Chase Gray wants to get rid of the “starving artist” stereotype, and he’s calling on municipalities to help.
This year is the City of Chilliwack’s 150th anniversary, and to celebrate its milestone birthday the city is searching for artists to submit designs for a street banner project. Successful artists will receive $300 for their work.
“They should know better,” said Gray.
Gray is a Musqueam illustrator and artist from Chilliwack, now living in Vancouver, and he says the low fee is unfair and exploitative. He says events like Chilliwack’s anniversary require a lot of planning, but the commissioned art seems to be an afterthought.
“They’re putting more money into production than they are even
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