Creatives at Work is an ongoing campaign by Arts Connection, the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, that documents and uplifts creative labor across the region. The campaign exists to recognize artists as essential contributors to community life, culture, and local economies, rather than as extras or afterthoughts. Through interviews, storytelling, and documentation across multiple formats, Creatives at Work centers artist voice, process, and lived experience while building a living archive that reflects how creativity shows up in everyday life across San Bernardino County.
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Creatives at Work was originally launched in 2021 under the name Artists at Work, during a moment of reconnection following COVID shutdowns. At a time when many creatives were rebuilding practice, visibility, and community after prolonged isolation, the campaign created space for recognition and shared experience through interviews and zine style publications. Over time, the campaign evolved to reflect a broader understanding of creative labor and expanded formats, while maintaining its original purpose to document, honor, and connect creatives across the county. The 2021 archive remains a foundational chapter of Creatives at Work, grounding the campaign’s ongoing work in continuity, care, and collective memory.
Convos with Community is a blog-style written interview series within Creatives at Work, an ongoing campaign by Arts Connection, the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, that documents creative labor across the region. Through conversational interviews, the series centers artist voice and lived experience, highlighting how creatives live, work, and contribute to their communities across San Bernardino County.
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