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The Role of the Artist
“A review of the basic skills and competencies of educated and trained professional artists and craftspeople reveals a level of accomplishment at considerable variance to the popular conception of the impractical bohemian, totally disorganised and incapable of logical thought. Instead the profile suggests an intelligent, well informed, highly articulate, socially, culturally and environmentally aware specialist group within the community, well endowed with a range of practical skills and with a unique ability and capacity for problem solving, able to respond creatively with a great deal of innovative insight into everyday challenges.” Jim Allen, Career Strategies for Visual Artists and Craftspeople 1991, Published by NAVA © 2007, accessed from www.visualarts.net.au