Not in the abstract, inspirational sense — but practically, specifically, with rent to pay and proposals to write in a city that sometimes sees you and sometimes does not.
That is the question we put to artists, practitioners, and thinkers for this edition of ArtsKonnect. What came back surprised us. Not because the answers were unexpected, but because they refused to be tidy. The artists in these pages disagree with each other. They contradict themselves. They are figuring things out in real time. We thought that was worth preserving.
You will find here: an institution-builder who thinks artists need permission to fail. A theatre practitioner who has chosen the in-between as a method. A Kathak dancer who built her own ecosystem because she couldn’t wait to be included. A doctor who turned a mural workshop into a movement. A writer wrestling honestly with what AI is doing to the creative economy. And a reminder that some of the most alive knowledge in this city is hidden inside a traditional board game.
Alongside these stories, this edition carries fifty verified job opportunities, a curated cultural calendar, and open calls that are live right now. The ecosystem is moving. We hope this edition helps you move with it.