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Making the Work Survivable

Making the Work Survivable is a 90-minute workshop offering a global overview of structures that support artistic work, including LLCs, fiscal sponsorship, collectives, cooperatives, and informal models. Rather than prescribing a single approach, it explores how different frameworks can align with your values, context, and scale across diverse cultural and economic settings.
Sustainable Practice

Instructor

Found Sound Nation

Dates

–

Sessions

3 sessions

Duration

80 mins each

Level

All levels

Language

English

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Found Sound Nation
Found Sound Nation

Over the past 15 years, Found Sound Nation has worked with a diverse array of institutions and partners, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Doris Duke Foundation, TED, MIT, The New School, and many more, to create music-centered socially impactful programming. These initiatives - from songwriting workshops with incarcerated youth to music-making & listening seminars for MIT entrepreneurs - cemented our belief in the transformative potential of co-creation across geographic, cultural, and demographic boundaries. In 2012, we launched OneBeat, a groundbreaking music diplomacy program in partnership with the U.S. State Department. OneBeat brought together outstanding musicians from around the world to collaborate, create, and develop new models for civic and social engagement through music.

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Instructor Statement

A practical and reflective workshop about the invisible structures that allow creative work to continue over time.

Class Outline
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Sessions / Topics
Date
Time
1

Making the Work Survivable

90 mins

2

Small Group Discussion (optional)

60 mins

3

Listening Session (optional)

90 mins

FAQs

Is this class music-industry specific? No. While many of the case studies are drawn from music, the structural frameworks discussed apply across artistic disciplines. Do I need to come in with a specific business structure in mind? No. The class is designed for anyone considering how to organize their work. Will this apply if I'm based outside the U.S.? Yes. The session takes a global perspective and examines different legal and cultural contexts. Is this a legal or accounting class? No. The session is a strategic overview, not legal or financial advice.