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THE ARTISTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS
Written by ©Cricket Diane C. Phillips, 2008
All people are not created equal in the sense of sameness of talent –
1. We have the right to the uniqueness and individuality of our talents and identity.
Because the world and its societies do need each of us with our extraordinary and unique sets of talents –
2. We have the right to participate in the societies of our world and to engage as part of our communities.
Since there is no way to know which individual carries the saving grace of a nation, of a people or of our time –
3. We have the right, both individually and collectively, to influence and to accept a role in the history of our time.
As a consequence of our creative abilities, we hold dear certain precepts of freedom, drive and determination and therefore –
4. We have the right to assume the inherent risks contained within the creative process whether it fails or succeeds and to judge our own efforts as worthy or not, of our time, effort and resources.
Expecting that a large proportion of the population at any given time will not understand us regardless –
5. We have the right to pursue the passion of our creative process without that understanding in order to fulfill our dreams and meet our goals.
To this end, knowing that our goals and the possible fruits of our creative works will benefit many –
6. We have the right to desire and to demand that good and tangible rewards be given for our work and for our efforts as in any other profession.
And further, acknowledging that the greater good rests in the hands of many rather than a few –
7. We have the right to maintain our individuality, to pursue the values and goals we deem to be worthwhile and to accept our place hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder with professionals from all walks and specializations.
It is found that the rights of the creative individuals in our society rarely go unchallenged and therefore –
8. We have the right to stand up for ourselves and our ways of achieving our goals creatively as a viable, productive method and approach of attainment.
And also, having been experienced by each of us on numerous occasions, that there exists a prejudiced view of our manner of thought and process –
9. We have the right to feel indignant and be offended by such prejudice and to make our own choices about responding with education, resourcefulness, intelligence, silliness or intolerance and any of several billion creative options.
Lastly, with an understanding and wisdom born of a multitude of hurts, slights, indignations, rejections, all-out attacks on our individuality and threatened restraints to our creative freedom – it is a fact that –
10. We have the right to suffer in silence, if necessary, but barring that necessity, – We have the right to speak boldly and to stand for who we are in a manner befitting any person that has ever lived to succeed or fail by their own skill, wit and choices.
Namely, this is to say –
We have the right to exist and to be as we are – creatives.
That to be creative is neither sin nor abstract chaos nor pathos.
And, that the world needs us and what we do the way we do it.
Society need not accept that fact for it to be, nonetheless, true.
We have the rights of all others plus these because we are creators.
Written by ©Cricket Diane C. Phillips, 2008
Created January 17,2008