I have been reading a couple blogs on Arts America for the National Arts and Humanities Month. To be honest, I didn't know there was a National Arts and Humanities Month but I have been re-Tweeting it on my Twitter to hopefully spread the word. It made me think about my roll in the arts and how it has changed, even in the last 3 years.
I have gone from being a dancer to being an arts administrator and dancer/choreographer to being unemployed because my arts organization made cut backs. And as much as I love the arts, I began questioning weather or not I should continue to pursue my career in arts management.
1. I have a young son. This is still relatively new to me. My husband works odd hours and I am beginning to wonder if the time committment is too much. Not just that the hours are long, but a lot of events take place in the evenings and on weekends. Already my son is in daycare as many hours as I am at work (plus the time it takes me to commute) and do I want to spend more time away from him and pay for additional child care on the weekends when I am at work?
2. Do I want to continue to have a job where changes in the economy make my job unstable. No job is really 100% secure, but people like to take the axe to the arts when the budgets are tight.
I am still looking for work in the arts and I hope that I can find a job that is flexible and fulfilling but definately some questions to consider and how do we make these options better to keep more people in arts administration?
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