Comments on: Generation Y – Buiding Faster, Stronger Artists http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: theabundantartist http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-275 theabundantartist Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:58:12 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-275 @deadhedge I need to see that OPB story, because a couple of people have asked me about that. It wasn't me, so I'm curious who they interviewed. Your point about the combination of work & social life is probably the crux of the whole argument. I'll have to explore that further. @Caitlin - thanks for stopping by! From now on, perhaps you can send them straight over here as well... *wink* @deadhedge I need to see that OPB story, because a couple of people have asked me about that. It wasn’t me, so I’m curious who they interviewed. Your point about the combination of work & social life is probably the crux of the whole argument. I’ll have to explore that further.

@Caitlin – thanks for stopping by! From now on, perhaps you can send them straight over here as well… *wink*

]]> By: Deadhedge http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Deadhedge Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:24:31 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-274 Did NPR/OPB do a story on your workshop for helping artists make money that was done outside of a library? With regards to Generation X and Gen Y moving into positions of power, Gen X has a very different attitude than the Boomers. We understand the work place is very fluid, developed resiliency for change, and have low expectations on being handed positions of power. The main tension that I see is not with listening to Gen Y and sharing power as we have continually adapted. Rather the main tension that I see is that Gen Y likes to combine work and social life while are more inclined to keep them separate. .-= Deadhedge´s last blog ..<a href="http://deadhedge.blogspot.com/2009/08/thats-deep-anti-mba-view-of-economy.html" rel="nofollow">That's Deep: the Anti-MBA View of the Economy</a> =-. Did NPR/OPB do a story on your workshop for helping artists make money that was done outside of a library?

With regards to Generation X and Gen Y moving into positions of power, Gen X has a very different attitude than the Boomers. We understand the work place is very fluid, developed resiliency for change, and have low expectations on being handed positions of power. The main tension that I see is not with listening to Gen Y and sharing power as we have continually adapted. Rather the main tension that I see is that Gen Y likes to combine work and social life while are more inclined to keep them separate.
.-= Deadhedge´s last blog ..That’s Deep: the Anti-MBA View of the Economy =-.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Caitlin Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:26:32 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-271 I like your post and feel very strongly about artists developing the skills to market themselves. I owned an art gallery for a short time and realized that many artists lack the marketing skill to sell their own work, regardless of generation. I always send them straight to LinkedIn, Behance Network, and Etsy to begin learning about self promotion. Good post! I like your post and feel very strongly about artists developing the skills to market themselves. I owned an art gallery for a short time and realized that many artists lack the marketing skill to sell their own work, regardless of generation.
I always send them straight to LinkedIn, Behance Network, and Etsy to begin learning about self promotion.
Good post!

]]> By: theabundantartist http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-260 theabundantartist Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:24:55 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-260 Thanks Lori! I'm amazed at how when you start talking about this stuff, people start going, "Oh, yeah. I know lots of artists who are making a lot of money." There are over 2 Million millionaires in the USA. How many do you think are artists? HD4006 - thanks for letting me know about Generation Jones. I'll look into it. Thanks Lori! I’m amazed at how when you start talking about this stuff, people start going, “Oh, yeah. I know lots of artists who are making a lot of money.” There are over 2 Million millionaires in the USA. How many do you think are artists?

HD4006 – thanks for letting me know about Generation Jones. I’ll look into it.

]]> By: Lori Woodward Simons http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Lori Woodward Simons Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:25:38 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-259 I am a baby-boomer who has been making money by selling my artwork for over a decade, and I personally have artist friends who make over 100K annually. About a year ago, I embraced social media marketing for selling artwork, and it is the best thing going for artists. It's easier to skip the "gatekeeping" galleries if you prefer and sell on your own. Even if an artist works with galleries, he or she can promote events/shows on Twitter and Facebook and on their own blog or with an email newsletter to subscribers. Those artists who are not already firmly established with collectors may find it impossible to get established without knowing how to use their computers. While it's true that many art collectors aren't social media savvy, it's just a matter of time until they get that way. Even my parents generation is using Facebook now. I am a baby-boomer who has been making money by selling my artwork for over a decade, and I personally have artist friends who make over 100K annually.

About a year ago, I embraced social media marketing for selling artwork, and it is the best thing going for artists. It’s easier to skip the “gatekeeping” galleries if you prefer and sell on your own. Even if an artist works with galleries, he or she can promote events/shows on Twitter and Facebook and on their own blog or with an email newsletter to subscribers.

Those artists who are not already firmly established with collectors may find it impossible to get established without knowing how to use their computers. While it’s true that many art collectors aren’t social media savvy, it’s just a matter of time until they get that way. Even my parents generation is using Facebook now.

]]> By: HD4006 http://www.theabundantartist.com/generation-y-building-faster-stronger-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-258 HD4006 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=428#comment-258 Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). The vast majority of GenYers are the offspring of GenJonesers. Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way: DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964 Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953 Generation Jones: 1954-1965 Generation X: 1966-1978 Here is an op-ed about GenJones as the new generation of leadership in USA TODAY: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). The vast majority of GenYers are the offspring of GenJonesers.

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here’s a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978

Here is an op-ed about GenJones as the new generation of leadership in USA TODAY:
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm

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