Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Is Fair Trade Fair for U.S. Artists?

This week's blog is an article about fair trade and how it affects artists in the United States. Give your opinion, pro or con on this article and what it means to artists trying to make a living in the U.S.

http://www.craftsreport.com/articles/features/77-isfairtradefairtounitedstatesartists.html

43 comments:

  1. i like to see the things from different countries because i think that it is very neat, but i dont like to think that we only want things from outside of the united states. we need a variety of things. it is also a personal choice on which art you like better though. people cant get mad about that.

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  2. This doesn't directly effect me so i dont know which side to choose. I honestly dont think its that big of a deal. No one should stress over this topic. I think it should just stay the same as it has been.

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  4. I think it is good they are bringing ethnic pieces to the market. It's always good to be diverse, but we should focus on American works before out of country works. It helps when everything you touch isn't imported.

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  5. I think it is neat how they take their ideas and bring it the the US, but not everything should be from different countries. I think that we should focus on US artworks first though. It is all opinionated though.

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  6. i really like the fair trade idea and their principles. its really neat that people from other countries are willing to give their artwork to America. It would be really neat if Americans would start making their own stuff though.

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  7. I think that everyone should have the same opportunity with their artwork. All art from everywhere should be able to go where it wants. People have different tastes in artwork and they should be able to see it all. Also that makes it fair to all of the artist.

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  8. ARt is all around us. So why don't people just say everyone is an artist. People should have an oppertunity fir there own artwork. There are different styles of art. People have a different taste on the own art. They could just throw jely on a peace of paper and call it art.

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  9. I think it't cool to have artwork from different places! different art is unique in different ways so it's cool to see that kind of stuff! it's also kinda an honor for those people that made the art by having people in the usa and other places to have it! Its not fair if they dont want it other places they should be more careful on who they give it to and what not.

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  10. Art is amazing! I enjoy all the different creations people design and what different people can come up with. I think it's neat that people can trust people in America with their artwork & able to share it with the rest of the world. =)

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  11. I dont realy think it matters what you choose. Art is just art. No one should judge other peoples art work.

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  12. I believe that we should kill them all. This is America and we buy American. People should be happy with what Americans can produce. Greatest country in the world, 'nuff said.

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  13. i would have to agree with Chief Whispering Eye completely.. we should focus on art from our own country before focusing on art from a 3rd world country. Go America.

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  14. Yeah, what Nick and Josh said. If they want there stuff in america, they should appliy for green card, come to america, and make it here. Our economy sucks as it is, we dont need to be sending more money out of this country.

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  15. I think it's good to have artwork from different places because it is helpful to learn about different cultures. But if America made their own artwork and sold it to Americans we would have more money!! :) So yeah, money is great! $$$

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  16. I like artwork from other countries as well as I do fro America and I think that we need to not just get artwork from other countries but also get it from the fellow Americans more because they actually live here....

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  17. i think its cool to see what other counties are doing and i like it when it comes to america so that we can see it. i aslo think its good for kids to see thier work for more inspiration on things.

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  18. i think that it is cool that we have art work from other countries, it is nice to have a different varitiy. but i think tht we should focus on americas artwork, because we do live in america

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  19. in this economy, i think we should focus more on u.s. art. we should try to get the businesses here back up and running well again before we concern ourselves too much with other countries.

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  20. i do think we need a good variety of art from different cultures, but its important to have art from our culture to. its great to learn about other cultures through art but America's art should be the focus for us.

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  21. i like the viarity. the other cultures art, makes me jealous i cant see those thing and draw them with my own vision.

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  22. The variety is good, but we should say screw other countries and work on the U.S. of A due to the fact that our economy is diminishing. So, lets just focus on America. The home of the free and the fatties! whoo!

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  23. well, I can't really say that we should focus on american art,I think it is important to get to know art from different countries, but I am still interested in american art.
    In my opinion it is so important for our age to know more about other cultures and that art is a good intermediator for this.

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  24. ok im am not against getting art from other countries, but when it seems like people are forgetting about the American art and they are only buying from other countries, that is bad for us. You gotta buy from the U.S. still no matter what, otherwise our artists wont be able to make money still...

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  25. i just noticed what Andrea said. That is exactly what i am saying. Totally agree with her =P

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  26. i like the idea of getting art from diffrent places. it exspands are varity on art and it will also exspand the people we get the art from.

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  27. I think its cool that we get a lot of art from other countries. It shows how much art varies throughout the world. Although i don't think it matters to much if we focus on art from other countries more than our own.

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  28. I love to experience different cultures, and one of the ways I enjoy that is when a legitimate, handmade product is sold from another country to the U.S. I think that the designs from the third world countries are unique and beautiful. By establishing fair trade, we get to see all sorts of cool designs and art forms from all over the world.

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  29. I think art from other cultures is neat. But we should enjoy our own art just the same.

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  30. I think art from other places are amazing and unique. But we don't need art from other places to have people in enjoy it, there is people around the U.S. have amazing art that we could enjoy instead art form around the world. Getting it from other places is a varity but there is enough varity around the U.S. also.

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  31. i think its neet that other peoples art fom ohter countries. its neet to see what thire art is like comparied to ours.by the way this is lacey

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  32. the art from other places is cool to see and enjoy. in some places it might be cooler then ours but in some places it isnt

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  33. I agree with rebecca, more variety means more differnt kinds of artwork to look at

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  34. i like how we can get other artwork from different countries because its cool to see different cultures.

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  35. I think it's really cool to have art from diffrent places. It allows us to connect to other people form around the world, and I think it's awesome to do that.

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  36. i totaly agree w/ andrea. we need to build our own businesses back up to help our economy cuz our economy is in the crapper!

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  37. yeah, i think that we get different prospectives when we trade our art work with other countries..... It can inspire us to think "outside the box".

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  38. i think that it is a good idea, because you can combine art from cultures in the U.S to works from other countries to produce something great.

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  39. i think the US has enough room for all differnt kinds of art. if you want to get have some veriety in your art work you can. it's america you can buy whatever kind of art work you want.

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  40. i like seeing different ethnicities and cultures art because its something new. its a good idea to kind of work with other countries, i dont even get why people wouldnt think that was a good idea in the first place?

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  41. I think that Fair Trade is a good idea. You get too see all kinds of art from all over. We can get new ideas and learn more about the country.

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  42. i don't see anything wrong with fair trade. it's a great way to get ideas from other places and for those places to get their art here.

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  43. I like the idea of fair trade. I think it's cool to see art from other places, but it seems to cause a lot of problems with U.S. artists. If there were a way to limit fair trade that would be great.

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