Our friend group started a monthly creative salon two years ago and it used to feel like this amazing space for sharing work but now there's this unspoken hierarchy based on who's gotten published or shown and we've all started performing support instead of actually giving it. Nobody wants to be the one to say that the dynamic has gotten weird but we're all feeling it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community built on mutual support is struggling with how external success reshapes internal relationships.
“Where Are You with Creativity and psychology?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.