Since incorporating as a 501(c)3 in 2011, W.A.G.E. has received financial support from a combination of sources including private foundations, monthly WAGENCY membership fees, annual W.A.G.E. Certification fees, and individual donations from artists, art workers and galleries.
We are deeply grateful for generous support from the following individuals and institutions over the years:
Anonymous Art Matters Additional major support provided by Elyse and Lawrence B. Benenson Richard Birkett Kerstin Brätsch Tania Bruguera A gift from an anonymous donor through The Chicago Community Foundation Leidy Churchman Common Practice New York The Danielson Foundation Moyra Davey & Jason Simon Nicole Eisenman Empty Gallery Foundation for Arts Initiatives Andrea Fraser Marley Freeman Charles Gaines Bety N. Giles Charitable Foundation Renée Green & Javier Anguera Wade Guyton Tishan Hsu Jason Huff & Carly Gaebe David Joselit David Kordansky Gallery Simon Leung Tala Madani Monica Majoli Allan McCollum Rodney McMillian Henry S. and Margaret Gay Mika Charitable Foundation Fred Moten Sam Moyer Christian Nyampeta Laura Owens Dorothée Perret Rebecca Quaytman Carolyn Ramo The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Amy Sillman Jason Simon Frances Stark A.L. Steiner Mika Tajima Teiger Foundation Terra Foundation for American Art VVrkshop The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
In conjunction with the launch of W.A.G.E. Certification in October 2014, W.A.G.E. kicked off a 6-week fundraising campaign that enabled us to make the transition from a volunteer activist configuration into a functioning *but not bureaucratic* non-profit organization. Through the generosity of 777 friends and supporters, Wages 4 W.A.G.E. raised almost $53,000! Thank you:
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Steiner who in my eyes #is everything I believe in this! Donate what you can, if you can. If you can donate, make a contribution for someone who can't right now. I have W.A.G.E. Rage because I am a "successful" but totally non-commercial artist. I have W.A.G.E. RAGE because I'm an art student and I'm broke and will be broker once I have to start paying off these goddamn loans. I heard A L Steiner speak only about her work recently, and she briefly mentioned this, but her commitment with so many good ongoing projects left an impression on me that gives me the kind of life one can hope for. This is where money ought to be spent. I love you, Listings Project loves you and we are so happy you exist! I never get any fucking grant and most often have fucking wage rage Here is 100 borrowed from amex credit card at 15% interest rate be my guest keep up the good work I really am broke, but I support the cause! Next, could you advocate for fair wages for arts writers?? I support this because capitalism still exists and we currently need money to survive but looking forward to a day when our value is not based in any form of currency. Until we are ALL able to live in abundance, I believe in paying people! I support this cause. looking forward to seeing where this goes! I support WAGE's fight for artist fees. Solidarity means nothing if I don't put my money where my mouth is. Good luck! I wish it could be more. Important work for all artists! In support It's only right. Writers for W.A.G.E. Keep on keep on Keep on keepin on. Xo KEEP UP THE IMPORTANT WORK LACE is on board! Let's change the way it works! Lise! Listen up! Listen up! Pay the artists! Love Love the work you are doing and the dialogue it's generating. Love to you all <3 Love you wage. No more economic inequality and corporate exploitation! No need to send a poster On behalf of our staff and every artist on our roster. On behalf of the Feminist Art Gallery, Toronto On behalf of the Feminist Art Gallery, Toronto Our labor must be acknowledged and supported! Thank you WAGE. Pay artists what they are worth. Pay W.A.G.E. so W.A.G.E. can keep fighting the good fight! Power to the pie slice and therefore to the class. RAGE ON RAGE ON WAGE!!!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN!!!! RAGE ON! RAGE ON! Rage on! Rage rage at the no wage. haha Institutions, museums, fly you in, hotel you in, and don't pay you? What the f ? They HAVE TO pay a responsible honorarium, even so they are nonprofit... most artist are nonprofit! except for the 1% :) The Whitney Biennale paid NOTHING,their excuse is 122 artists. They allow so many artists so they don't have to pay! its a conspiracy :) They leave in a fucking bubble. They are the horror that's hard to say no. I shelved my integrity and took the easy calculated yes...rage rage at the no wage. i am done! good rage good bye! Xx Rage the measly minimum W.A.G.E.! Rage! 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I just got asked to participate on a panel, give an artist talk and do a performance for FREE! Cultural capital is nice but you can't eat it!!! Thank you, WAGE on! THANK YOU! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks Thanks Thanks for this Thanks Lindsay Benedict for bringing this to me. Thanks to W.A.G.E. Thanks to you all! Thanks WAGE for this. Thankyou The Scottish Artists Union supports WAGE's campaign and is in solidarity with the cause to encourage proper remuneration for artists. THE WAGE RAGE IS REAL This calculator is SUPER helpful - thank you! This is really important! This is where our collective money should go! Especially now after the hideous election results This matters. Transparency = Accountability Very proud of this movement! Voluntary exchange between sophisticated parties is the cornerstone of a free society. I support WAGE because it asks artists to think economically, own their economic agency and shed the myth that to be a good artist you must accept a bad deal. 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