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Art.coop

Art.coop exists to grow the Solidarity Economy movement by centering systems-change work led by working class, queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) artists and culture-bearers.

Contributors


Events

Art.coop is hosting the following events.

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
A live DJ set / jam session / zine making workshop with Cierra Peters & Paige Curtis of the Bosto...Read more

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
Case studies in solidarity grantmaking and investing to support grantmakers in deepening their co...Read more

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
A presentation about permanent real estate cooperatives and the arts, presented by the Sustainabl...Read more

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
A history of organizing in the arts with a focus on Solidarity Economy alternatives and artist-le...Read more

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
Abuse, Alienation, and Our Current Condition as Arts & Culture Workers - “The Way It Works” with ...Read more

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Art.coop is all of us

Our contributors 61

Thank you for supporting Art.coop.

The William a...

$500,000 USD

Barr Foundation

sponsor

$330,000 USD

Mellon Founda...

$175,000 USD

Surdna Founda...

$150,000 USD

The Chicago C...

$100,000 USD

RDK Foundation

$50,000 USD

Ruth Arts

$50,000 USD

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

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Today’s balance

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Total raised

$1,858,740.86 USD

Total disbursed

$1,858,740.86 USD

Estimated annual budget

$410,562.08 USD

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

265

Amount disbursed

$1,550,887.19

Tags# of ExpensesAmount (USD)
no tag
88$1,137,651.72
overall staffing
23$87,567.07
operating
13$70,643.80
open collective expense
9$66,904.57
employment cost
7$65,704.57
sia
37$42,385.50
Others Combined
88$80,029.96

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

44

Amount collected

$34,833.61

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount (USD)
one-time
33$34,186.61
recurring
11$647.00

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News from Art.coop

Updates on our activities and progress.

Big Update! 🦄🪱ANNOUNCING A NEW WAY to support Art.coop

Art.coop update! Thank you for your ongoing support. As we described in our End of Year letter, the system we use to collect donations is changing in 2024....
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Published on March 14, 2024 by Caroline Woolard

2023 Year in Review

Art.coop was born out of a report Nati Linares and Caroline Woolard wrote as a labor of love for Grantmakers in the Arts in 2021. Today, we are becoming a committed group of six core organizers: Nati and Caroline plus Sruti Suryanarayanan,...
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Published on December 13, 2023 by Sruti Suryanarayanan

Art.coop thanks you for a transformative 2022!

2022 has been a year of growth for our Art.coop family, and as we reflect on everything we’ve been able to do this year, our hearts are with you -- our dear community members -- for your support of Art.coop and your advocacy for a solidarit...
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Published on December 20, 2022 by Sruti Suryanarayanan

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Solidarity Not Charity: Building the power and networks of arts and culture toward a solidarity economy. A report, a website, and a community. Join Us!  

We invite you to check out our report, Solidarity Not Charity: Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy and so much more on our website, art.coop
 

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