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2009 Job Outlook for Artists
Valerie Atkisson / ArtBistro
Earnings for self-employed artists vary widely. Some charge only a nominal fee while they gain experience and build a reputation for their work. Others, such as well-established freelance fine artists and illustrators, can earn more than salaried artists. Many, however, find it difficult to rely solely on income earned from selling paintings or other works of art. Like other self-employed workers, freelance artists must provide their own benefits.
productionmaven
8 months ago
14 comments
Gee, JC not that your showing your party colors or anything like that. ;-)
What part of a “Doom & Gloom” outlook would work for the benefit of anybody? Of, course these statistics are going to push a positive slant. It is, as a matter of personal history, a repeating loop that when the economy tanks, we (artists, designers, communication and marketing contributors) tank with it, and then we are the first to get called back (at much lower rates than before the tanking) to create messages which bring everything back to square. That’s what we do.
Unfortunately, I am old enough to remember the late 70s and 80s tanking for our chosen vocation. But, just as the article implies (not predicts) the work started to pour in, life came back to normal and the jobs - were once again - in a plethora of disciplines for all to partake. Chin-up, eyes straight, and focus on the goal - we'll get there.
JCfromDC
8 months ago
142 comments
The Bureau of Labor & Statistics says so? Let me quote Mark Twain: "There are liars, damned liars, and there are statisticians". Nuff said.
Brought to you by the same moral authority who can't fill His cabinet posts with people who actually PAY their taxes