The benefits of being a part of art organizations, whether they are clubs or national groups can be a worthy investment of your limited time. I explore the reasons I am a member of several.
Why take time away from creating to teach others to do what you do? They will probably never do it just like you and their continued lesson pay your bills between sales.
The current economic atmosphere can effect your shows outcome. Time to think about new opportunities and how to take advantage of them with out taking advantage of other artists.