Abstract

Scholars have often portrayed the arts as a winner-take-all market. However, data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project suggest that many artistic aspirants who do not work within the arts still incorporate artistic elements within their diverse careers and often engage in art avocationally. Further, these individuals continue to mobilize the skills and human capital involved in arts training in diverse realms. There are compelling reasons to examine the careers of the high numbers of aspiring artists who do not earn money in this capacity, and to pay attention to their alternative ways of putting together creative careers.

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