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What it takes to become an artist for keeps

Life as an artist is a tough gig, so do you really want to spend all those years of training for next to nothing?
4 Apr 2012 12:00
Paul Isbel
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Paul Isbel
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Paul Isbel is a former ArtsHub contributor and a publicist for the Australasian Arts and Antiques Dealers Association. Most recently he was a course designer for an entry-level vocational training program for the arts sector.

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