Res Creativa is an alliance of artists, creators, makers, culture bearers, and allies who believe that creative practice is essential to humanity.

Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais (1884-1889/cast 1953-1959), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, CC0

We welcome people from every artistic discipline. Musicians and dancers. Architects and landscape architects. Writers and filmmakers. Actors and costume designers. Potters, weavers, photographers, librarians, conservators, illustrators, designers, game developers, public artists, museum professionals, craftspeople, and countless others whose work shapes how people understand themselves and one another.

We also welcome those who may never call themselves artists but understand that creativity, imagination, and empathy belong wherever communities make decisions about their future.

Healthy societies need educators, civic leaders, researchers, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, public servants, neighborhood organizers, and engaged citizens who recognize the value of creative thinking in public life.