Artists and Creatives Without Holiday Shows and Juried Events

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December 12th, and less than two weeks till Christmas.

My heart goes out to all the artists and creatives for whom this has traditionally been a busy season, but due to Covid restrictions, we're largely without galleries, and particularly without holiday Arts and Crafts Fairs.

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From a personal level, I know that ALL of the shows and fairs I usually attend with my work between November 1st and December 24th were canceled for "safety reasons."

We talk about "starving artists," and even though many artists do not depend on their work entirely "for a living" the loss of sales and the loss of connecting with fans and supporters can be a heavy weight... and a significant cost.

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I know my wife and I are looking to be "out" about $3,000 compared to last November-December, once all is said and done.

Although we do have other work, we have not been able to make up the shortfall with online sales."

As most artists know, their work presents best in person, where a potential buyer can see and touch items, and get a personal story about them.

That's just not happening, this year. And I know we are definitely not alone in feeling the pinch.

Sadly, I have found myself actually creating less, even though I (technically speaking) have more time on my hands, but I have had to turn my attention to non-creative endeavors to help make up our financial shortfalls.

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I wonder how many other artists and creatives are finding themselves in similar situations? And I wonder what sort of impact this will all have on the creative field, in general?

Is "physical" art just going to become less and less relevant, being replaced by exclusively digital art? Seems like one of the likely outcomes.

Do leave a comment and share how you're doing, and whether you feel like you're "losing out," due to Covid? Are you working with digital art, instead?

Thanks for reading!

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