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minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-29 days agotbh you would never know arts in America are often state funded without being one yourself because it’s not enough for artists to live
minus-squarestarkillerfish [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·9 days agofor sure. basically everyone I know has a “”“”“real”“”“” job on the side to pay for rent, but they still use the state funds to pay for their projects.
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoyea from what my friends have told me about their grants, it pays way less than their minimum wage “real job” too…
tbh you would never know arts in America are often state funded without being one yourself because it’s not enough for artists to live
for sure. basically everyone I know has a “”“”“real”“”“” job on the side to pay for rent, but they still use the state funds to pay for their projects.
yea from what my friends have told me about their grants, it pays way less than their minimum wage “real job” too…