Alt text: a post from @lolennui.bsky.social that says: Once my German friend asked what creative people do without arts grants and other support in the US and I felt like a parent trying to explain to their kid that the puppies can die sometimes
Study liberal arts for free while getting bafög or a side job to pay for your living costs. I think that's more what the post is about. And there are also tons of grants.
I don't think I've ever seen an EU grant for artists tbh – it's mostly infrastructure right? I haven't even seen that many artists comissioned to do public art here in Czechia (probably because it would be an unpredictable investment). The last time I'm aware of that happening was under communism when there was a mandated arts budget.