Pick Up The Flow is an online community and resource platform dedicated to democratizing access to opportunities. Opportunity listings are shared daily via the main website, Instagram page and weekly through this newsletter.
About
Founded in 2017 by Selwa Abd, a NYC-based musician, PUTF started as a platform to connect musicians and creatives in NYC. The private Facebook group was limited to friends and friends of friends, fostering a safe and close-knit community. It quickly became a trusted space for sharing gear, knowledge, job opportunities, apartment listings, and more.
Since its inception, PUTF has hosted a variety of events, including workshops (at MoMA PS1), radio broadcasts (Lot Radio), conversations (MoMA PS1, Dripping Festival, DEMO Festival), swap meets (H0l0, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mood Ring), and a block market (109 Montrose (LQQKStudio) x PTP), all in response to the shifting dynamics of the music, art, and cultural industries.
Today, PUTF operates as a multifaceted platform, encompassing an Instagram feed with over 55K+ followers, a website(20K+ monthly visitors), a newsletter (6K+ subscribers), a private Facebook group with 2.1K members, a discord community of 400+ members, and an interview series..
With a mission to democratize access to resources, PUTF aims to challenge the pervasive greed within the art and technology industries.
Newsletter
The PUTF’s newsletter is now on Substack. Your support is valued, and all funds are reinvested. This newsletter regularly includes:
Free Tier:
Weekly round up of all upcoming opportunities: delivered by email.
Paid Tier:
Early Access to Exclusive Interviews: featuring artists, creatives, and academics from the PUTF community and beyond.
Subscriber-Only Content: PUTF’s weekly recommendations, tools and more.
Unlimited Archive Access: access to the full Substack archive, including podcasts, guest-curated recommendations, and opportunity listings.
Interactive Features: access to the comment section.
Support
To support this project, you can submit listings, classifieds and/or sponsor the weekly newsletter. You can also make a one-time donation.
Audience
PUTF’s audience consists of a diverse spectrum of individuals, institutions, academics and artists located in NYC, across the United States, and around the globe.
Featured Sponsors
Queens Council On The Arts, Times Square Arts, The Joyce Foundation, Pepsico, Printed Matter, Inc, e-flux, The Laundromat Project, Park Avenue Armory, Institute for Public Architecture, Institute For Studies On Latin American Art, Staten Island Arts, Mexican Summer, Apexart, Alfred University, Danspace Project, Woodward Residency, Abrons Arts Center, Fractured Atlas, Something Special Studios, MIT Lab Poetic Justice, The American Trust for The British Library, Jeff Koons, Ethan James Green, Foundwork, Center for Book Arts, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Lighthouse Works, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Issue Project Room, Studio Museum In Harlem, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Pratt Institute and more.
For inquiries about offering extended support or advertising on our platform, feel free to get in touch via our contact form.
