Hi guys,
I found this article about how creative jobs are reserved for the privileged, which is relevant to what we discussed on class and creativity. It's from Forbes so mainly talks about careers and internships rather than having the time, recourses and opportunities to be creative in a leisure activity.
The article also doesn't just discuss drawing or painting as a creative pursuit, it mentions journalism (54% of the top journalists in the country were privately educated, while only 7% of the population actually attended private school). I know we were discussing other forms of creativity other than drawing that we could use for the project. Giving people (who wouldn't usually do so) a chance to document part of their life, and maybe finding a way to publish what they have to say could be an idea to think about.
Anyway, I'll leave the article here for you to read if you like.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2012/08/31/are-creative-careers-now-reserved-exclusively-for-the-privileged/
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There's an artist called Sophie Hope who is based in London and has been interested in this for a long time. She has done a lot of work around unpaid internships in the Arts and the culture that it promotes. Have a look at http://www.artquest.org.uk/articles/view/intern_culture and also http://precariousworkersbrigade.tumblr.com/
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