Dealing with negative feedback

An inevitable part of being an artist is opening the door to other people’s opinions and criticism.
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Untitled 2015, Lily Mae Martin 

It is a rare artist who has never received negative feedback on their work, whether from teachers, critics or the public. While some brave folk use criticism as inspiration to keep going, others might be tempted crawl into a pillow fort and wallow, or take up accounting and never pick up a paintbrush again.

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Emma Clark Gratton
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Emma Clark Gratton is an ArtsHub staff writer.