REC

Our Story

REC Philly, an equitable ecosystem for creative talent, is on a mission to provide the resources, strategies and opportunities for growth to our local creative economy. One part creative incubator, one part creative agency, REC has designed and developed a scalable model for local artists & makers to build sustainable careers in their hometown.

With a community roster of over 700 individuals, 60+ REC Philly Members have grown from part-time creators to full-time creators through the REC Philly Membership Program, the main product of the organization.

The Membership Program (which Forbes calls “a WeWork for Artists”) provides space, educational programming and community infrastructure for local creative entrepreneurs — audio creators, visual artists, experience creators, and more — to build, sustain, and scale their businesses in the Philadelphia region.

REC catalyzes paid collaboration amongst its community members to drive its full service creative agency which works with large & small businesses to solve their business challenges through creativity. To date, this two part model has enabled REC to drive over $1,500,000 directly into the pockets of Philadelphia-based freelancers and creative entrepreneurs.

The Membership Program is currently based in REC Philly’s primary location, The REC Room, a 7-room creative facility in North Philadelphia.

This “gym membership for artists” offers recording studios, visual labs, co-working/event space, office and production rooms, and more.

Recently, REC Philly announced the expansion of The REC Room, growing from their sole North Philadelphia location to now include a 10,000 square-foot location in Center City. This will expand REC's Membership Program capacity from serving a few hundred active creators to a few thousand.