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Ten Tips For A Perfect Artist Statement Presentation
Think about it, you’ve sweated blood writing your artist statement and now someone has asked for it. Will you be content to hand it over and that’s that? Or will you pay the same kind of attention to what happens next as you would before handing over a piece of your...
7 Avoidable Artist Statement Mistakes Part 2: Mistakes #5 – #7
First, let’s recap the first four mistakes from 7 Avoidable Artist Statement Mistakes: Part 1. Artist Statement Mistake No. 1 Giving Up The Words Around Your Art When people buy art, they are subconsciously (or consciously) also buying access to the artist who, by...
7 Avoidable Artist Statement Mistakes Part 1: Mistakes #1 – #4
Artist Statement Mistake No. 1 Giving Up The Words Around Your Art It’s always dismayed me that artists who have resistance to the idea of an artist statement give up one of their most vital sources of power: the unique perspective only an artist can have about...
9 Ways To Use Artist Statements
Let’s face it; no matter how much you decry, defame, or devalue writing an artist statement, you need it. I guarantee that somewhere along your creative-journey you will be asked for one. Hopefully, you will outsmart the nay-sayers and not get caught in the same...
I want to express my deep appreciation for the work you do with artists. Your commitment to what you do inspires me to stay on track with what I do.
One of the deepest resonating messages, for me, came from you. It registered on my soul level. I think I actually lept up out of my seat and jumped in the air when I heard it.
Someone asked you, why are you focusing on artists with your Ph.D.? You said, I’m committed to artists because I believe artists have direct access to the collective unconscious where they help society evolve toward greater and greater creatively as a whole.
I thank you for your commitment to artists. I thank you for your vision about our role in society. I gobbled this up and it fed me well. ~ Gregg Ross, Artist
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