Frances' Create Here Grant: July 2010

A Make Work 2010 grant for professional development was awarded to Frances McDonald. Here is what she is doing with it.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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Frances: The way artists make art is evolving. Clients, critics and galleries are less and less interested in narrow scoped self expression; the public is now hungry for meaning. Likewise, the definition of the “Artist” is changing. He is no longer a person of “talent” but rather a person who can self-express, so honestly and clearly that what is communicated is beyond self and more of a commentary on the human condition. Does that take talent? No, it takes courage. The title “Artist” is evolving to describe persons in all fields who are involved in a creative process that yields results with meaning. The world has changed.As economist and philosopher, Daniel Pink, notes, “We are moving from an economy and a society built on the logical, linear, computerlike capabilities of the Information Age to an economy and a society built on the inventive, empathic big-picture capabilities of…the Conceptual Age,” where, “artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers—will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.”

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