Sometimes all I feel is despair when I think about these things. How people have always undervalued the arts. Throughout history, the only way that artists could survive was to get a power and rich and or powerfully rich patron to support them. Even so, they still had to bend to the desires of that patron.
We all talk about how important it is to have art as part of our culture. There is no culture without art, yet when it comes to pulling out wallets to support, we turn the other way, look away, cast our eyes down. I am an artist. I need money for ramen. Ramen, though cheap, ain’t free.
I’m wondering if it depends on where we are or where we’re from. I see people from developed countries throwing their support, buying, sponsoring. The business people in Guyana don’t see the arts as an investment, most don’t even read books. Our media pay a sort of lip service attention…they’re more interested in politics.
I’m following what the Jamaican creatives do..they push the arts, they push their work really hard. Remember the Jamaican bobsled team? Those guys didn’t quit!!
Sometimes all I feel is despair when I think about these things. How people have always undervalued the arts. Throughout history, the only way that artists could survive was to get a power and rich and or powerfully rich patron to support them. Even so, they still had to bend to the desires of that patron.
We all talk about how important it is to have art as part of our culture. There is no culture without art, yet when it comes to pulling out wallets to support, we turn the other way, look away, cast our eyes down. I am an artist. I need money for ramen. Ramen, though cheap, ain’t free.
I’m wondering if it depends on where we are or where we’re from. I see people from developed countries throwing their support, buying, sponsoring. The business people in Guyana don’t see the arts as an investment, most don’t even read books. Our media pay a sort of lip service attention…they’re more interested in politics.
I’m following what the Jamaican creatives do..they push the arts, they push their work really hard. Remember the Jamaican bobsled team? Those guys didn’t quit!!
You might find this interesting:
https://dangerousmeredith.substack.com/p/relate-connecting-to-your-creative?publication_id=573708&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&isFreemail=true&triedRedirect=true
Thanks. I’ll definitely read it.
Best of luck with that small business!
Thank you, Meredith.