RAW natural born artists, which operates out of the U.S., Canada, Australia and Mexico, hosts showcases featuring local talents from a variety of media — visual artists, performance artists, musicians, filmmakers and fashion designers, among others. "It did sound like a very good thing," said Anthony, a Halifax-based performance artist and dancer. "They say, 'OK, you sell 20 tickets,' which is quite a lot if you're not an established artist," she said. "These artists are basically paying to perform," she said, likening the business model to that of a pyramid scheme. Anthony, a performance artist and dancer, says there are other ways for artists to get their works shown.

Source: CBC News May 05, 2019 09:00 UTC