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Simple ways to support the arts

There are several ways to help artists: showing up to events, spreading the word ... (and yes, money does help, too).

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Why must artists be poor?
06:31

Hadi Eldebek

Why must artists be poor?

6 minutes 31 seconds
The art of asking
13:30

Amanda Palmer

The art of asking

13 minutes 30 seconds
How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
07:17

Alvin Irby

How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader

7 minutes 17 seconds
How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage
14:20

Alexis Charpentier

How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage

14 minutes 20 seconds
How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art
16:42

Theaster Gates

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

16 minutes 42 seconds
How to buy happiness
10:41

Michael Norton

How to buy happiness

10 minutes 41 seconds
How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age
10:21

Jack Conte

How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age

10 minutes 21 seconds
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