Our pledge to our artist community is to
INVEST — UPLIFT — TRANSFORM
We seek to re-imagine and transform the music ecosystem in collaboration with a wide range of allies and projects centering working musicians.
RESEARCH & COLLECTIVE EFFORTS FOR REFORM
Live Performance Pay & Professional Protections ADVISORY BOARD
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
with supporting research: Music as a Social Good and State of the Music Economy: A Gap Analysis
(released Labor Day 2023) In collaboration with the the Center for Music Ecosystems and 4AARTS.
(2021) In collaboration with Majestic Collaborations
Turn Up The Mic, Tune Up The Future, A National Survey of Working Roots Musicians
(2021) In collaboration with Slover Linett Audience Research
Turn Up The Mic, Tune Up The Future RESEARCH PARTNERS
ADVOCACY IN PRACTICE
Whippoorwill Arts is piloting and modeling new economic models for artist support through our programming. We center equitable booking and fair guaranteed pay in our Fellowship, Music aLIVE, Curated Concerts, and the annual collaborative SuperFolk! Festival with Northwest FolkLife.
Click on any button below to learn about each program.