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ARTISTS ARE IN TROUBLE. here’s a few simple things you can do RIGHT NOW if you have a desire to help. i’ve spent the past week in touch with artists all over the globe who are deeply worried about food & rent this month.
all hands on deck.
let’s help our artists out.
ARTISTS ARE IN TROUBLE. here’s a few simple things you can do RIGHT NOW if you have a desire to help. i’ve spent the past week in touch with artists all over the globe who are deeply worried about food & rent this month.
all hands on deck.
let’s help our artists out.
1/ artists help the world all the time without getting paid. i was just in australia for two months of bushfires & saw thousands - THOUSANDS - of near-poverty artists playing charity gigs to help people in need.
it’s in our nature to help & connect; less in our nature to ask.
it’s in our nature to help & connect; less in our nature to ask.
2/ patronage is a savior-safety-net for me & my staff (and for many of my artist friends who need it more than me).
nerdy, but important:
patreon creators lose people at the turn of every month. check that your credit card is up to date!
here’s mine: https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer
nerdy, but important:
patreon creators lose people at the turn of every month. check that your credit card is up to date!
here’s mine: https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer
3/ ASK YOUR NETWORKS: who out there is an artist with a patreon, gofundme, etc?....and HELP THEM.
even a dollar can mean a shit-ton, emotionally, to an artist in trouble right now, and it will make you feel good to help. i’ve supported 6 new creators on patreon this week.
ASK.
even a dollar can mean a shit-ton, emotionally, to an artist in trouble right now, and it will make you feel good to help. i’ve supported 6 new creators on patreon this week.
ASK.
4/ if you don’t want to get tangled up in a relationship with an artist, or you don’t know who to support, please just send any amount of money to @ArtReliefTree, who are spreading your donations to thousands of artists in immediate need of help. https://artistrelieftree.com
5/ artists, especially: please check out this directory of helpful links and resources that @RhiannonGiddens is spearheading with me & @neilhimself. there’s so much info floating around right now and this is a good place to get oriented & find help and $. https://www.artliveson.com
6/ at the very least, RT this thread. please remind people, as they sit at home listening to music that gives them hope & feels and watching movies that distract & delight them, that art is NOT an extra luxury. it’s an inherent part of being human. we need it to get through shit.
7/ for my final tweet, LISTEN UP. if you’ve never actually tried to learn that ukulele hanging on your wall/sitting in that box in your closet, IT’S TIME. it takes an hour & will change everything.
you’re an artist.
you’re welcome.
(art by @OBEYGIANT).
you’re an artist.
you’re welcome.
(art by @OBEYGIANT).
(i am amanda palmer and i am stuck in new zealand with a concussion that my four-year-old gave me by bonking me on the head and shouldn’t even be looking at a screen and i approve this message.
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