Not at all. In fact, for most of our artists, this is a job for them. This is how they make their income. We're in the process of educating our artists, even at this late date in Cape Dorset's history, about how important their work is as cultural expression. They see it as employment, so often we have artists whose sole income comes from making art, whether it's carving, printmaking or drawing. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we give the artist a payment, and the artist buys groceries and diapers and pays the rent. We are now just trying to educate our artists in terms of how important what they do is.
On October 30th, 2018. See this statement in context.