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Artists will receive monthly payments of $1,000.
May 24, 2021
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Guaranteed Income Pilot. Courtesy of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
As San Francisco prepares to begin offering guaranteed income for artists, Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey has donated $3.46 million to the pilot program through his charity #StartSmall.
News of the gift came as the city announced that it had selected the inaugural cohort of 130 recipients, all of whom were set to receive $1,000 a month for six months. But thanks to the new funding, the program will now be expanded to run for a year and a half, and payments will be extended to an additional 50 artists.
San Francisco Artscape Shifts as City Moves Toward Yellow Tier
As businesses shuttered during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, plywood and other drab coverings were a common sight on most San Francisco streets. They were a constant, harsh reminder of the overwhelming health and financial challenges that still remain. When artists received permission to paint murals and create other forms of art on these protective coverings and at other select places, their efforts brought welcome visual relief along with feelings of hopefulness for many.
In keeping with this renewed emphasis on the arts, Mayor London Breed late last year launched the San Francisco Creative Corps pilot program to support artists and promote public health through art.