Tuesday, October 17, 2006
What do Artists NEED?
Do artists need grant money? Do they need educational opportunities? Do they need fellowships?
When you get right down to it...
a) Painters/Sculpters/Printmakers/Graphic artists need work to be seen
b) Writers need to have work read.
c) Orchestras/Quartets/Groups need to be heard.
Artists need work to be consumed. Consumption leads to revenues.
Consumption only occurs when there is resonance with some community. For the mass media, that might be a TV show like Lost. For specific niches in the arts that might be fanatical fans of a little known musical group.
So, as an industry, if we want to move the individual artist agenda forward we need to find ways to:
1) develop resonance with the community
2) find ways to encourage consumption
3) understand that we don't need everyone to LIKE or AGREE with what we do
When you get right down to it...
a) Painters/Sculpters/Printmakers/Graphic artists need work to be seen
b) Writers need to have work read.
c) Orchestras/Quartets/Groups need to be heard.
Artists need work to be consumed. Consumption leads to revenues.
Consumption only occurs when there is resonance with some community. For the mass media, that might be a TV show like Lost. For specific niches in the arts that might be fanatical fans of a little known musical group.
So, as an industry, if we want to move the individual artist agenda forward we need to find ways to:
1) develop resonance with the community
2) find ways to encourage consumption
3) understand that we don't need everyone to LIKE or AGREE with what we do
