2026–27 · City-wide
Universal basic income for artists
The resident asks for a City of Boston basic income program for artists, who they say are underpaid and undervalued, leaving many artistic viewpoints unseen.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Put the money towards City of Boston universal Basic Income for Artists
Who it helps and why
Artists are greatly under paid and under valued. Families often dissuade their children from working in the arts field based on income potential. This leaves a great number of artistic view points unseen,
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 4, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Arts & Culture
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- Allston Brighton Health Collaborative
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Arts & culture
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
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2024–25 (35 matching)
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