Art: Granted or Taken for Granted?

How to make a living as an artist? There’s no one way to do it, but I’ve found few articles which indicate that while trying to find an answer for myself; this is actually a much larger question with answers being sought by multiple parties in a variety of ways.

Consider this a preamble to a much larger piece (or even a series of pieces) I’ve been working on.

San Francisco tested a $1,000 guaranteed income pilot program. Here’s how it went for two artists.

Can a monthly stipend stop the exodus of SF artists?

Natalia Borecka

Following Stockton’s Lead, Guaranteed Income Programs to Launch in Oakland and Marin County

Guy Marzorati

Oakland’s Guaranteed Income Pilot

Launching one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in the country rooted in eliminating racial wealth inequalities.

New York is launching the biggest guaranteed income fund for artists in the US, giving 2,400 residents $1,000 per month

Jason Lalljee