Catch & Release

Catch & Release

A Festival, A House Party, and An Unreasonable Number of Metaphors

The Artist in the Machine: Part III

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Ben Wakeman
Apr 17, 2025
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This is the third and final essay in this series on my musings about the troubled marriage of art and commerce. I promise, no more musing after this— at least for a while. If you missed the first two, you’ll find them linked below. Enjoy!

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This past weekend was the Dogwood Festival here in Atlanta, Georgia where hundreds of artists from all over the count…

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