Who Pays for the Arts?
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Who Pays for the Arts?
this early 21st century trend of the musician as entrepreneur, the artist as the producer. Although it might be too early to make this prediction, it is my hope that this spirit of entrepreneurship in the arts will be one of the defining characteristics and contributions of my generation of artists.2
You have to shift cultural norms to get new business models to work where people pay for content.
For artists hailing mostly from poor and working-class backgrounds, the perennial, high-paying patronage promised by Americans was no less than the proverbial pot of gold.
ICE is an outgrowth of this early 21st century trend of the musician as entrepreneur, the artist as the producer. Although it might be too early to make this prediction, it is my hope that this spirit of entrepreneurship in the arts will be one of the defining characteristics and contributions of my generation of artists.2