saturday, march 28, 2009
Anecdote to Arts Funding Cuts
Here in MI, all government sponsored arts funding has been eliminated. Not unlike schools that eliminate art class first when cutting budgets. I feel so conflicted because it's not a "necessity" really - like food or housing - so if something has to go, i guess it's the practical choice. But it's soul food. The oasis, an underlying pulse of sorts.
I find this reality upsetting - hard times to sell work for most artists & now even the grants we count on are gone.
I'm going to do all I can to keep the trend towards buying American Craft going. If more people did this, it could keep enough artists afloat to ride out these hard times. Etsy is a great place to start - so many creative people churning out fabulous things made in their homes. I love Etsy and art fairs and little galleries that are fighting to keep the lights on. Buy American Art!
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