POV: You’re an artist trying to do all the things at once 🎨📦📸🧾🧠
Running between your 9-5, your next idea, your inbox, your supplies, your social media, your side hustle… 🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
Who else feels pulled in every direction at once? ✋
Tag a creative who gets it. 💥
#CreativeLife #RAWArtists #ArtistStruggle #CreativeChaos #MultitaskingMode #DoingTheMost #IndieArtist #ArtLife #creativeentrepreneur
Today, RAW Artists turns sweet 16, and we’re celebrating a brand-spankin’ new chapter! After 16 years as RAW’s Founder & CEO, @heidiluerra is officially passing the leadership torch to @megpjones
Meghan has been a part of the RAW family for over a decade and has seen RAW through every iteration over the years. As of today, she is officially RAW Artists' new CEO and will be helping guide the vision for what’s next.
Watch the official farewell and welcome video above.
Here’s to new beginnings!
17 years. 🖤✨
What started as a dream to give independent artists a stage has grown into something we never could have imagined. Today, we celebrate 17 years of RAW Artists — 17 years of bold creativity, fearless expression, and a community that keeps showing up for each other.
Here’s to the artists, the dreamers, the ones who create anyway. This is for you.
🎨 Tag a creative who inspires you 👇
#IndependentArtists #ArtistCommunity #CreativeCommunity #supportlocalart
💜 Did you know there are grants specifically for artists like you — and most people never apply?
We just dropped our brand new series: Grant & Funding for Artists 🎨
Whether you're a painter, performer, digital creator, or somewhere in between, there is money out there waiting for you to claim it.
Swipe through this series to discover:
✦ The 5 types of artist funding
✦ Grants for general, emerging & underrepresented artists
✦ Emergency relief funds if you need support NOW
✦ How to write a winning application
Save this post. You're going to want to come back to it. 🔖
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Drop a 💜 if you're ready to get funded.
Real talk: how much of your mental energy goes to stressing about money instead of making art? 😮💨
We heard you — and we did something about it.
RAW Artists x Sumly presents Money & Taxes for Creatives, a free online session built specifically for people like you.
No jargon. No judgment. Just the stuff you actually need to know.
📅 Wednesday, March 4th | 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST
👉 Grab your free spot — link in bio.
#TaxesForCreatives #FreelanceArtist #MoneyForCreatives #ArtBusiness #creativeentrepreneur
Creatives don’t always see themselves as business owners — especially at the beginning.
So we overextend. We stay available. We don’t set expectations.
And it costs us more than we realize.
Setting a simple boundary like:
“Here’s when you can expect to hear from me”
changed everything.
It helped my business.
It protected my mental health.
And surprisingly? Clients respected it more.
I even started sharing a simple check-in with clients:
“Have you taken a breath today?”
It opened conversations.
It built trust.
It led to workshops, referrals, and more work — not less.
Boundaries aren’t walls.
They’re clarity.
Great advice from @remickz of Remickz Marketing!
💾 Save this if you struggle with over-giving
❤️ Like if this feels validating
🔁 Share with a creative who needs permission to set boundaries
#creativecommunity #businesstips #settingboundaries #entrepreneurship
🎵 Feeling disconnected from music? Read this.
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Every musician hits this point.
The burnout. The doubt. The “why am I even doing this?” moment.
Katie Day of Shortcake Music shares a simple but powerful reset:
🎧 Go back to the music that made you fall in love
✍️ Journal about your best music-making moments
🧠 Put yourself back in the headspace where it felt fulfilling
Because the struggle is real.
The path is hard.
And everyone goes through it.
Sometimes the way forward is remembering why you started. 💛
👉 Like if this resonated
👉 Save this for the next hard day
👉 Share with a musician who needs this reminder
#MusicianLife #CreativeBurnout #MusicTips #IndieArtist #musiccareer
🚨 Artists: you’re probably leaving thousands on the table.
Missed deductions = missed money.
And most creatives don’t realize it until tax season hurts. 😬
👉 TODAY we’re teaming up with Sumly for a FREE Reduce Your Taxes Webinar designed for artists, freelancers, and multi-hyphenates.
🗓 Today
⏰ 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST
💸 Learn what deductions you’re missing + how to keep more of what you earn
🎟 Register free — link in bio
Your art deserves the income it earns.
#freelancelife #artistlife #taxtime #financialeducation
Most artists aren’t just doing one job.
🎨 34% are fully self-employed
🎭 50% are self-employed in their primary job
🔁 11% worked 3+ jobs last year
More gigs = more income streams = more places for money to quietly slip through the cracks.
Keeping more of what you earn starts with knowing where it’s going.
Join @getsumly for one of their webinars to help you navigate tax time. Link in bio 👆
#ArtistLife #CreativeBusiness #FreelanceArtist #keepwhatyouearn #taxseason
Self-employed creatives — this one’s for you 🎨
Sumly is hosting a FREE webinar to help you understand:
✔ expenses
✔ deductions
✔ staying tax-ready year-round
And yes — there are 4 different times to attend.
👉 Save your seat via the link in bio.
#RAWArtists #CreativeBusiness #FreelancerLife #ArtistTaxes #SelfEmployed
