Artist

The Arisen currently uses this term to refer to anyone who sees themselves as dedicated to creating cultural assets — across media, style, or discipline. We don't define “quality” but use the term with reverence for the weight artists bear to realize beauty and meaning from blank slates and raw ingredients. Many artists also don't fit into one category, whether it's because the final art includes many media or they blend skills in interesting ways.

• Still Images

  Painters, Designers, Illustrators, Digital Artists

• Moving Images

  Cinematographers, Film Actors, Videographers, Filmmakers, Animators

• Performance

  Stage Actors, Dancers, Performance Artists, Magicians, Street Performers, Spoken Word

• Words

  Fiction Writers, Non-Fiction Writers, Playwrights, Poetry

• Food

  When is food — an essential element of culture — also an artform? We're thinking flexibly, and asking the makers.

• Sound

  Musicians, Audio Artists