What?? 'Starving Artists' No Longer Starving But THRIVING??!!
Laura is an excellent painter with awe-inspiring work! She is well-known in
her field in her country! However, she hardly has enough finances to live
on.
…Why? Because she has to spend much of her
time doing administration, bookkeeping, marketing, running the business, shipping
and handling, coordinating and many other administrative tasks to keep her
operating on a shoestring. She would much rather have others doing these tasks
(who have the time to do so, perhaps are more gifted in these ways, and who
enjoy doing this kind of work) so she could focus on her art.
Is this not a common story for many 'starving artists'?
And is there not also a potential solution?
Administrative Business Coordinators Needed
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There are many patrons of the arts that may or may not, themselves, be
artists or musicians, etc. But perhaps they ARE business people, marketers,
bookkeepers, administrators and coordinators, etc. that share similar overall
vision - to see the arts reclaimed for God's glory, being used to worship
God and seeing His purposes being accomplished in the earth today!
WHAT IF….several painters who shared similar vision in a local region,
for example, prayed that God would send them one such person who could do
the business end of things for all of them? This business person would of
course get paid through what they would, together, bring in (so it would be
great if this person could perhaps have another job on the side as additional
income while this business was starting to develop between the partners or
as joint ventures.)
Or perhaps a team of staff including bookkeeper, marketers, administrators,
managers, etc. could work together to service many more artists while focusing
on the area/s that they also enjoy and feel more comfortable in.
This could not only free up the musicians and artists to continue to develop,
produce and showcase their art, but would inevitably bring them a much greater
financial inflow which would also benefit the business person/team. If all
of the artists were bringing in additional funding, this could develop into
a wonderful way to not only support the staff and musicians/artists they are
serving - by getting them into the marketplace, where so many are seeking
to be these days in order to be a light to the nations - but also a way to
serve/reach out to/be a witness to the many lost musicians and artists in
our cities/nations.
Let us pray that God would stir the hearts of many of His business-administrative
types that share the vision and who desire to work alongside God's musicians
and artists in order to help to see His Kingdom come and His will be done
on earth as it is in heaven!
If you are one such person who shares similar vision and interest, and are open to potentially doing this kind of thing in conjunction with others the Holy Spirit may lead you to connect with, please contact us and let us know so that we can potentially see some 'matches' happening in His timing and way.
by Grace Wiebe, August 2003
Great Commission Worship & Arts Center