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❓Cryptoart Question of the Week ❓

Finding a balance between passion and profit is a constant struggle in the arts. It’s easy to get lost in one and lose sight of the other.

How can we balance passion and profit in the art world? Is it possible to do both well?

Please tag your replies with #CAQOTW.

A common approach is freelance for money, art on the side

If art generates enough, then quit or scale back freelancing

Some decide not to compromise the passion / purity of their art (totally fair)

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It can limit, especially if unrelated 

Allows for periods of experimentation to inform direction

Works better to freelance with something you already have skills / rep in doing

Freelancing can definitely provide financial stability while nurturing the art on the side. But do you ever wonder if that split focus might limit the full potential of either path? #CAQOTW