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Don’t Ask Permission: A Conversation with Angela Fehr on Art and Business
By Haley Bassett, April 14th 2021 This week, I had the privilege of speaking with celebrated watercolourist Angela Fehr about the development of her art practice and business. Angela is a great example for Northern artists looking to find creative ways to support themselves with their art. This article is the second in a series […]
Myth of the Northern Starving Artist
By Haley Bassett, March 11th 2021 This week marks the beginning of a continuing series that delves deeper into the implications behind the “starving artist” stereotype, and how this misperception affects artists and communities in our Northern context. Picture a typical starving artist. You might conjure up a wafer-thin, punkish kid swanning around some trendy […]