Archive for the ‘ Money ’ Category
Should educational materials be provided for free? There’s been a large movement over the past several years that says “yes!!”
Here’s a good background article from the New York Times.
Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be many classes in the visual arts – at least not that I’ve seen. I hope that can change.
Access is key!
“…Never has the American art world functioned so efficiently as a full-service marketing industry on the corporate model…” [full text here]
From February of 2009, but still relevant none the less. Worth a read.
The last paragraph in particular might even give one hope.
Sent email appeal #2 today. So far, we’ve had about a 7% response rate. We’ll see how this one goes. Click to see all the latest…
This time about the “indentured servitude” that student loans are piling onto Americans, and its effects on both the (idea of) middle class and the “American Dream.”
See a great article with multiple links here.
It’s my personal belief that student loans are creating an over-educated, under-employed/employable class of citizens in this country – particularly in the arts, but in other disciplines as well. The upside, I suppose, is that such conditions generally make fertile ground for true revolution.
