[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

You’re absolutely right. We are struggling to keep arts programs in our local school. The music teacher, with my help, raised enough money to bring a principle violinist to do a workshop. We did it OURSELVES...w/o ‘government cheese’, thank you very much.

[reformedliberal]

Life as a successful working artist is strictly bootstrap capitalism and creative entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the majority of my colleagues would sell out in an instant for a government stipend.