This is a great post by William Powhida. I couldn't say it better myself, even though I have weighed in on this subject before. Below is an exerpt from his 20 x 200 post.

"When I was in Miami during Art Basel last December, I conducted an interview with New York Times journalist Damien Cave who repeatedly asked, "What's the alternative to the art market?" The question is not an easy one to answer.

Short of radical social and economic reform, which seems incredibly unlikely in our pro-Capitalist, market-trusting society I struggled to articulate my thoughts surrounded by the spectacle of Basel. While I was down there, I also saw Jen Bekman's booth at Pulse and it reminded me that one of my answers to Mr. Cave should have immediately been "access." Access to contemporary art is often restricted by high prices, including my own, that put it out of reach of the majority of people who love art. 20x200 offers a way to make art and the experience of buying art accessible to the broader public than the limited pool of collectors who have the means to buy unique and often wildly expensive art objects. Art, in many ways, is a luxury commodity and the larger question remains, 'what is enough?'"

Prints of the image above are available at 20 x 200.

ManMadeDIY is now online. ManMade DIY is a Web publication that emphasizes the idea that DIY and creativity is for people of all genders. After their recent launch, ManMade is proving to be a useful resource for anyone interested in creating things with their own two hands. You can also follow ManMade on Twitter and Facebook.

ManMade is offering a free downloadable poster through their site to remind users that creativity can happen everyday. Sometimes, happiness really is a warm glue gun.

 Submission for Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter's 2010 Oktoberfest.

Art Shanty Projects is a temporary outdoor exhibit of highly creative structures built off of the idea of the traditional ice fishing house concept. This year, twenty different artists are participating in this month-long exhibition on Medicine Lake, just west of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Art Shanty Projects is open on the southeast corner of Medicine Lake from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on weekends from January 16 until February 7.

Below is a photo set from the opening day of the project. The artists are very interested in talking about their work and many are already looking forward to next year. If you can handle the cold, this is a interesting and fun exhibit that you can only see in a place like Minnesota.