San Francisco’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Includes a $1,000 Monthly Stipend for 130 Artists

San Francisco’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Includes a $1,000 Monthly Stipend for 130 Artists

A painted mural in Clarion Alley in San Francisco’s Mission District. (photo via Wikimedia Commons) San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced the city’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan , and parts of the cultural sector will take a piece of the pie. Among the plan’s most notable features is a $1,000 monthly stipend for 130 selected artists during a period of six months starting early next year.

The stipend is part of the city’s larger Basic Income Pilot for Artists program, which will funnel nearly $6 million in funds to arts organizations as well as individual cultural workers, like teaching […]

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