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No Bed of Roses

by EveNSteve

I often hear the following two comments:

  1. Wow, it must be great being a successful artist, doing what you want and living such a creative free life!
  2. How can I be successful in making my art? I spend money and time and have TEN JILLION followers on some BS social media platform and yet I still am not “making it”!?

Just because you love something does not mean it necessarily has to provide you with money, happiness or satisfaction. “All expectation leads to unhappiness”…. (thank you Buddha.)

This is an excellent article and should remind everyone that doing something for the joy of it is enough. Being happy is enough. And making it as an artist and making money can turn something you love into just… work. Remember that working artists stress just as much as other professionals, but without the job security and benefits.

https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/02/trap-of-turning-hobbies-into-hustles.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mr_owned&fbclid=IwAR2la0tXz5BvvM9wQIDAMHDrGDghrQ7gEGfeAGU7X6z4KAQwCf4Gp0nl5XA

The Hustle and the Gig economy can be a real trap- don’t buy in.

My favorite quote from the article: “Adam J. Kurtz, author of Things Are What You Make of Them has rewritten the maxim for modern creatives: ‘Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life work super fucking hard all the time with no separation or any boundaries and also take everything extremely personally.’ ”

Make art that makes you happy. If you can make some money, great… but remember you got into art because it made you happy first.

Viva la Revolution-

Steve

Stephen Schaub Talk at The Artist Book Foundation at MASSMoCA

by EveNSteve

My talk at The Artist Book foundation at MASSMoCA, January 26, 2019.

Viva la Revolution- Steve

We Live in an ART’s Driven Economy

by EveNSteve
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ok Not totally but….
“the arts were found to add four times as much to the US economy than agriculture.”
Photography contributes $10.2 billion to the US economy.

So the next time someone (family member, lawyer, doctor, farmer, investment banker etc…) plays down the value of ART or the fact that artists work very hard and are business people just like other professions tell them to F-off! The numbers are in and that argument is full of shit.

https://petapixel.com/2018/03/16/photography-contributes-10-2b-to-us-economy-govt-report/

Original NEA Article:

Schaub Artworks at the Kent Museum

by EveNSteve

Very excited about this upcoming show at the Kent Museum…. for more information click on the image: 



If you have never been to the KENT Museum it is an amazing space in one of the most beautiful settings… it’s a must visit! — at The Kent Museum.

 

Motion Pictures Exhibition at Helmholz Fine Art, Manchester VT

by EveNSteve

In addition to the exhibition mentioned above I am also curating and participating in “I Choose Film”, Film Photography in the 21st Century at the Wilson Museum and Galleries at SVAC. Click on this link for more information on this groundbreaking show!

http://www.svac.org/cat-blog-upcoming-exhibitions/405-i-choose-film

I Choose Film – Curated by Stephen Schaub at Wilson Museum Manchester , VT

by EveNSteve

11 days and counting till the grand opening of I Choose Film –
Film Photography in the 21st Century at the Wilson Museum and Galleries at SVAC!

Featuring 20 amazing artists from around the globe and most will be on hand at the opening reception, so come out for a fantastic evening: July 8th from 4-6PM!

Artists featured in the exhibition include: David Burnett, Brian Kosoff, Craig Stevens, Bob Van Degna, Susan Weiss, Carol McGorry, Abby Kraftowitz, Stephen Mallon, Art Gilman, Chris Usher, Peter Liepke, Dan Nelken, Alan Ross, Thomas Kellner, Scott Anton, Rachel Czajkowski, Sam Dole, Jolene Lupo, Dan Zimmerman and Stephen Schaub.

Also on Saturday and Sunday (July 8th and 9th) the famous Penumbra Foundation from NYC will be on site doing Tintypes Portraits! This is a beautiful historic photographic process and an opportunity you should not miss… sign up now as times will fill quickly!

http://svac.org/cat-blog-upcoming-exhibitions/405-i-choose-film

 

Should Art be Free— Thought for the Day

by EveNSteve

Art should not be free. In days past you had to pay a price to view Art- most Art was for the church- and they demanded your very soul 😉 Modern visual artists give everything away for likes online, which is crazy. Movies are not free, concerts are not free, books are not free, plays are not free. When artists endlessly post our images online it devalues you as an artist and gives you a false sense of success. So here’s my thought for the day: Promotion is one thing but limitless sharing of your work is just bad business.