1,307 Quotes About Artists

The event started back in '96. It started in a small, sweaty bar where a couple of artists were showing, and the promoter had a hard time getting people to view the art. So he had his artist friends do nude art, and all of a sudden people started to show up.

We don't have real hours and we don't have a boss, so artists create rules for themselves that they then break. It's transgressive in such a personal way.

Independent content these days can be more successful than previously because of the power of social media. However, there are still systems in place to make sure independent artists don't get as far as signed ones.

Charleston is very fortunate to have a significant number of working artists located in the community. We strive to be philanthropic, donating our art to numerous local charity events, and many of us open our studios and provide demonstrations to youth groups.

Of course we had the best possible classical education, which gave us a very strong foundation and tradition. But we also learned a lot by collaborating with different pop/rock artists and especially by recording and working in the studio.

We'll have a group of artists in different locations outside the center, painting in different mediums. A lot of people like to watch artists work.

We have about 45 artists in the show this year. They usually each show two pieces.

There are trained audiences here that respect dance as a form. Europe invests in its artists over the long haul.

In my opinion, the true pioneers are those artists who make manifest in their works the new content, the determining characteristics of life in our time.