I also have been trying to get my artist friends into this. A photographer friend of mine is currently in Turkey of all places and I think if he could take some photos and tell a little story about the failed coup and post it all here that he could do very well. We always hear about the struggling artist and how they are not "fairly compensated" for their work, will Steemit is the chance they have to no longer be struggling and to be fairly compensated. It is definitely worth a shot for a struggling artist to get on Steemit and start posting (and commenting and voting).