Will Wickham
“I’ve been a wedding photographer and worked in a winery, all to support myself as an artist.” - Will Wickham Are there people in any field of the arts who would not have a list of jobs they have worked to support the art that fills their soul and an art that allows them to share their creative beauty? I would think not! My friend, Will Wickham, was recently honored in Times Square as one of the recipients of a grant from “Creatives Rebuild New York” (CRNY) which was a three-year, $125 million initiative that provided guaranteed income and employment opportunities to artists across New York State. On the very cold, blustery evening of Wednesday, January 15 th in Times Square, several of the recipients of these grants were honored. A video of each artist was played on one of the huge screens. Larger than life each artist told the story of the jobs that supported their art – a photographer, clothing designer, dancer, painter, and weaver....