Time to create
A week on the novel
Seven days of nothing but the manuscript.
[AMOUNT]one week
Open
Independent artistic creation · Patrons
Art needs people willing to support ideas before their value can be measured.
The work is already underway. You can be part of it.
What patronage makes possible
Patronage creates the conditions for sustained artistic work: time to concentrate, people to create with, space to experiment and opportunities to reach an audience.
The work this year (2026)
BookHOMO ARTIS: A Manifesto for Creation in the Age of AI.
FilmAny Moment Now.
MusicAMERICANO DOBLE and SCREAM.
Visual artAMERICANOS at Hamilton Selway Fine Art.
PodcastThirty episodes of Don't Freak Out recorded.
In motion now
Music[The next Baby Yors record: one line on where it stands]
Novels[CARDINALS and PRIMA: one line on where they stand]
Film[GIOVANNI: one line on where it stands]
Children[PUNA: one line on where it stands]
Podcast[Don't Freak Out: one line on the season in production]
Stand behind one part of the work
Time, people, reach
Choosing a cost credits you to it. If it is already covered or the plan changes, your support moves to the next open need.
People & production
Edit one episode of Don't Freak Out
Picture, sound and color for one conversation.
[AMOUNT]per episode
Partly covered · [N] patrons
People & production
A day with a collaborator
One musician, editor or dancer, paid properly, for one day.
[AMOUNT]per day
Open
Reaching people
The tools for [MONTH]
The software the studio runs on.
[AMOUNT][MONTH]
Covered for [MONTH] · [N] patrons
Made possible. Opens again next month.
Become a patron
Stay with the work, month after month
I know how much can change when an artist has the time, trust and resources to work with real concentration.
Monthly support sustains the whole practice and goes first to each month's open costs. It continues until you cancel, which you can do any time from the link in your receipt.
Already made possible
What patrons have covered
Updated on the first of each month. Only real support appears here.
Costs covered
[Cost title]Covered for [MONTH] · [N] patrons
[Cost title]Covered for [MONTH] · [N] patrons
[Cost title]Plan changed · moved to [cost]
Works
[Work title]In progress
[Work title]Finished · [date]
[Work title]Released · [date]
The house
Patrons
Names appear only by choice. No amounts.
[PATRON NAME]
[PATRON NAME]
[PATRON NAME]
[PATRON NAME]
and [N] who prefer not to be named
A whole project, a season, a space
If you want to stand behind something larger, write to me. We will talk first.
Plain terms
Support goes to [RECIPIENT] to sustain Marco Palou's artistic work.
It is not a charitable donation and is not tax-deductible.
Nothing is sold in return. No equity, royalty or commissioned work is offered. Creative decisions and ownership of the work remain with Marco.
If you choose a cost, your support is credited to it. If that cost is already covered or the plan changes, it moves to the next open need.
Monthly support continues until you cancel. Refunds within [WINDOW], no questions.
[Final wording after the payment provider and the accountant have answered.]