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Your Artist Statement … Why Bother? Part 3

Three More Rational Reasons To Not Write Your Artist Statement…or, Are they really “rational?” In Part 1, I wrote about seven core reasons artists use to rationalize away any need for an artist statement. And then we dove into the first four in Parts 1 & 2. …

YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT… WHY BOTHER? Part 2

PART 2: Peeling back the layers on …Four Rational Reasons To Not Write Your Artist Statement…or, Are they really “rational?” In Part 1, I wrote about seven core reasons artists use to rationalize away any need for an artist statement. And then we dove into the first...

YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT… WHY BOTHER? Part 1

Part 1: Four Rational Reasons To Not Write An Artist Statement When you hang around me, you will hear the following Origin Story a lot. It is the beginning of my quest, and it begins with a question…. Why Don’t Artists Want to Write Their Artist Statements? I stood on...

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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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