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When artist Michelle Ramin was accepted to the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue her MFA in painting, she knew she couldn't miss the opportunity. However, she also knew the income from her job at an art supply store would not cover the costs to supplement her move. She thought of asking friends...

In the second of two parts, Dollar-Store Dilettante columnist Steven Kent continues to explore health care reform as it relates to recent college graduates struggling in the employment market, often tackling several part-time jobs. Read Part one by clicking the link: "In health care reform, where's...

In the first of two parts, Dollar Store Dilettante columnist Steven Kent tackles the issue of health care reform as it relates to college students struggling in the employment market, often tackling several part-time jobs. With the recent passage of President Obama's health care bill, Americans...

After a year and a half of art market anguish, there are signs of a comeback, with the tone set by Lucian Freud's black eye. The coming wave of contemporary art auctions are estimated to be 68% higher than last year, bringing a renewed hope to collectors around the world.

The 2008/2009 art market ended seven years of astonishing price inflation. By the end of 2008, contemporary art suffered a price decline of 27.1 percent, followed by another 4 percent drop in the first half of 2009, according to ArtPrice's new report, Contemporary Art Market: The ArtPrice Annual...

Annie Leibovitz will have an extra month to cope with her current financial situation, thanks to a recent court ruling. But she could be staring down another set of legal woes. New York State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried ruled on Wednesday that the celebrity photographer has until October 1,...

My office is around the corner from a branch of the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Every day, I see "creatively" dressed youngsters dragging massive black portfolios to and from class. Sometimes they do photo shoots on my street, doing closeups of eggs splattered on the pavement or scantily-clad...