Once again as the economy suffers, arts are the first to go. With little funds to simply allocate to basic education The Arts are not even considered salvageable. From the Great Depression to the near bankruptcy of the nation caused by The Vietnam War, Art has fought to remain an appreciable segment of society. Nevertheless, it has always resurrected.
Again however, due to the economic state of the nation artists find themselves struggling to make ends meet and frankly, the New York Times' Holland Cotter is fed up. "Students who entered art school a few years ago will probably have to emerge with drastically altered expectations. They will have to consider themselves lucky to get career breaks now taken for granted: the out-of-the-gate solo show, the early sales, the possibility of being able to live on their art."
However, instead of perpetuating this seesaw of success, Cotter recommends devising a plan or "carving out a place in the larger culture" where the shakiness of the economy does not affect the arts.
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