![]() Feel free to contact the workshop instructor in your area that you would like to attend, and explain to them your situation.Then only travel expenses and food would still be your responsibility. You can find the information and application online here: In addition to the cost of the class being paid by the scholarship, you can contact the arts organization that is hosting the workshop and ask if there would be a local art patron who would be open to having you stay with them during the event. They do have money and want to help, and you don't need to be a western artist, you just need to be a representational artist (not abstract or expressionist). They will pay for the cost of the workshop or class, if you are awarded the scholarship. This past year, I was able to attend the Martin Grelle/Bruce Greene workshop in Clifton, Texas, because I applied for (and was awarded) the Joe Beeler Foundation Scholarship through T he Cowboy Artists of America.Unfortunately, there is no magic solution, but fortunately, I do have some worthwhile suggestions for you: ![]() Even successful artists don't usually get filthy rich, and for the rest of us it's even harder. We live in a world that doesn't put a high value in the visual arts. Most artists know that we do what we do because we can’t imagine doing anything else. First, there are organizations out there that understand many artists need financial help. After answering her email directly, she gave me permission to do an article on this important subject with which so many artists struggle. I know exactly what she’s saying about being on a budget wanting to take classes and workshops to progress, but not sure how to afford it. Basically she agreed with my premise on learning, but wanted to know how someone on a tight budget or a fixed income could afford it. A day or two after it was released, I received an email from a reader who had a question for me. The whole idea behind it was how important it is to keep learning and not sit back and be satisfied with what you know now. In my last article for Fine Art Views, I wrote about continuing to take workshops and classes. He has spent his life creating art both as an illustrator and a fine artist. Steve Atkinson is a full time western fine artist who lives in Prescott, AZ. ![]() This postis by regular contributing writer, Steve Atkinson. ![]()
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