The Lucrative Artist
Brian WitkowskiFor artists and creative practitioners who are ready to earn more—without selling out, burning out, or waiting for permission. This page is more than just career and business advice—it’s intellectual infrastructure for a better creative economy.
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My Public Comment to the US Dept of Ed Regarding the Proposed STATS and Earnings Accountability Framework
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The following was officially submitted as a public comment to the US department of Education. I’m resharing it here on my Substack page.
Please click here to submit your own public comment
before it clo...
What Low Artist Pay Actually Enables
There is a specific kind of artistic leader who behaves as though the privilege of being directed by them constitutes a significant form of compensation in and of itself. Sometimes, that can mean you are getting a genuine pedagogical or app...
The Pay Is Risen: Rebuilding the Economic Covenant Between Church and Musician
This article was written for the Summer 2026 edition of Worship Music & Ministry at the invitation of the United Church of Christ Musicians Association. The UCCMA is a grassroots, volunteer-led national network that offers support for music...
Stop Telling Performance Majors to “Just Go Into Sales”
“Opera singers on opera stage exchanging money”
“Performing artists make great salespeople!”
It’s a piece of default career advice that needs a serious update. And yet it’s often said with so much confidence and good intentions—often b...
The Real “Money Block” Timothée Chalamet Exposed in the Arts
Image Credit: Gemini
Timothée Chalamet made an inartful remark about ballet and opera, and the performing arts world reacted exactly as one might expect: defensively, emotionally, and mostly at the wrong layer. The objection was true enoug...
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