Yes, but can it pay rent? I guess, my concern is that it may be better to hold down a single, solid, paying job and do art in your spare time than trying to hol

Yes, but can it pay rent? I guess, my concern is that it may be better to hold down a single, solid, paying job and do art in your spare time than trying to hold down enough art gigs to add up to a job. You end up doing a lot of hard work making ends meet. Making it appear like art is a generally viable career choice might be doing more harm than good in the average case.