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Day job artists in Europe
An excerpt from a good article in the Guardian: But none of these scenarios will ring true for the average artist – who is more likely to be stacking supermarket shelves, waiting tables or writing...
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Respecting your audience as an artist
Laura Tokie wrote an interesting article over at The Curator last week titled Art Meets Town. There are two things from the article I’d like to talk about. The first, and more interesting, is that of...
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On pricing art, art as a hobby, art in the church . . .
Another great article from Comment to highlight today that talks about pricing art and art as job vs. art as hobby. A few quotes to highlight and respond to, and then a link to point you to the writing...
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On Musical Form: Is one way better than another?
The one session I didn’t go to at the Hutchmoot was the one dealing with song. I am a fan of music, but my back was not a fan of sitting any longer on that particular day. Later the same day, however,...
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“Arts funding is job funding”
Interesting little bit I’m reposting — per the author’s request within the post — from Jeffrey Salzberg‘s Facebook notes (someone I don’t know). Salzberg works as a stage lighting designer. Recently, I...
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Or not (Museums and the value of art)
Art historian Daniel Seidell speaking at IAM’s Encounter 10: The Whitney would like you to believe that as an artist you have made it if you are included in the Biennial. I know and have worked with...
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The unmarketing socially benevolent artist
Not that I dislike the idea of being an artist on and of the Great Plains, but this would be the life. It seems to have all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. (Is that a good thing? Since it’s...
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Art in an enlightened culture
Yesterday I saw a New York Times article titled The New Humanism (if that link doesn’t work, it should be the top article via this link). It’s a fantastic article, well worth the ten minutes to read....
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Thriving arts and crafts in [very] rural places
Yesterday my wife and I drove two hours north to the very small town of Clearwater, Nebraska. One of the seven or so yarn stores in the state happens to be in this community of 300+. We had a great...
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Bitterness, an artist’s greatest enemy
Sarah Thornton talks about writing Seven Days in the Art World and makes other contemporary art related observations in this short, meaty video. I’m particularly fascinated with the following segment:...
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