MADE HERE is a documentary series devoted to the lives of performing artists based in New York City. Last season, the series explored the issues of ...
Full description and show credits
Money: Getting It
S. 2 / Ep. 9
06:34
May 9, 2012
How to get the money you need to make your work and support yourself is something artists think about a lot. Money-making tactics are sometimes fruitful, sometimes embarrass...
Creative Practice: Inspiration
S. 2 / Ep. 4
05:18
May 9, 2012
Being an artist requires a consistent outpouring of new ideas and images. Inspiration can come from a moment, relationship, object, vision or observation. It is the artist’s...
Creative Practice: Collaboration
S. 2 / Ep. 5
06:22
May 9, 2012
Collaboration opens the door for spontaneous, synthesized work to come into existence. The process allows for artists’ strengths and weaknesses to be shared and embraced. In...
Money: Strategy
S. 2 / Ep. 8
05:42
May 9, 2012
Not only do artists need to be creative with their work – they need to be creative in how they fund it. An artist’s financial strategy is shaped by their personality, prefer...
Creative Practice: Process
S. 2 / Ep. 6
05:58
May 9, 2012
An artistic process is as individual as the work that is created. It reflects personality, fears, inspiration, rigor and tendencies toward procrastination. Artists develop s...
Money: Value
S. 2 / Ep. 7
07:19
May 9, 2012
Most performing artists would agree: you don’t go into the arts to make money. But are artists exploiting themselves by accepting low pay and undervaluing their own work? Th...
Lifework: Staying Power
S. 2 / Ep. 12
07:10
May 9, 2012
Working in the performing arts over many years brings a larger perspective on how the field has changed. The artists who remain active and engaged are always imagining new a...
Lifework: Breaking In
S. 2 / Ep. 10
06:26
May 9, 2012
It takes guts and ingenuity to break into the performing arts, and many artists find their entry points in unexpected places. Everyone's story is different. What unites the ...
Identity: Institutions
S. 2 / Ep. 3
06:16
May 9, 2012
Arts institutions and artists reflect on and benefit each other. For artists, working with companies, troupes and organizations is a way to gain resources and structure. Ins...
Lifework: Perserverance
S. 2 / Ep. 11
05:52
May 9, 2012
What does it mean to be successful as a performing artist? Is it a show at a particular venue? Respect from your peers? Financial stability? With vision and determination, p...
Home: NYC
S. 2 / Ep. 15
10:24
May 9, 2012
New York City is not just a place to live, it is a character in our lives. With its energy, chaos, creativity and passion, the city offers endless opportunities to reinvent,...
Home: Belonging
S. 2 / Ep. 14
07:21
May 8, 2012
In this city of shifting populations and constant influx, where housing prices are always going up, and gentrification feels inevitable, "belonging" is a deeply personal, an...
MADE HERE is a documentary series devoted to the lives of performing artists based in New York City. Last season, the series explored the issues of Creative Real Estate, Day & Night Jobs, Family Balance, Activism and Technology. In Season Two, MADE HERE explores Identity, Creative Practice, Money, Lifework, and Home.
