1. That's fine! Gaby will pass his name to her higher ups, and he will be tapped for jobs or tasks as they come up. Successfully completing these will earn him more trust with the organization as time goes on.
2a. There are still some galleries and studios! These tend to be in the more expensive areas of New Amsterdam, with the upper classes usually being those attending any shows. It's rare that any art is exclusively physical - most artists tend to experiment with the opportunities provided by the digital and the commonality of the augmented reality interfaces, as well as completely immersive virtual reality simulations.
2b. While a lot of industries do still use art, none of them except the VR industry really have need of artists enough to hire any full time. He would need to seek work on a commission or short-run project basis, which yes, would definitely need a portfolio and a general ability to essentially run PR for himself to get his name out on the right desks. If he was interested in working as an artist in the sense of having his work in gallery shows, he would need to do much the same, targeting gallery coordinators and working the general social scene. Having qualifications would help, but would not hold as much weight as a portfolio and some strong networking skills.
3. There may be one or two very, very exclusive and expensive restaurants well-off enough to have a piano. They would be very picky about musicians, so he would need qualifications and some background playing in esteemed places to be employed (as well as acing an interview and playset), but Morningstar can falsify this for him. There's also some potential overlap here, as having a live piano performance is also something one of the art galleries would possibly do, so he could maybe get an in into that scene through that!
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1. That's fine! Gaby will pass his name to her higher ups, and he will be tapped for jobs or tasks as they come up. Successfully completing these will earn him more trust with the organization as time goes on.
2a. There are still some galleries and studios! These tend to be in the more expensive areas of New Amsterdam, with the upper classes usually being those attending any shows. It's rare that any art is exclusively physical - most artists tend to experiment with the opportunities provided by the digital and the commonality of the augmented reality interfaces, as well as completely immersive virtual reality simulations.
2b. While a lot of industries do still use art, none of them except the VR industry really have need of artists enough to hire any full time. He would need to seek work on a commission or short-run project basis, which yes, would definitely need a portfolio and a general ability to essentially run PR for himself to get his name out on the right desks. If he was interested in working as an artist in the sense of having his work in gallery shows, he would need to do much the same, targeting gallery coordinators and working the general social scene. Having qualifications would help, but would not hold as much weight as a portfolio and some strong networking skills.
3. There may be one or two very, very exclusive and expensive restaurants well-off enough to have a piano. They would be very picky about musicians, so he would need qualifications and some background playing in esteemed places to be employed (as well as acing an interview and playset), but Morningstar can falsify this for him. There's also some potential overlap here, as having a live piano performance is also something one of the art galleries would possibly do, so he could maybe get an in into that scene through that!