Welcome to It Pays the Bills

In any given cafe, there’s probably at least one person working on their screenplay. Restaurants are often staffed with actors or singers waiting for their big break; teachers, instructional designers, even civil servants are sometimes creatives trying to survive. Artists are lurking everywhere, hopefully doing these jobs “in the meantime.”

So, how do artists survive in this day and age?

Join me in the centre of the creative hub in London as we find out just how creatives are surviving in the cost of living crisis, if they enjoy their day jobs, and what their creative goals are. Let’s get the worldwide creative community honestly talking about the challenges of trying to make your art your main source of income - and why that is ultimately impossible for many people.

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