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Artist $napshot: Phoenix-based performance artist

"It feels incredibly unsustainable to do the artist grind, but I don’t want that to scare me."

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Creating safe and liberating spaces in dance

At the beginning of the year, I had the pleasure of speaking to MK Abadoo, a choreographer, organizer, and educator based in the DMV. An excerpt of our interview.

MK Abadoo, a medium brown-skinned African American person smiles. They wear a pink  shirt and have a short, tapered cut.
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Creating safe and liberating spaces in dance

Choreographer and organizer MK Abadoo on the importance of community-led, inclusive work.

Artist $napshot: Chicago-based painter
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Artist $napshot: Chicago-based painter

Family support and rental income helps sustain this artist's practice.

Artist $napshot: Chicago-based archivist
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Artist $napshot: Chicago-based archivist

"Most of the artists I know, we all work day jobs. Many of us work as educators, none of us are getting paid enough at one job."

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$napshot: $1,000 a month as a stylist and creative in Chicago

Based in Chicago, this artist typically earns between $600 to $1,000 a month for a range of jobs including after-school programming, styling services, videography, and bartending.

Artist $napshot: LA-based filmmaker
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Artist $napshot: LA-based filmmaker

This artist opened a production company during the pandemic, but has to deal with shrinking budgets and a hyper-competitive market.

Artist $napshot: Detroit-based multimedia artist
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Artist $napshot: Detroit-based multimedia artist

"You would never be able to hire a lawyer, or go to a hospital, or anywhere else and have services and it's negotiable whether or not they're gonna get paid and how much it is."

Artist $napshot: Austin-based dance teacher and choreographer
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Artist $napshot: Austin-based dance teacher and choreographer

This artist enjoys the flexibility of multiple income streams and doesn't dream of becoming a full time dancer and choreographer.

Artist $napshot: Chicago-based model, photographer, and costume maker
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Artist $napshot: Chicago-based model, photographer, and costume maker

This 23-year-old multi-faceted artist makes about $1,515 a month.

Artist $napshot: LA-based textile artist
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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
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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

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Artist $napshot: Austin-based dancer and choreographer

This artist runs a nonprofit dance company while working full time in corporate social responsibility

Artist Pay Project illustration by Zindork.
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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

Artist Pay Project: More $napshots

11 artist pay surveys are currently live

Artist Pay Project illustration by Zindork.
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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 Pay Project illustration by Zindork.
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Artist $napshot: Springfield-based drag performer and multimedia artist

This 21-year-old artist in Missouri makes less than $500 a month

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