Crossing the pro-am divide

The bridge between the amateur and professional worlds of creative arts takes an unreliable and circuitous route.
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Sokie Endo, Suspension Bridge via society6

How long should it take to ‘make it’? While some artists catapult from obscurity to accolades, the sentiments of 1930s American showman Eddie Cantor – that it actually takes 20 years to become an overnight success – echo a more realistic time frame for establishing a sustainable arts career – that if you’re an artist, you’re in for the long haul.

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Troy Nankervis
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Troy Nankervis is an ArtsHub journalist from Melbourne. Follow him on twitter @troynankervis