7 Benefits Of A Creative Community- Why Continue To Struggle To Create Alone?
In the past it was very difficult for artists to connect with other artists and the majority worked alone, silent toiling with little support or interaction from others who are like minded.
These days though, the scene is very different.
With the explosion of ways to communicate via the internet, creative artists all over the world can exchange ideas, collaborate on creative projects, share resources and support each other from the comfort of their own homes.
Although much creating still needs to be done by the artist alone, they have the knowledge that a supportive group of other creative people can be literally at their fingertips.
Are you still struggling to create on your own?
Here are 7 major benefits that becoming part of a creative community can bring into your creative life:
1. There’s someone to hold you accountable to following through. You can make all kinds of silent promises to yourself about when and how much you’ll create. But when you declare this out loud to another person or group of people, it instantly gives you more motivation to keep to your word and follow through on your intentions.
2. You find new creative resources. There’s only so much time any creative person has, you can’t possibly read every article and book
3. You can work with a creative buddy. A creative buddy is just someone you agree to team up with to help each other in your creative lives. You can arrange to regularly check in and share what you’ve done, and encourage each other to take your creativity to the next level. This can make a huge difference to your creativity compared to creating “in a void” all alone.
4. You’ll achieve things as a group you couldn’t possibly do alone. One person can make a difference, but a group of people can make changes far beyond the sum of their parts. The possibilities for creating as a part of a creative community are limited only by the imagination and vision of the group members.
5. You’ll find collaborative partners. You’ll develop friendships with other creative people in a creative community. One thing this can lead to is collaborations, where two or more of you agree to work on a creative project together. Again, with the multitude of media and technology available these days, much of this can be done online.
6. You’re able to give something back to other creative people. Many of us when we spend time creating alone feel selfish or guilty. Whilst it’s perfectly OK and necessary to have your own time to create, by supporting and contributing to the creative lives of others in a community you’ll feel happier in spending time on your own creative work.
7. You get exposure and networking opportunities. Something that many artists find difficult is promoting or even showing their work to others. As part of a creative community, there’s a wealth of networking opportunities. You never know who’ll you meet or who will be on the group looking for artwork just like yours.
These are just 7 of the major reasons why being part of a creative community can support your creative life, and take your creativity to new levels within a very short space of time.
I’d like to invite you to check out CoachCreativeSpace, a friendly, supportive Creative Community of all kinds of artists. Our common aim is to help each other be as creative as we know can be.
It’s free to join, so head over to see more for yourself now at CoachCreativeSpace.
From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin
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