I’ve narrowed down my focus and am moving ahead with the Artist idea - but rather than “Where is the American artist?” I've altered it slightly to "What does it mean to be an Artist in America today?" I threw the Artist topic on my list at the last minute. Then my friend (and fellow artist) John so awesomely pointed out how this is a smaller topic that can illuminate larger issues about the country. Will it be what I eventually develop? I'm not 100% sure yet. I'm still working through ideas. But thank you all for your responses!
Do I know artists living in America today? Yes, I do. But I want to see what’s out there and make sure that my final project covers the full spectrum. So I’m reaching out to you again. I’m starting my research today, speaking with artists of all specialties. You can recommend a dancer living in the Canadian border-town of Calais, Maine or a novelist with a view of Cuba in Key West, Florida. Don’t forget your friend, the painter, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and your cousin who is a lead singer performing at her local pub in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
If you think they have a story to tell about surviving as an artist in America, then I’m curious.
Please feel free to post a comment below or contact me directly. Thank you and best wishes!
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Great choice! And definitely add my two cents on the artist gamut of grant writing, finding workspace, travel as a requirement, accessing multiple medium-literal visceral, having to defend yourself socially, performers and performing, enabler jobs, etc. etc.
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This sounds amazing! I really tip my hat to you and give you lots of luck, and love...and whatever else I can do to help. I truly admire you for taking on this endeavor, especially at a time when I think people are looking to find the meaning in their lives, or are looking to others to define that meaning- artists or not. I'll keep my eyes peeled for potential interviewees...
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