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
Artist $napshot: Lancaster County-based mural painter
This artist, who makes $13,000 a year, left a full time agency job to work independently
Artist $napshot: L.A. and Berlin-based painter and photographer
How an artist splits his time between the U.S. and Europe while earning between $1,500 and $2,600 a month
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Artist $napshot: Chicago-based painter, sculptor, and curator
Right now, a lot of the work that I'm doing is unpaid and not tied to an organization
Artist $napshot: Lubbock-based choreographer and educator
I feel like I'm right now in the most secure position that I could be in as an artist, because I'm a faculty member with tenure at a university
Artist $napshot: Lithonia-based poet and motivational speaker
This 55-year-old poet, spoken word artist, and motivational speaker makes $52,000 a year