Arts occupations - Topics

Who really counts as a local artist when studios are rented remotely Substack newsletters replaced the arts section for a small paying audience Do we still have critics or only content producers with opinions? The gap between the artist you perform online and the one in the studio The emerging artist label starts to feel like an insult after ten years Why galleries sign artists to exclusive territory agreements The first ten minutes in the studio decide the whole day Keeping a day job does not make you a part-time artist Creative block is usually fear wearing a deadline's clothes Being the only artist in your family means explaining yourself at every dinner How much of an installation is the artist and how much is the crew Nobody teaches art students how to price their own work Residencies and festivals are not the same thing and artists pay for the confusion Art teachers are trained as teachers and rarely as artists Older women artists are hired to teach and rarely invited to headline Expression needs a routine more than it needs inspiration Why some curators now refuse the auteur label Freelance rates for reviews have not moved in twenty years Motherhood and studio time are still treated as opposing commitments Impostor syndrome hits hardest right after your first solo show Arts administrators are the least visible and most exhausted part of the sector Freelance illustrators are asked to hand over full copyright for a flat fee Do you stop being an artist when you take a gallery job? Consignment terms matter more than the commission percentage Why performers are paid so little for so many hours Illustrators quote day rates but clients ask for a full buyout The pay gap between male and female artists narrows only at the top The difference between an Art Institutes certificate and a BFA The logistics of installing a work that weighs two tons What to ask current students before committing to an art school Why conceptual art looks like administration from the inside How to approach a commercial gallery with a portfolio and no referral