12 money tips for visual artists in a looming recession

Artists are always on a budget, but the purse strings have just been pulled tighter. Here are a few studio hacks to save you money.
Artist table in studio covered with paintbrushes. Money tips for artists

I know, we are not having a recession. Well, at least that is what we are constantly being told – and yet it feels ominous out there. Artists and makers often bolster their incomes by doing casual work in the sector, offering workshops and doing markets – but when discretional spending is hit in tight times, these are the first to go. Plus, with the sector also feeling the pinch, there is not a lot of extra work around.

So, how can you be mindful of your spending while still maintaining your creative practice? There are two approaches to this: to block money wasting, and to rethink how and what you need to make.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina