This lyric from Queen and David Bowie (“Under Pressure”) says it all for the fight between “doing what we know” and “doing better.” Who are the casualties of battle?
The arts are something of a big deal in Florida. There are numerous symphony orchestras, art museums, theater companies, ballets, and operas. The largest ones are funded by the people who buy the tickets. Elitism and racism reign supreme.
The careers of white artists who used to work all the time extraordinarily gifted people who do consistently incredible work, are in jeopardy.
But…
Think of all the equally-talented artists who never had the chance to have a career in the arts because of nothing more than the pigmentation of their skin.
Making a living in the arts is not a birthright, even to the talented.