# Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor?

The arts bring meaning to our lives and spirit to our culture — so why do we expect artists to struggle to make a living? Hadi Eldebek is working to create a society where artists are valued through an online platform that matches artists with grants and funding opportunities — so they can focus on their craft instead of their side hustle.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2016
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Science
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/HadiEldebek_2016S)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/HadiEldebek_2016S?play=1)