We are TOO CREATIVE
We believe that creative brilliance should never be synonymous with struggle. No one is too creative to be broke, too gifted to stay hidden, or too talented to give up. #DOITALL
Who are we? We’re CREATORS.
At Too Creative, we exist to transform creativity into sustainable impact. We equip artists with the tools, knowledge, and strategies to move from vision to value—building pathways that honor both artistry and livelihood.
Our mission is to ensure that no creative voice is overlooked, undervalued, or unsupported, by fostering a community where talent meets opportunity and imagination becomes legacy.
This month we will be discussing
The Current Funding Landscape
This is a moment of extraordinary volatility and uncertainty in arts funding. Federal cuts and rescinded grants are driving a funding crisis that’s exasperated by economic uncertainty, longstanding trends in philanthropic giving and changes to municipal policy and budgetary realities here in Chicago.
Henry Wishcamper, of Bustling Spaces LLC, will offer some thoughts about the current landscape to help you formulate your personal strategy for navigating this moment, and advancing your creative work.
About Henry:
Theater artist, cultural planner, community developer, storyteller, arts advocate and strategic consultant. I have over 20 years of experience as a theater director, producer, playwright and non-profit administrator. I was an Artistic Associate and member of the Artistic Collective at the Goodman Theatre, where I directed seven seasons of their beloved holiday production of A Christmas Carol as well as numerous other productions, readings and workshops.
Recentent graduate from the Masters in Urban Planning and Policy program at the University of Illinois Chicago with a custom specialization in cultural planning. Henry’s primary academic focus was on the role that arts infrastructure and cultural programming in public spaces can play in generating equitable hyperlocal economic development in historically disinvested communities.