Art and Money
5 essays on art and money.
- September 13, 2023Re-Imagining Art & Money Roundtable #3
Why do money and selling sometimes feel icky? In part, it's because we're wired to give and receive freely. When you give your gifts freely and they are freely received, it feels great because it affirms the place inside you that was meant for giving and receiving freely.
- September 4, 2023The terrible choice between our love & our survival - Art & money
(See below for an invitation to our second roundtable conversation about reimagining how we make a living in the arts.) What is it like to make a living in the arts? Many…
- August 26, 2023Art & Money: Rotten Fruit? Plus, Invitation to Roundtable
"Art & Money: Rotten Fruit?" or "Why Do So Many Gigs Pay So Little in both Money and Fulfillment?" (Plus, an invitation to a roundtable conversation) The #1 challenge most professional musicians…
- February 8, 2023Why Exchanging Art for Money Sometimes Feels Icky (Book Excerpt)
Money and selling so often feel "icky" for many musicians & other artists. We need to make money in order to survive in our society, but turning our art into a commodity…
- January 4, 2023The Cheapening Effect of Money on Art
Hello friends! Here's another excerpt from my upcoming book, "Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists in a World That's Lost Its Mind." It's from Chapter 1, which is…