Not in the name of ART – No en nombre del ARTE
ENGLISH:
I receive too many invitations to participate in “artistic projects” in inhumane conditions. I feel commited to share my response: NOT IN THE NAME OF ART.
“Dear ……,
I truly appreciate your enthusiasm but this is not a professional invitation. My art is not my hobby: it is my work, my profession.
It is unfair and insulting to ask me to either send you my files for free or to “invite” me at my own expense.
A professional photographer does not send high resolution files of their work to be printed elsewhere, by other parties, with no control of quality or amount of prints made. I always supervise the creation of my prints to assure that their quality are to my standards.
All of the previous festivals and exhibitions that I have participated in (even low budget artist run initiatives) had as a priority the involvement of the selected artists so that they may exchange their insights and experiences to the festival/exhibition visitors as well as the other participating artists.
I am the mother of three children and my husband is also an artist. If we were to participate under these conditions to every invitation that we receive we would not be able to sustain our family.
A “festival/exhibition” should give value to the artists that create the work being shown work not to milk the effort of the artists in benefit of the organizers, the politicians, or sponsors.
My commitment to a fair treatment of the creative work adds to my commitment to fair pay for women´s work.
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Sincerely,
Ana Álvarez-Errecalde”
I receive too many invitations to participate in “artistic projects” in inhumane conditions. I feel commited to share my response: NOT IN THE NAME OF ART.
“Dear ……,
I truly appreciate your enthusiasm but this is not a professional invitation. My art is not my hobby: it is my work, my profession.
It is unfair and insulting to ask me to either send you my files for free or to “invite” me at my own expense.
A professional photographer does not send high resolution files of their work to be printed elsewhere, by other parties, with no control of quality or amount of prints made. I always supervise the creation of my prints to assure that their quality are to my standards.
All of the previous festivals and exhibitions that I have participated in (even low budget artist run initiatives) had as a priority the involvement of the selected artists so that they may exchange their insights and experiences to the festival/exhibition visitors as well as the other participating artists.
I am the mother of three children and my husband is also an artist. If we were to participate under these conditions to every invitation that we receive we would not be able to sustain our family.
A “festival/exhibition” should give value to the artists that create the work being shown work not to milk the effort of the artists in benefit of the organizers, the politicians, or sponsors.
My commitment to a fair treatment of the creative work adds to my commitment to fair pay for women´s work.
x
x
x
x
x
Sincerely,
Ana Álvarez-Errecalde”
CASTELLANO:
Como desafortunadamente recibo demasiadas invitaciones a participar en proyectos “artísticos” en condiciones inhumanas, me veo en el compromiso de compartir esta respuesta: NO EN EL NOMBRE DEL ARTE.
Como desafortunadamente recibo demasiadas invitaciones a participar en proyectos “artísticos” en condiciones inhumanas, me veo en el compromiso de compartir esta respuesta: NO EN EL NOMBRE DEL ARTE.
“Estimad@s ….
Sinceramente agradezco su entusiasmo pero esta no es una invitación profesional. Mi trabajo artístico no es mi pasatiempo: es mi trabajo, mi profesión.
Es injusto e insultante pedirme que envíe los archivos de mis fotografías gratuitamente o “invitarme” a expensa propia.
Los fotógrafos profesionales no enviamos archivos fotográficos a alta resolución para ser impresos en cualquier sitio, por cualquier persona, sin tener un control sobre la calidad y la cantidad de las copias realizadas. Deseo supervisar la creación de las impresiones para asegurar que la calidad corresponde a mis requerimientos. Todos los otros festivales y exposiciones en las que he participado (aún aquellas llevadas acabo por a artistas con bajo presupuesto) tuvieron como prioridad involucrar a los artistas convocados para que pudieran intercambiar sus miradas y experiencias con los visitantes al festival/exposición así como con los otros artistas participantes.
Soy madre de tres hijos y mi esposo es también artista. Si participaramos bajo estas condiciones a cada invitación que recibimos no seríamos capaces de mantener a nuestra familia. Un “festival y/o exposición” debería dar valor a los artistas que crean la obra que se expone y no aprovechar del esfuerzo de los artistas en beneficio de los organizadores, los políticos, o los patrocinadores. Mi compromiso con un trato justo al trabajo creativo se suma a mi compromiso por una paga justa al trabajo de la mujer.
Cordialmente,
Ana Álvarez-Errecalde”
Cordialmente,
Ana Álvarez-Errecalde”
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