“I am committed to destroying the myth of the starving artist,” stated Larry Thompson president of Ringling College of Art and Design
in Sarasota, Fla., in a New York Times article recently. Thanks to Connie Mettler's blog, www.artfairinsiders.com, that alerted me to this article.
Rather than seeing art as something to pursue in the hours when they are not earning a living, these artists are developing businesses around their talents. These artists are part of a growing movement that has caught the attention of business experts and is being nudged along by both art and business schools.
Living in the Internet era has certainly helped. Read more of the article here...
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