tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post658157205518313324..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Arts Jobs are Growing, says the NEAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-36631351084645625352011-07-15T20:35:38.730-04:002011-07-15T20:35:38.730-04:00Anon 8:04, I'm an artist who "[sees mysel...Anon 8:04, I'm an artist who "[sees myself as a natural ally] of the broad social justice movement" but after being at it full time since 2002, I've come to believe that my elitist, esoteric studio practice is worth a helluva lot more than the mass-marketed political message swag I make for a living. Diagnosing problems only goes so far; we have to start taking real actions to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-3915175684248334502011-07-13T16:13:34.805-04:002011-07-13T16:13:34.805-04:00They trail these jobs by looking at all the MFAs a...They trail these jobs by looking at all the MFAs and where they are coming from. There are more than ever - someone had to teach them. And of course they are all curating each other, writing about each other. It is a whole system which wasn't as active even 20 years ago. But that's what they mean by "jobs."Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32347279924413819912011-07-12T08:04:12.398-04:002011-07-12T08:04:12.398-04:00I know Jared Keller - he was a classmate of my son...I know Jared Keller - he was a classmate of my son's so I think of him as an 8 year old with a Super Soaker...I also know a number of recent (past 5-7 years) MFA's who pushed themselves very hard and now have adjunct jobs...seems to be the best you can hope for unless you are already a commercial superstarcouchartpotatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300819103709284282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-91456269791955121182011-07-11T13:50:09.562-04:002011-07-11T13:50:09.562-04:00Since the wealthiest 1% has grown obscenely wealth...Since the wealthiest 1% has grown obscenely wealthier in the past ten years, maybe the NEA should fund swanky classes taught by celebrities like Steve Martin and Kevin Spacey on how to collect art. Seed money.Mery Lynnhttp://mlmccorkle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32643805442487665472011-07-11T09:33:20.002-04:002011-07-11T09:33:20.002-04:00Marian: Any post about a PhD in the arts would be ...Marian: Any post about a PhD in the arts would be very brief: DON'T DO IT.<br /><br />Once enough artists have PhDs and are still without teaching jobs, institutions will push "plus-size" degrees--PhDs with additional hours, extra courses, anything to keep alive the idea that it's a lack of education, rather than a lack of jobs, that's keeping overeducated artists from Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-59710708389378642402011-07-11T08:04:06.062-04:002011-07-11T08:04:06.062-04:00Artists are being hit hard, very hard, by this pro...Artists are being hit hard, very hard, by this prolonged recession. But it isn't limited to artists. We have to face the fact that conditions for artists are inextricably linked to how the big majority of ordinary people are living. The corporations are pulling in record profits while most people are having to scramble to get by. <br /><br />In the 1930's artists saw themselves as naturalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-38074868613809533072011-07-11T07:46:20.968-04:002011-07-11T07:46:20.968-04:00I met a recent painting MFA graduate and I asked h...I met a recent painting MFA graduate and I asked him if he was teaching. Indeed he was. He was teaching art to children in an art program, part time. It's in his field but I know how much those jobs pay. He was thinking of getting a PhD so he would have a better chance at teaching adults. PhD of Fine Arts..that would be an interesting topic for discussion.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-20345026511253643282011-07-10T22:03:50.692-04:002011-07-10T22:03:50.692-04:00Oh-I forgot....
I found this:
http://columbusfoun...Oh-I forgot....<br />I found this:<br /><br />http://columbusfoundation.org/news/files/TCF-Sustainability-Final-Report-January-2011.pdf<br /><br />via the Cleveland Foundation's Arts and Culture blog...<br />I realize that it's looking at Columbus specifically, but it also compares and contrasts it's art sectors to 15 mid size cities. It's pretty in-depth.<br />I'd love to seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-22731342787163742362011-07-10T21:53:32.166-04:002011-07-10T21:53:32.166-04:00'Here, Here,' as the Brits say....
And yo...'Here, Here,' as the Brits say....<br /><br />And you're absolutely right...since this was a study commissioned by the NEA, you'd have expected a better breakdown...at least 'fine artists' and 'craft artists' and 'commercial artists' if not 'visual arts,' 'performing arts,' etc. <br /><br />Makes little sense...but who to bitch to so that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com