Some Serious Business

The visionary four-decade legacy of Some Serious Business producing live events and providing resources for vanguard artists—many at the earliest stages of their careers—is the powerful bedrock for its reemergence as a vital artist-centered nexus that presents visionary creators and thought-leaders. The roots of SSB are a highly collaborative partnership model that supports artists throughout the

lifespan of their projects: offering resources to incubate emerging ideas, generate new work, and present those works to the public. Some Serious Business serves as both a catalyst and a sanctuary for artists to sustain their creative lives as well as propel their projects towards new and adventurous evolution, audiences, and territories. Led by a passionate commitment to put the artist’s needs first, SSB is a “space without a space” that brings together a unique network of partners and provides a synergistic ecology that extends our impact in multiple directions. Some Serious Business’ muscular strategic planning and intelligent leadership establishes a fertile environment in which experimentation, intrepid vision, risk-taking, and innovation can thrive. Helping diverse creators navigate the arts environment and access resources for growth, SSB produces events and projects that expand existing boundaries, incite unexpected passions, raise issues that advance knowledge and understanding of our world, and spark peak experiences—opening doors to the transformative power of art in contemporary society.