Tag: Artists
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo are at odds over the potential to turn the Sunnyside Yards into affordable housing for artists. Just an hour after de Blasio laid out his plan in Tuesday’s State of the City address, Cuomo’s office released a statement saying that the 200-acre space in Queens is “not […]
“Making a living as an artist can be hard,” says WhoPaysArtists.com in the greatest understatement you’ll read today. Inspired by Who Pays Writers?, Kyle McDonald (People Staring At Computers, Conversnitch) and contributors have just launched a site welcoming users to anonymously share their experience being paid something (or nothing) by someone somewhere for working a certain number of hours, weeks […]
It may soon be much easier for foreign artists to spend time in the US. Last week immigration reform bill decision outlined new benefits and rights for immigrants entering the country, but also included “The Arts Require Timely Service Act” a provision, which will require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ensure timely processing for visa petitions filed […]
