Support Structures
By Jackie ImWhat does the migration of people in creative fields away from the Bay Area mean for those who stay? What is needed to survive here?
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Art Practical Editors
How does one survive and thrive as an artist in the San Francisco Bay Area? The art world is inundated with stories from the community and media about artists being displaced in the face of great wealth disparity, a crushing housing crisis, the lack of sustainable employment in the arts, and a threatening decrease in exhibition and funding sources. Living & Working consists of a multi-author column, a video series, and live events with audio recordings where artists and cultural workers answer the question “How do you live and work in the Bay Area?”
This series will not only put forward the faces, stories, and voices of artists but will offer sites in the Bay Area as cross-sectors that offer the opportunity to relearn the region from the perspectives of artists.
Living & Working is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
