Comments on: 10 good reasons why artists should get real jobs http://creativitypro.com/top-ten-reason-why-artists-should-go-and-get-a-real-job How to be an Artist - An Artists Guide Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:36:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lola http://creativitypro.com/top-ten-reason-why-artists-should-go-and-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1#comment-9471 Lola Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:38:19 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=40#comment-9471 I agree with the blogger and I would add the con of studio rent. I live in London where due to high prices I find impossible to afford to pay a studio to continue my artist practice, so since graduating I've been doing short films as editing doesn't require physical space. I've tried to get a foot on the business by working in art galleries, but although I am art graduate with Master's and diploma in art business by top auction house, I've failed. It's really competitive landing a day job in a gallery. Therefore I make do with jobs not related to art which distract me from my practice but pay bills. Why don't I move out of London to a cheaper area? Because all the day jobs are in the big cities where rent and living costs are high. It's really a catch-22 situation. I agree with the blogger and I would add the con of studio rent. I live in London where due to high prices I find impossible to afford to pay a studio to continue my artist practice, so since graduating I’ve been doing short films as editing doesn’t require physical space. I’ve tried to get a foot on the business by working in art galleries, but although I am art graduate with Master’s and diploma in art business by top auction house, I’ve failed. It’s really competitive landing a day job in a gallery. Therefore I make do with jobs not related to art which distract me from my practice but pay bills. Why don’t I move out of London to a cheaper area? Because all the day jobs are in the big cities where rent and living costs are high. It’s really a catch-22 situation.

]]> By: Sergio http://creativitypro.com/top-ten-reason-why-artists-should-go-and-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1#comment-5001 Sergio Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:11:23 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=40#comment-5001 I wanted to reach through the computer and rip your **** off your crotch when I scrolled through and read all the bold print. I won't lie, I didn't read it at all, just the bold print, and then I read through the comments. Now I just got done reading a few paragraphs and see your points. Well done my friend! Before anyone else makes the same mistake I did, read this article. It's not as disheartening as it may seem, unless of course you suck at art. I wanted to reach through the computer and rip your **** off your crotch when I scrolled through and read all the bold print. I won’t lie, I didn’t read it at all, just the bold print, and then I read through the comments. Now I just got done reading a few paragraphs and see your points. Well done my friend! Before anyone else makes the same mistake I did, read this article. It’s not as disheartening as it may seem, unless of course you suck at art.

]]> By: John F. http://creativitypro.com/top-ten-reason-why-artists-should-go-and-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1#comment-4941 John F. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:38:02 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=40#comment-4941 A very informative article. Speaking as an artist who does have a day job (In the health care field.), I have always believed that some sort of day job is an absolute necessity for any artist, expecially in the present economy. Since my leaving the military, I have been off and on pursuing an art education while working in the public and private sector for the past 25 years. During this time, I have seen the art world from pretty much every angle, and because of this I've made a conscious decision to keep my day job for the forseeable future. Due to a service related disability, I have difficulty with the business side of art, so its been one step at at a time in the learning process. That said, I do still have complete creative freedom, along with my personal and artistic integrity. I answer to no one. And that is one of the better things about having a day job, because your income does not rely on the whim of some imperious gallery ownwer, collector, or art director. You can walk away from these people, say no to big corporations, and still be able to pay the rent, put food on the table, and purchase materials. As far as my own expectations, my overall goal is modest at best, which is to earn part of my income from the art. The rest comes from the day job. Some people reading this will think that I may be throwing away an opportunity, and while I am open to new posibilities, keeping my artistic integrity is whats most important. But again, I am not telling other artists what to do with their careers. Life is indeed a balancing act, and just where on the scale one wants to be is up to that individual. A very informative article. Speaking as an artist who does have a day job (In the health care field.), I have always believed that some sort of day job is an absolute necessity for any artist, expecially in the present economy. Since my leaving the military, I have been off and on pursuing an art education while working in the public and private sector for the past 25 years. During this time, I have seen the art world from pretty much every angle, and because of this I’ve made a conscious decision to keep my day job for the forseeable future.

Due to a service related disability, I have difficulty with the business side of art, so its been one step at at a time in the learning
process. That said, I do still have complete creative freedom, along with my personal and artistic integrity. I answer to no one. And that is one of the better things about having a day job, because your income does not rely on the whim of some imperious gallery ownwer, collector, or art director. You can walk away from these people, say no to big corporations, and still be able to pay the rent, put food on the table, and purchase materials.

As far as my own expectations, my overall goal is modest at best, which is to earn part of my income from the art. The rest comes from the day job. Some people reading this will think that I may be throwing away an opportunity, and while I am open to new posibilities, keeping my artistic integrity is whats most important. But again, I am not telling other artists what to do with their careers. Life is indeed a balancing act, and just where on the scale one wants to be is up to that individual.

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