In 2015 the San Francisco Arts Commission surveyed nearly 600 local artists. "More than 70% of them had either already left San Francisco or were about to be displaced from their work, home or both," reports SFGate.com, adding "The pandemic has only intensified these problems. A report by Americans for the Arts found that 53% of artists have no savings whatsoever as a result of the pandemic."
Would it help to give over 100 artists their own Universal Basic Income ? In an effort to mitigate what appears to be an existential threat to the arts, in March 2021, the […]
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