More than 22,000 New York artists applied to get the new guaranteed income worth $1,000 monthly payments.
More than 22,000 New York artists applied to get the new guaranteed income worth $1,000 monthly payments.
The New York Artist’s Guaranteed Income Program
The guaranteed income program is meant to offer an alternative to the fellowship and grant system, which keeps artists on a fixed income, the offers promise to appeal to struggling artists according to Artnet News. 22,000 groups of artists in New York are lucky to get guaranteed income as part of an ambitious pilot program.
Artists who reside in New York State and can demonstrate financial need are being invited to apply for either beginning Monday as part of a new $125 million initiative called Creatives Rebuild New York that is supported by various major foundations.
which will provide monthly stipends to 2,400 New York artists, and jobs to another 300 — this is the latest in a series of efforts around the country to give guaranteed income to artists. Programs are already underway in San Francisco, St. Paul, Minn., and elsewhere.
The support for the proposal grew during the pandemic when live performances ground has to stop, galleries were closed, art shows were canceled, and many arts and music courses were postponed, resulting in artists suffering some of the worst job losses in the nation.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given $115 million, $5 million from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and $5 million from the Ford Foundation as support for the program furthermore, the funds for the program are overseen by the Tides Center.
Who Can Apply For The Guaranteed Income Program
Who are eligible for the program? The program designed for the artist is fairly broad, defining it as “someone who consistently engages in artistic or cultural activities” to express themselves, transmitted traditional knowledge, offer cultural resources to their community, ties, or work with communities toward social impacts. Disciplines that fall within its definition include crafts, dance, design, film, literary arts, media arts, music, oral tradition, social practice, theater, performance art, traditional arts, visual arts, and interdisciplinary arts.
According to the president of the Mellon Foundation, Elizabeth Alexander said that the notion was inspired by her work on a state panel, the Reimagine New York Commission, which brought people together from a wide array of fields to consider how the state should be regained from the pandemic and become more equitable.
The program will try to accept applications through March 25 and will attempt to reach communities that are historically underserved by philanthropy. Accommodations for non-English speakers, persons with impairments, are those without internet access will be made during the application process.
