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Try asking your doctor, contractor or attorney to perform their services for the
‘exposure’. Even better -- ask them to pay YOU for the privilege. Yet, artists,

musicians, writers, poets, authors, photographers, models, designers, filmmakers,

actors, dancers, etc., are routinely expected to donate their talents and skills--

sometimes having to expend their own resources in that process--all while helping
others to make money. To add insult to injury, they are often exploited by the

predators that lurk in the shadows, with their slick smiles and empty promises…who
feed off of artists’ souls, passions and dreams. Many in the arts get discouraged and

give up, defeated, from not being able to make a living from their craft -- or just out

of sheer frustration.

Creativity is powerful. It endures and leaves a legacy. It is a catalyst for change,

provokes thought and can heal a broken spirit. Some of the greatest moments in

history revolve around music, film, books, theatre, a painting or a photo.

Encourage, inspire -- support the arts! The future will thank you for it!

W W W . F A C E B O O K . C O M / T H E F A I R Y R O C K M O T H E R K I K I P L E S H A