Unmanageable’s mission is to mobilize resources and build power for independent artists engaged in social change work.

We support artist-driven projects that connect across history, culture, and communities, and prioritize projects that are anti-racist and rooted in feminist ideology. We support visionary artists who aim to create a more compassionate, inclusive world, with a focus on those who have been historically under-represented and under-resourced in the performing arts, especially in the South. We do this through creative project management, fundraising, fiscal sponsorship, and convening.

Through our services, we help to lift inventive projects that challenge convention, paving the way for artists with mission-focused, community-responsive projects to share their work on a global scale by acting as a bridge to arts and culture partners worldwide. Unmanageable is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, organized in the state of Tennessee.

Formed in 2019, Unmanageable grew out of a shared need for resources that build community through art and operate outside of a traditional commercial structure. Two women with varied experience in both the commercial music industry and the nonprofit arts world came together, recognizing a need to provide artists with resources and support. 

Traditionally, individual artists working outside the bounds of commercial art-making or nonprofit institutions don’t have proper funding, infrastructure, or resources to fully develop and sustain special, large-scale projects. As a result, artists often struggle to launch projects, being stretched beyond their capacities. After a premiere, building on a project’s momentum in order to create robust continued life beyond a commission is extraordinarily difficult, requiring intensive resources. Unmanageable exists to nurture these projects so that artists can focus on creation.

View our most recent 990 filing here.