{"id":397,"date":"2015-12-15T20:12:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T18:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/?p=397"},"modified":"2015-12-15T23:10:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T21:10:07","slug":"baby-sitting-is-now-an-opportunity-for-artists-at-the-nyfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/?p=397","title":{"rendered":"Baby-sitting is now an Opportunity for Artists following the NYFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An add in the NYFA ( New York Foundation for the Arts) implies that Baby-sitting is now an opportunity for artists.<\/p>\n<p>Today in the Featuring Listing of New York Foundation for the Arts, appears: Looking for that incredible sitter to help with two active boys (and occasionally with baby) https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Jobs\/Show\/e349cc13-b608-43d1-be5f-b871bdc62e36<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the statement at the NYFA, \u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Classifieds\">NYFA Classifieds<\/a> is one of the best known listing services for opportunities in the art\u201c (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resources\">https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resources<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Following the statement and the listing above, baby-sitting is an opportunity in the art now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_401\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NYFA2015-12-15-a-las-10.50.38.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-401\" title=\"NYFA2015-12-15 a la 10.50.38\" src=\"http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NYFA2015-12-15-a-las-10.50.38-300x172.png\" alt=\"Add looking for baby sitte at the site that suppose to list opportunities on the art\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NYFA2015-12-15-a-las-10.50.38-300x172.png 300w, http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NYFA2015-12-15-a-las-10.50.38-1024x588.png 1024w, http:\/\/fundacionmosis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NYFA2015-12-15-a-las-10.50.38.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add looking for baby sitte at the site that suppose to list opportunities on the art. December 15 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I WROTE NYFA AND GOT THIS ANSWER:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Jana,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your feedback and for using NYFA Classifieds. Regarding this specific listing, many artists have expressed interest in these types of part-time positions to supplement the income from their arts practice. They don&#8217;t necessarily want to work full-time and prefer a job that lets them focus more on their art work.<\/p>\n<p>Also, often these types of jobs are posted by artists themselves (in this case the advertiser is a documentary filmmaker), who see our classifieds as a valuable resource for hiring good employees.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you the best of luck in your search.<\/p>\n<p>All best,<br \/>\nJessica<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Schmitz<br \/>\nMarketing Associate<br \/>\nNew York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)<br \/>\n20 Jay Street, Suite 740 | Brooklyn NY 11201<br \/>\n212-366-6900 x238 | jschmitz@nyfa.org<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I SEND THIS REPLY:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Jessica<br \/>\nThank you for answering my e-mail<br \/>\nThe fact that the person who put the add is an artist, doesn\u00b4t\u00a0 make this add into a job in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Also, looking at the statement at the NYFA, (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resources\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resources<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cNYFA Classifieds is one of the best known listing services for opportunities in the art\u201c. But this  listing\u00a0 \u201cLooking for that incredible sitter to help with two active  boys (and occasionally with baby)\u201d is not an opportunity in the arts. In  consequence, I found this listing not fitting into the description that  the NYFA describe as mission, it is not coherent with the mission.<\/p>\n<p>I  also have to tell you that your argument that artists don\u00b4t want to  work full time is a myth. What happen is different, there is not work for  artists and they do any other job or gig.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, I am  very aware of artists need to supplement their income with other jobs  that are not in the art and even more I am well aware of precarity of  the market place for artists: However to offer &lt;jobs not in the  art&gt; in a &lt;site for the arts&gt; it is\u00a0 (in my view) a practice  that helps precarity. https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resourcesamong artists. Why? the people looking for  cheap labour have now a place to go, artist sties. They will know of a pool of individuals, artists, who never paid at their trade, will  do things for money and not for a lot of it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As and  artist, and specifically an artist fighting for artists working rights, I  believe that either NYFA for the arts change their statement about the  mission of the adds or not allow this kind of add in the site.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read more about art and work please continue bellow<br \/>\nThanks again<br \/>\nJana<br \/>\n______________________<\/p>\n<p>Art is not work (the artist and other non-workers)<br \/>\nLabor  precarity in art is related to the scarcity of work.\u00a0 The low level of  demand means accepting what in other circumstances would be unthinkable.  In a desperate situation any worker, artists in this case, will resort  to desperate measures, even though they know that ultimately it is not  beneficial because it goes against the rules of their discipline; they  will do anything, even offer their services for free. In these  circumstances, the excuses to justify not paying artists for their work  range from making them believe that the work is done for their own  benefit (as in the case of an exhibition), to suggesting that, since the  artist enjoys their work, payment is not necessary. For this reason  there is precarity and underemployment among artists, as well as among  other cultural workers who \u2018enjoy\u2019 working. All this points in the same  direction, that art is not considered a job.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types  of workers, those who are governed by a union and those who are not.  There is no system of labor inspection in the art world to specifically  record irregularities in recruitment (including lack of contract) or in  payment, or to prevent the staging of exhibitions disguised as prizes,  false self-employment and competitions based on rules that violate  intellectual property rights. To a certain extent, the fact that being  an artist is not considered a job is because it only matters to a small  part of society and because of the way our perception of art has been  shaped. In this respect, education is critical.<\/p>\n<p>Art does not  feature in the curricula of schools as a mandatory subject. It is true  that it is always present in education from the beginning, from nursery,  and also that it is used as a form of entertainment or therapy.  Children do receive painting classes, but they are not taken as  seriously as those of mathematics. An education in the arts requires an  ability to read visual objects and to think visually, to be able to  translate ideas into forms. And when art does form part of general  education, quite often it is only artistic technique that is given  importance. This pattern is reproduced later on in professional  contexts. At present, technique (in Photoshop or AutoCAD, or any other  computer program) is considered more important than the idea. This  occurs, for example, in job advertisements, when what is required are  experts in Photoshop rather than graphic designers, or in architecture,  where buildings do not transcend the computer program with which they  have been drawn, and the result: the building resembles a model. Being  able to translate an idea into something visible that is true to it  without being hampered by the imperfection of the tool, mastering the  art, is a skill that very few acquire.<br \/>\nCompetition among artists<br \/>\nThe  idea that artists should be poor is commonly accepted. Work, lack of  payment and abusive practices in the art world today are ongoing issues  for discussion. Defining what art is and what makes a person an artist  is not as easy as identifying the two things. There are two essential  features: \u201cThe artist: qualified to earn 120\u20ac an hour earns 6 or  nothing, and should feel grateful to have been chosen.\u201d [2] The goal of  many artists is to be \u2018chosen\u2019 and to gain access to the network; but  some artists are focused on something else, they want to change the way  that art works, which is currently humiliating, unregulated and offers  no public benefit whatsoever. Faced with this situation, the choice of  the artist (who is alert and aware) is to renounce being chosen.<\/p>\n<p>The  main objective is progress through art (when progress is understood as  perfecting, not merely moving forward). To achieve this, competition is  likely. But competition should not be the end, but the means. What is  the point of wining if one can be the game itself? Artists fight. One  seems to win. In reality, art loses out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly in the morning,  men standing in the streets waiting to be chosen to work that day,  non-specialized labor. Like them, artists also wait to be selected by  art centers, by curators. Dogfight, a ferocious competition among  artists\u2026 Caged in their studios for days, the doors open, a piece of  meat is flying in the air\u2026 artists jump, salute, dance nonstop, hoping  to get something. Badly hurt dogs have no energy to bite the hands of  their owners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Excerpts from the manuscript<br \/>\nThe \u2018ART RESORT\u2019 Or the story of non-art passing itself off as art<br \/>\nJana Leo 2014<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I SENT A SECOND E-MAIL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Jessica,<br \/>\nI forgot one thing, this is from your web site explaining what can you post.<\/p>\n<p>What  can I post? All listings should be arts and culture related. If you  administer a nonprofit or community organization or a government agency,  you can post every type of listing: jobs, internships and volunteer  opportunities, and artist opportunities. For-profit businesses can post  every listing type except volunteer opportunities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Classifieds%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions#whatcanipost\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Classifieds%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions#whatcanipost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It said &#8220;All listings should be arts and culture related.&#8221; Can you explain how babysitting is culture related?<br \/>\nthanks<br \/>\nJana<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in the Featuring Listing of New York Foundation for the Arts, appears: Looking for that incredible sitter to help with two active boys (and occasionally with baby)<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Jobs\/Show\/e349cc13-b608-43d1-be5f-b871bdc62e36<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the statement at the NYFA,  \u201cNYFA Classifieds is one of the best known listing services for opportunities in the art\u201c (https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/Content\/Show\/Online%20Resources).  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