Comments on: Is Art and Money like Oil and Water?

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:24:28 +0000

my pleasure!

By: Mike Tate

Mike Tate — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:41:35 +0000

Ann,
I like your black and white frankness. You are so accurate in helping us emerging artists unhook from the broken art culture…
Thanks,

Mike Tate

By: Patricia (S)

Patricia (S) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:04:49 +0000

Excellent post . It’s a nice change to read about artists who believe in themselves and their work, rather than the standard poor fragile soul who eats bread crumbs and eschews money so they can suffer for their art. It’s time to get over that myth once and for all.

By: Jean M. Judd

Jean M. Judd — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:30:10 +0000

An absolute marvelous post, Ann, and an even better comment from Bztat. I’ll bet that the discussion of making a living isn’t in the first year of art classes or there would be no one in the major. I’ll bet that there never was a working artist brought in to talk to the students and give them any real world feedback on just what it takes to be a working artist.

By: BZTAT

BZTAT — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:34:49 +0000

I graduated with a Masters in Art in painting and printmaking in 1985 and I got this load of crap from my professors as well. They seriously discouraged me from considering the financial aspects of being an artist, thinking that to consider my finances would lead me to creating lesser quality work. When I asked my painting professor (and Art Department Chair) how I was supposed to make a living, she told me, “Well, many artists wait tables.” I thought, “What the hell am I getting a Master’s Degree for then???”

I ended up getting another Master’s in another field, which I pursued for 19 years. I am now burned out in that field and returning to my art and planning to make a HELLUVA LOTTA MONEY AT IT.

Now, when I get alumni letters from my Alma Mater begging for money, I throw it in the trash and say, “Just teach art and do not worry about money.”

Thanks for all your encouragement with this blog.