1,307 Quotes About Artists

These artists understand how important it is to show support for the city right now.

Education is a significant part of our mission here at the Tyler Museum of Art. This exhibition was organized to recognize the contributions these artists make every day in their chosen profession of teaching art.

Our challenge is to get someone who has never been to the festival to buy a ticket for a show that they haven't been to before, artists that they don't know. But that's our reputation now. People hadn't heard of Todd Snider before we brought him here and the people who keep coming expect that. They will find something new that they loved by the time the weekend is over.

In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who speak for themselves through their food become the skilled artists of their time.

A lot of people just stumble in and they're not aware of what they're looking at. When they find out, they're kind of surprised and say, 'Wow, this is really good.' The fact of the matter is a good portion of these artists went to art school. They're trained and it shows. There may an expectation that work won't be as good as your average gallery show because of the population producing it, but I think people are generally surprised and impressed.

These people are not able to work, and it's validating to have someone buy your work. A couple of the artists have aspirations to build themselves a studio to do more work, full- or part-time. The talent is there to do it.

But what does this offensive into the North American market mean to the artists themselves?

It was a dream come true. I was standing in line to meet him with my manager and wife, and I told them it was kind of strange seeing all these country artists in a meet-and-greet line. I don't even know if he knows who I am, but I gave him my record, and he said he was going to listen to it while he works out.

Fine artists reflect, and then they act. Fashion photographers - we act, and then we reflect.