clennell on thu 8 jan 04
Mel wrote:
> what makes artists think
> that we are somehow owed a living? that is total bs.
> social welfare. of course there are a great many folks
> in this `new world` that think that `it is someone else's
> responsibility to support them`. never them...and, everything
> is someone else's fault. i do not live in that world. responsibility
> starts at home.
Mel: There goes that good feeling I had about receiving a sizable Ontario
Arts Council grant just 2 days before Christmas. I'm on the dole, I'm a
welfare bum and a burden to society. Shame on me! I have received 5 awards
/grants in the past 15 years. Here all along, i thought it showed i was on
top of my game.
We get shat on for making pink mugs with gold handles and for applying for
government grants that are available for the arts. We should all wear our
halos so perfectly centered.
There are lots of craftspeople applying for limited gov't dollars and
very few succeed. This year 100 applied and 22 received funding. Don't
worry the arts community will get more than their monies worth otta me.
Making a living in the arts is difficult. There are many ways that we pull
together a living.
Patronage of the arts is not new. Churches, rich patrons, and government are
some examples. Your work has to been seen as growing. I'm glad a jury of my
peers thought that mine is.
Cheers,
Tony
Craig Edwards on fri 9 jan 04
Tony: Congratulations! I feel privileged to be a part of a society that
must bare the burden art. I also must bare the burden of Halliburton ;o9.
Craig Edwards
New London MN
>Mel: There goes that good feeling I had about receiving a sizable Ontario
>Arts Council grant just 2 days before Christmas. I'm on the dole, I'm a
>welfare bum and a burden to society. Shame on me! I have received 5 awards
>/grants in the past 15 years. Here all along, i thought it showed i was on
>top of my game.
>We get shat on for making pink mugs with gold handles and for applying for
>government grants that are available for the arts. We should all wear our
>halos so perfectly centered.
> There are lots of craftspeople applying for limited gov't dollars and
>very few succeed. This year 100 applied and 22 received funding. Don't
>worry the arts community will get more than their monies worth otta me.
>Making a living in the arts is difficult. There are many ways that we pull
>together a living.
>Patronage of the arts is not new. Churches, rich patrons, and government are
>some examples. Your work has to been seen as growing. I'm glad a jury of my
>peers thought that mine is.
>Cheers,
>Tony
>
>
>
Lee Love on sat 10 jan 04
clennell wrote:
> There goes that good feeling I had about receiving a sizable Ontario
>Arts Council grant just 2 days before Christmas.
>
>
Congratulations. Most of President Bush's energy plan was just doles
to the oil companies. Why shouldn't an artist receive a grant. At
least it is based upon the merit of the work.
> There are lots of craftspeople applying for limited gov't dollars and
>very few succeed. This year 100 applied and 22 received funding.
>
>
Almost 1 in 4 odds. Pretty good, actually. One of the
advantages of living in a sparsely populated country. ;-)
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://Mashiko.us
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