Growing up I heard that I could not be an artist as an adult because artists never make money. That’s why we’re known as “starving artists” and not “wealthy creatives” in the world.

I don’t feel the need to defend the real earning potential of being an artist, but I thought this pie chart was pretty cool — it has a nice breakdown of the different kinds of artists making a living in the states. The data is old, but interesting nonetheless.

Enjoy!