Transforming Art Into a More Lucrative Career Choice

Some artists have begun to figure out ways to make money and make art — aiming to end the notion that “starving” and “artist” are necessarily linked.

Rather than seeing art as something to pursue in the hours when they are not earning a living, these artists are developing businesses around their talents. These artists are part of a growing movement that has caught the attention of business experts and is being nudged along by both art and business schools.

Living in the Internet era has certainly helped.

By MARCI ALBOHER

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/business/smallbusiness/27shift.html?_r=1&8dpc