Artist $napshot: LA-based textile artist
This full time artist-mom has a fluctuating income and made $14,000 last year.
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Artist $napshot: Houston-based dance professor and choreographer
A glimpse at the finances of an artist who makes $55,000 a year. Welcome to the art rebellion, a newsletter amplifying the essential role of artists in our society and the stories of artists who fight to make their communities better. If you follow me on Instagram, you might
Artist $napshot: Chicago-based stylist and creative
The Artist Pay Project is a series exploring how artists in the U.S. survive and thrive amid a cost of living crisis. This Artist $napshot tells the story of a 24-year-old stylist and creative who makes between $600 and $1000 a month. Survey Art Practice: Clothing stylist and overall
Artist $napshot: Austin-based dancer and choreographer
This artist runs a nonprofit dance company while working full time in corporate social responsibility
Artist $napshot: Detroit-based artist and writer
Living here allows me to maintain a pretty comfortable lifestyle and focus on my art, whereas I would not necessarily be afforded the same opportunity elsewhere
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Artist $napshot: Houston-based dance professor and choreographer
I feel comfortable enough that I can pay my rent, keep my stomach full, and also produce the art that I want to produce
Artist $napshot: Springfield-based drag performer and multimedia artist
This 21-year-old artist in Missouri makes less than $500 a month
Artist $napshot: Peekskill-based dancer and choreographer
I've refused to work for free for a very long time, but I'll still sometimes work on projects that don't pay enough, because I just want to be in the studio dancing