Powering Creative Careers.

Amplifying Artist Voices.

Driving Change.

Individual Growth. Collective Impact.

At 360 Arts BLVD, our Insight & Impact strategy is rooted in a simple belief: the people doing the creative work know what the sector needs. Our job is to listen, gather those insights with intention, and turn them into action that strengthens both our community and the wider creative ecosystem.

We collect information directly from creative entrepreneurs through surveys, listening sessions, interviews, and day-to-day engagement, and transform it into clear insight that shapes every part of The BLVD. This data informs how we design membership benefits, how we build BLVD Studios content, how we support artists’ business needs, and how we advocate for a more equitable and sustainable creative economy.

Over time, these insights extend beyond our internal work. They help us identify patterns, name sector-wide challenges, highlight opportunities, and articulate the lived reality of creative workers to partners, funders, and municipalities. By pairing data with storytelling, we make these trends visible and we help civic leaders understand what it takes for creatives to thrive.

Our Insight & Impact strategy is both a mirror and a megaphone:

  • A mirror that reflects the needs, aspirations, and experiences of our creative community.

  • A megaphone that amplifies those voices to influence systems, shape policy conversations, and guide investment in the arts.

This is how The BLVD not only supports individual creatives, but contributes to a stronger, more connected, and more responsive creative economy.

Creatives shape culture, spark innovation, build community, and tell the stories that move us. Yet the systems surrounding creative work - funding models, business infrastructure, public policy, and community support - often lag behind the reality of how artists live and work.

We exist to bridge the gap between creative passion and practical support, between individual artists and broader systems, between vision and viability.

Because when creatives thrive, communities thrive.

Stronger Practices = Stronger Sector

From workshops to coaching to community events, every program on TheBLVD is built on these four essentials:

Financial Literacy | A shared foundation for making money decisions with clarity and confidence.

Visibility & Marketing | Collective strategies for telling stories and amplifying creative voices.

Sustainability & Operations | Practical support to keep our work moving without burning out.

Networking & Relationships | Spaces to connect, collaborate, and grow alongside fellow creatives.

With the right tools in place creative professionals don’t just build better practices, they become the voices driving economic change in the creative sector.

FAQs

  • Our community includes artists, designers, performers, writers, makers, and creative entrepreneurs across disciplines. If you’re building a creative practice or business, you’re welcome here.

  • Possibly! As a creative professional, your membership may qualify as a deductible business expense for professional development or networking. Check with your tax advisor to confirm what applies to you.

  • Members can purchase additional coaching time with individual coaches at exclusive member rates.

  • Absolutely! You can upgrade anytime to unlock more benefits. If you decide to downgrade, it’ll take effect at the end of your current term. Professional and Entrepreneur memberships are one-year commitments, billed monthly or annually.