Art Talk Survivor T-Shirts

A man is looking at a sign saying Exhibition of art exhibition jargon.

I will not talk in art class. I will not talk in art class. I will not talk in art class. I will not in art class. I will not talk in art class.

What price beauty?

'Shouldn't we spend a little time on the ARTS?'

'He knows everything about art. But he doesn't know what he likes.'

"Move, Gary."

"It has great depth, realized with such a unique economy of paint application... yet, there remains a curious aura of drivel I can't dismiss."

'May I suggest a pleasant viognier to put the subtext into gear?'

"I have always depended on the content of strangers."

Funding Cuts for the Arts

Please help: National Endowment for the Arts

"Now on view: Old paintings by dead white men through whenever…"

"But. . . editorial cartoons can make readers think!"

"The originator of the office birthday party."

"I know, I know — it looks silly, but you can’t imagine how warm I am."

This program is made possible by donations from Don and Mary Doughaberg, and from lowlifes like you who never get their names mentioned.

Al, I hear that only one out of 100 art school graduates goes on to make a living in art. That's where I was smart, Axel: I flunked out!

A Low Budget Philharmonic Orchestra

Useful vs. Wasteful Spending . . . Arts Programs and Missile Defense Programs.

Landlord makes a song and dance about the rent at a theatre

"Viewers should be advised: the following debate on public funding for the arts contains violence and adult language."

Dadonomics

Let's talk about the weather.

Edward Colston

Why are you here?

"Now now Mrs Butterworth, you were warned that there were going to be cuts to the arts and crafts budget."

"I don't know much about art, but I do know s**t when I see it."

The Land of the Uncomfortable Pause

'Sure she's got a nice smile, but is it art?'

FREElance Artists

Chat host's irritation at 'Hello, how are you?' greeting.

"The department has run out of money..."

'Genius?! Pah! A five-year-old could paint this.' 'Perhaps... But a five-year-old couldn't convince anyone it was great art. Therein lies the genius.'

"Passengers, as we begin our descent you may now suddenly act open and friendly to the person beside you."

D*mn it.