Attempting the possible is not terribly exciting. Attempting the impossible is exhilarating.

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Attempting the possible is not terribly exciting.
Attempting the impossible is exhilarating.

San Francisco and the Art World of Tomorrow, Part 2
by Zachary Royer Scholz
Using networking to expand available resources is more than simply a way to allow artists to stay in San Francisco who might otherwise have to leave. Such network-based thinking actually supports leaving by fundamentally changing the creative communities’ relationship to those artists who depart.

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Portrait of an Artist, Wily and Engaged
by Christine Wong Yap
These artists are subject to common economic realities—they pragmatically negotiate them, and will most likely adapt their tactics as time goes on. They do not elect a marginalized position, nor are they oblivious to the market or the larger world. They occupy multiple strata in the art ecology, motivated by intrinsic rewards and a sense of agency and generosity.

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