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Photo: Henrik Kam Photography. You literally have to be human, living in an unjust economic ecosystem. The launch comes amid growing interest in the potential of unconditional cash payments to provide artists with financial stability. Similar programmes have since been established in St. Paul, Minnesota and New York. The movement toward guaranteed income in the cultural sector is fueled in part by Covid, which exacerbated existing inequities and brought into sharp relief the lack of adequate social safety net programmes for artists.
In addition to covering their health insurance, Pardo Ariza has used the cash transfers to buy art supplies and pay people with whom they work. Jenny Leung, the executive director of the Chinese Culture Center, says the nonprofit joined the coalition to help it reach more underserved artists, specifically immigrants who may face language or technology barriers.
When we were invited, we saw the opportunity to advocate for how the outreach can be more equitable. Last year, YBCA invited low-income artists to apply and received more than 2, applicants, which it narrowed down with a lottery system.
How do we connect with those folks again? This year, YBCA worked with community leaders from the start and asked each coalition member to select ten artists through a process of its own design. Representatives of the Chinese Culture Center, for instance, visited 15 artists in their homes and spoke with them about their art and their need for funding before narrowing the pool.
Pardo Ariza, who is from Colombia, says they hope the initiative stays, as it demonstrates that San Francisco is a city that values and wants to invest in cultural workers. For me, the Bay Area is my artistic home. And I want to live here, I want to stay.