You worked hard, you had a full year of gigs booked, your name was in lights or print, people knew your name, they bought tickets to your show or exhibit and now……….you are on the brink of being a starving artist yet again. What’s an artist to do?

First and foremost, congratulate yourself that you made it. You pushed past the sterotypes that you were labeled with and pursued your passion and embraced your creativity and now, more than ever you need to press into that and Reinvent yourself in this new economy.

In the past few weeks I have seen ads for performances virtually all over my feed and I have seen people helping support artists through things like Patreon. I love seeing the community come together to help support the arts, so I wanted to do my part and provide a few other ideas as you pursue your passion and not have to sell out and get a “real job” just yet.

Make a Patreon

Teach on Udemy, Teachable, Skillshare, etc.

Create a Class or performance for Students on Outschool

Create Curriculum for Teachers Pay Teachers

Approach Libraries about Summer Programs

Approach Foundations about potential grants, fellowships, residencies

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19U-KAYTiDnoU1Y7vZxgUWcXjNJeS1Eog/view?usp=sharing

May your passion sustain you to continue to pursue your dreams and you remain resilient in adversity.

Jamie

www.legityou.com