If artists are working for poverty wages or worse yet, for free, someone else is benefiting from their labor. The question is: who? Institutions benefit. They acquire prestige, cultural capital, and content for exhibitions while paying artists a fraction of what they pay curators, administrators, and facilities staff. A 2022 study of UK artists working… Continue reading Artist Money Matters: Who Benefits When Artists Work for Free?
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The Myth That Artists Can’t Handle Money
One of the most persistent beliefs artists carry is that they are inherently bad with money. That financial acumen is for accountants, bankers, or politicians. Frankly, money is for everyone but artists. This belief is so deeply embedded that many artists, curators, and gallerists treat it as a fact rather than what it actually is:… Continue reading The Myth That Artists Can’t Handle Money
The Cost of Doing Things Alone
Financial literacy for artists is rarely taught. Most artists are never taught how money and finances work. Not at art school, not by their galleries, and rarely by their peers. Financial literacy, understanding how to read a contract, structure your income, manage your taxes, and negotiate, is treated as someone else’s problem and avoided for… Continue reading The Cost of Doing Things Alone