIPOC-led cooperative movement to build the future of Art Education.
