You got the acceptance email. Your heart did a thing. Now what?
You got accepted to a residency, fellowship, grant, or workshop. The excitement is real. But so are your rent payments, your relationships, and the $500 you forgot to budget for materials.
This quiz won’t tell you what to do. But it will ask the questions the acceptance email didn’t — the ones about money, timing, logistics, and whether this specific opportunity actually serves your practice right now.
10 questions. Honest answers only. The cosmos don’t do polite.
Why this quiz exists
Artists spend $25–$50 per application — one artist spent $600 on fees in a single year. Total residency costs are underestimated by 30–40%. Even “fully funded” programs may not cover travel ($200–$2,000), materials ($100–$1,000+), or lost income. W.A.G.E. warns that “anyone who can’t afford to work for free generally can’t afford to enter the field.” Research from Fractured Atlas, the Alliance of Artist Communities, Artwork Archive, W.A.G.E., and hundreds of artist experiences informed every question here.