1. We believe that the artist has the right to determine how their art is acquired and accessed, for it exists not without them.

2. We believe that artists should voice their objections to the violation of their terms, or any other artist's terms they consider reasonable and ethical, when witness to it.  To remain silent is to consent to one's own abuse and to the abuse of others.

3. We believe that an artist should lead by example; that they should treat others as they expect to be treated and honour the terms of acquisition and use for all implements necessary to create their art.  A musician, for example, should not steal the software they use to record. Such hypocrisy will see the artist estranged from Themselves, disallowing unity within and between.

4. We believe that art is sacred.  We believe that art is the communication of the mind and the Spirit through the creative expression of Beauty, and that it can be a vehicle for Goodness (morality, ethics) and Truth (logic, reason) or it can be a Trojan horse for their opposites.  It falls then upon the artist to assume full responsibility for pairing their art with expressions of goodness and truth that are as deep as their art is beautiful (aside from cases when art is created solely as an expression of Beauty and is not directly or indirectly paired with goodness and/or truth).  A commercial illustrator, for example, should only use her drawings to aid individuals whose products and services she feels are of equal depth.

Join us at an Artists United talk or select from our video series (coming soon) to learn why we have included the above within our manifesto, and why we believe it important for the present — and future — of humanity.

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