Our art collective started with five people who all believed in making work that challenges conventional beauty standards, but now that we're getting gallery attention, three of us want to push further into uncomfortable territory while two want to create pieces that could actually sell. Every planning meeting feels like we're negotiating between our principles and our survival, and I can feel us starting to split along lines we never acknowledged before.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group's shared values fracture under the pressure of external validation and financial reality.
“Where Are You with Performance and the creative act?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.