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Kaye Kelly — Building a Sustainable Creative Career Today | The Scene Room Season 2, Ep 3

What if your performing arts career was built to last—not just to launch? 🎭 In this episode, Berklee College of Music professor, singer-songwriter, and author Kaye Kelly joins us to explore how modern artists can build sustainable, values-driven, and financially resilient creative careers. Drawing from her book The Modern Creative: A Practical Guide for 21st Century Artists, Kaye shares practical tools for defining your artistic story, building multiple income streams, and finding grants that fit your goals. We discuss how the creative landscape has evolved through streaming, the pandemic, and AI—and what it takes to thrive as a 21st-century artist. From teaching, licensing, and arts leadership to budgeting unpredictable income, this episode dives deep into creative entrepreneurship, passive income, and long-term planning for artists. Kaye also shares daily habits that protect creativity—silence, reflection, and mindful tech use—and how community engagement can expand both your purpose and your audience. 💡 Takeaways: 💡 Build multiple income streams as an artist 💡 Budget for variable income and plan for taxes 💡 Apply for small grants and public art opportunities 💡 Develop sustainable creative habits and boundaries Forget the starving artist myth. Choose alignment, protect your time, and let your creativity evolve across seasons. 🎧 Listen to all episodes and learn more at TheSceneRoom.com