Creative Rebuild New York | Negative Space A new initiative will help New York based artists get a guaranteed income for the next year and a half.
The Creatives Rebuild New York announced that it will be spending $43.2 million to distribute grants to 2,400 artists in the state. It is the largest statewide guaranteed income program in the country, thus far.
Recipients began receiving monthly payments of $1,000 dollars for 18 months with no-stringsattached starting Nov. 17.Artists are essential to New York’s culture and economic health. Arts and culture come in second, under the tourism industry, providing $120 billion to […]
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