Over two months this winter, six University of Michigan student artists created art pieces that illustrate quotes from GIG A2 participants about what the monthly payments meant to them.
Artists, Ann Arbor leaders, University of Michigan researchers and participants and supporters of the GIG A2 Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program were on hand for the unveiling of several colorful artwork prints.
Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, which designed and implemented the program, has now released its report on the findings from the first year.
A two-year guaranteed basic income pilot program in Ann Arbor that provided $528 monthly payments to entrepreneurs with low- to moderate-income has concluded with mixed results, according to researchers.
One year into Ann Arbor’s guaranteed income pilot program, the most common uses of the monthly payments were food, household supplies, and housing, according to a new report from the University of Michigan.
Join us for a talk by Kristin Seefeldt, faculty director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan and principal investigator for the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor (GIG A2) pilot program.
No Strings is an art exhibit that illustrates quotes from guaranteed income recipients about what an extra $528 per month in no-strings-attached cash meant to them, as part of the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor (GIG A2) pilot program. The art was created by U-M students under the guidance of artist Katie Hammond. The exhibit was curated by Poverty Solutions at U-M, which designed the pilot and is evaluating the impact of GIG A2.
At the reception, you can view and respond to the art as well as hear more about how the project came together.
Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor (GIG A2) was a two-year pilot that provided monthly payments of $528 to 100 Ann Arbor entrepreneurs and gig workers with low incomes, from January 2024 through December 2025. Another 100 people from the eligible applicant pool participated in a randomized controlled trial, without receiving the monthly payments.
