How do artists and art educators who are engaged in regular thrifting view their consumptive practices? In this article, I draw on a small pilot case study and interview data from five artist–educators living in the southwestern United States and examine the motivations and habits of their thrift shopping practices. Findings shared by participants elucidate their conscious decisions to prioritize the purchase of secondhand goods and personal stories linked to the objects. Five themes about thrift shopping habits emerged from the data: (1) linked to personal identity; (2) utilitarian; (3) activism; (4) objects hold meaning; and (5) thrifting promotes feelings and actions related to relaxation and pleasure. Results conclude that artists and art educators view thrift shopping and consumer culture as a personal, interventionist practice that questions social norms. They also recast thrift shopping as a place of collaborative social practice in which participants have the power to individualize consumption.

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艺术教育者的节俭购物实践作为社会行为

定期节俭的艺术家和艺术教育者如何看待他们的消费习惯？在本文中，我借鉴了一个小型的试点案例研究，并采访了居住在美国西南部的五位艺术家教育者的数据，并研究了他们节俭购物行为的动机和习惯。参与者分享的发现阐明了他们有意识的决定，即优先考虑购买与物品相关的二手商品和个人故事。数据中出现了五个有关节俭购物习惯的主题：（1）与个人身份有关；（2）功利主义者；（3）行动主义；（4）物件具有意义；（5）节俭可以促进与放松和愉悦相关的感觉和行为。结果表明，艺术家和艺术教育者将节俭的购物和消费文化视为个人，质疑社会规范的干预主义实践。他们还将节俭购物重塑为协作社会实践的场所，参与者可以在其中进行个性化消费。