Creators Thrift is an artistic community that establishes a mutual aid network to lay down the groundwork for artists to leave institutional support for artistic production and art-making practices. Based in Chicago, we are a group that has been created by and for people who have been intentionally disinvested and ignored by systemic oppression and discrimination. Creators Thrift is an organization that moves in collaboration with our community to build pathways for artistic sovereignty while creating a growing network and resource center accessible to all Chicago artists.