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$napshot: $24,000 a year as a textile artist and teacher

After talking incessantly about starting an art rebellion TikTok for the past year, I finally posted my first short video yesterday.

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Artist $napshot: Chicago-based painter and photographer

This artist is involved in the DIY scene and shares the importance of community in the arts.

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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.

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