<p>If you are not interested in CONSTANTLY looking for work, hustling for jobs and just figuring out new ways to make money in your metier, then you should not be in the visual or performing arts. The arts industries are in a constant state of flux and always looking for something new. D lives in LA, holds down three part time jobs (all in music) and also gets 75-90 dollars an hour teaching private lessons. She works 6 days a week ONLY in her art and she is fully booked. It pays well and it makes a good living, but she is always looking for that next extra gig. We have found that the people who do not make it, though they are talented and went to fantastic schools, are just not into the constant-never-ending hustle. Keeping that momentum up is very very tough,so those stats do not surprise me. , (additional point of reference: H is in the film industry and I am involved in visual arts.)</p>