Creatives Garage is a multi-disciplinary collective space for Creatives to network, share ideas, collaborate, learn, gain market accessibility and push boundaries. Their goal is to create a thriving eco-system that impacts investing opportunities to deliver financial and social double bottom-line returns. They work with visual artists, performing artists and tech innovators who are social change agents in the society. Creatives Garage is a registered Arts Trust based in Nairobi. It was formed in 2012 and registered in 2013.
Creatives Garage has a database of 7,000 creative artistes. These artistes just like its founder needed a place to rant, a place to just sit down, take a moment and re-strategize. They are a safe haven for artistes, a home where there creative spark is redefined to get ready for market access. Artistes interact and share experiences and basically just chill together. They develop a voice and together, they forge forward, and this is one of the mandates of Creatives Garage; cultural networks. They push for artists not just to entertain but to agents of chance, to be the voice of the society through their art, their art for change. Artists are then able to create content that speaks to the conscience of the people, which brings forth sustainable change.
A dream to create a space where creatives from all walks of life can come together to network, collaborate and push the boundaries of the creative scene. 4 years later, their dream continues to solidify, partnering with approximately 7,000 (and growing) Creatives who they guide into turning their craft into a source of livelihood.
To enable their creatives to earn livelihoods, their methodology is simple… After three years of building cultural networks, engaging in cultural activism and seeking out social innovation, they are now focusing on gaining access to markets for their creatives.
And what does market access look like for them? Well it’s a simple formula of bringing creatives (a.k.a the producers) and the distribution chains (a.k.a the value chains) together.
