Adam Ellis, Illustrator, Calls Out Wicked Musical
https://instagram.com/p/CoAzLAXOvJD
** The official Wicked musical account DM'd Ellis asking him to do artwork in exchange for tickets
** Not Wicked the Musical offering me $100 theater tickets in exchange for custom artwork when they're the second highest grossing Broadway show of all time! Brands need to realize that creatives don’t make art for fun, it’s our livelihood. I can’t pay rent with theater tickets. My intention isn’t to shame some social media manager who’s just doing their job, but I know that when I decline a campaign that doesn’t pay, they just move down their list of artists until they find someone new enough or desperate enough to make art for the “exposure.” I know they have the cash to pay me and any other artist they want to work with, if they valued us. Do better. Pay us.
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** The official Wicked musical account DM'd Ellis asking him to do artwork in exchange for tickets
** Not Wicked the Musical offering me $100 theater tickets in exchange for custom artwork when they're the second highest grossing Broadway show of all time! Brands need to realize that creatives don’t make art for fun, it’s our livelihood. I can’t pay rent with theater tickets. My intention isn’t to shame some social media manager who’s just doing their job, but I know that when I decline a campaign that doesn’t pay, they just move down their list of artists until they find someone new enough or desperate enough to make art for the “exposure.” I know they have the cash to pay me and any other artist they want to work with, if they valued us. Do better. Pay us.
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