cmsa, division of lost angels; Today's post inspired by one from Willits Center for the Arts (fast becoming a beacon for the community and representing the best of willits!!!). It was about how artists should not expect a living from their work ; true that! (for 99% of us), but i object too;
artists like a roof over their heads, food in the belly, and reasonable healthcare, just like everyone else, (especially old artists!!)...if you have to work a day job you usually dont' have the energy for the 50+ hours most spend in the studio each week as well...there's the rub; yes, it's a vocation instead of a career, but that doesn't mean we can live on air! i recall what someone from the willits center for the arts told me recently; " that the art center is for the community , not the artists", and i was very disappointed to hear that, If the art centers won't support us, who will?
photo courtesy Jen Moore
