In this episode, Sandy and Nora ask why artists have been forgotten in the pandemic response, and argue that we need to give them money to survive and practice their art, with no strings attached.
To use the discount code mentioned in the show to order Nora’s book, go here: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/books
Cover image is from here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-street-artists-around-world-are-reacting-to-life-with-covid-19-180974712/
appreciated, and sobering, in prompting me to reflect on the comparative lesser amount of funding available for most art makers in the u.s. this discussion links with alternative proposals made by darrah teitel in this 2018 post, https://spiderwebshow.ca/why-not-co-ops/ –regards!