S_STAIN is where infrastructure rightfully replaces gatekeeping. Built on a foundation of education + commitment, S_STAIN surrounds “U” with an ecosystem. It is time to remove the obstacles that force you to be complacent in what you create. What would happen if artists have financial support, peer community, legitimacy structures, and permission to fail? Art becomes a cultural engine for transformation. You participate. You invest time in your practice. The ecosystem takes care of you.

The Missing Infrastructure

Education:

• Peer-led workshops
• Resource library
• Critique & feedback circle(s)
• Continuous skill-building
• Professional practice development
• Legitimacy structures (see philosophy below)

Continual investment in education.

Community:

• Book + Writing development partnerships
• 150 active artists max
• Creative problem-solving sessions" (collaborative, community-focused)
• Collective evolution via peer shared practice

No hierarchy. Reciprocal support.

Studio Space:

• Portfolio + work-in-progress (see example below)
• Practice blog (SEO optimized)
• "Materials" (with affiliate links)
• Book publishing progress(shows your journey to published book)
• Revenue streams dashboard (see full list below)
• Media appearances archive
• Visible growth and evolution over time

A living document of your . Process over product.

• Diverse Revenue Streams
• Legitimacy Structures
• See an example of a Studio Space → Kristin’s Pavlick

Let's Build This Together

For 13 years, I fragmented myself because the infrastructure didn't exist. Now I'm building it — not alone, but with artists who believe we deserve better.

If you're ready to stop choosing between making art and surviving, if you believe in sustained practice over hustle culture, if you want to help build the path that should have existed—

→Learn about the Founding Artist Program

Or reach out directly,

Connect:

e. [email protected] ig. @kristinpavlick w. kristinpavlick.com

Founding Artist Program

Studio Space