Issue #18
“Art and Money”
May, 1998

What is the value of art, of nurturing the spirit, when others cope daily with immediate, basic survival needs. How do people with wealth rationalize their choices given that there are starving artists creating because they are driven, not because they can afford it. What are some models for wealthy people's relationships with artists? How are people using their resources to support artists, musicians, filmmakers? Read the stories of people with wealth who are themselves artists or filmmakers and how they deal with the difference between the numerous choices available to them compared to the more typical starving artist.