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One thing I’ve talked about a lot here over the years are side hustles, and it turns out the arts community are pretty phenomenal at it. If you’re looking for inspiration for things you could do as side hustles or looking for unique ways to support arts workers, here are some side hustles (some of which have grown so big they’re really full on businesses) from people who usually work in the arts. For my readers who don’t work in the arts, you might be unaware that 62% of th