Artist $napshot: Phoenix-based performance artist
"It feels incredibly unsustainable to do the artist grind, but I don’t want that to scare me."
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.
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
Family support and rental income helps sustain this artist's practice.
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."
$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
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
"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
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
This 23-year-old multi-faceted artist makes about $1,515 a month.
Artist $napshot: LA-based textile artist
This full time artist-mom has a fluctuating income and made $14,000 last year.
Artist $napshot: Houston-based dance professor and choreographer
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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
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