Welcome to Kickstarter! This article will point you toward some of the Kickstarter Arts Team's favorite resources, tips, and tools when making a campaign in the Arts, Photography, and Fashion categories.
Whether you're printing your first photobook, making a sustainable sportswear line, or building a new monument for your community, see how some of our favorite past creators priced their rewards, planned outreach, and made their project possible.
As a first step, we recommend checking out our Creator Handbook.
If you’re a student of art, we’ve collated some helpful resources, guides, and tools to assist you with your Kickstarter campaign.
We’ve also collated some guides, tools, and tips to help non-profit organizations.
These artists and photographers share their tips on preparing for your project, planning your rewards, building a community, and maintaining momentum.
Make sure to check out this creative person’s guide to thoughtful promotion from our friends at The Creative Independent too.
Photographer, Dicko Chan, talks about sharing your work on social media. And Robin Cembalest, an editorial strategist, shares tips for using Instagram as an artist.
Amy Touchette, a photographer based in Brooklyn, talks about using photography to figure out the world.
We spoke with five French photographers about what inspired their projects, and what they hope people will take away from their work.
Interested in learning more about food photography? Jenn de la Vega, the yolk popping pro, shares her tips.
LA based photographer, Kelia Anne MacCluskey, talks about letting your aesthetic lead the way.
We asked ten artists what social practice means to them, and about its importance during this pivotal moment in time.
Cody Ellingham talks about building community around his photography work, and shares his advice for first-time creators.
In 2018, we reached the milestone of 2 million backers pledging $100 million to projects within the Art category.
Check out this piece by our Senior Director of Arts, Patton Hindle, on why artists should be allowed to fail.
And lastly, be sure to read this creative person’s guide to feeling healthy.
If you’re looking for some inspiration, take a look at the Photography Explore page. We’ve also shared some of our favorite projects below:
Cancer Family looks at love, life, and living in the face of death. Nancy Borowick’s project tells the story of two parents going through cancer treatment together.
Elliot Ross and Genevieve Allison traveled 10,000 miles over five months to see every inch of the US-Mexico Border. Their project, American Backyard, is their story.
Your Town Tomorrow is a photo book by Corine Vermeulen. Shot over 10 years, it celebrates day-to-day life in Detroit from the early recession to post-recession days.
Alec Soth ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for an art school on wheels; the Winnebago Workshop pairs artists with teens to create multimedia stories.
Backers on Kickstarter helped to bring We, Women, the largest social impact photo art project by womxn in the USA, to life.
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