How to Get Better Feedback When You Want to Improve (#115)
For too long I have been noticing artists posting things like this on social media: 'Fresh off the easel! What do you think?' or 'I'm experimenting with . Let me know what you think!' What do I think?...
10 Feb 202217min
Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron (#114)
Risk is scary. Rejection stinks. Resilience seems elusive. When I think of these three R words, the word practice comes to mind. Taking one step at a time over and over again because we know it is the...
13 Jan 202252min
Self-Care for Caregiving Artists with Shimoda Donna Emmanuel (#113)
Why is it so hard for us to take care of ourselves? We all get busy. We feel a sense of urgency to keep up and do more. But if we're honest, we realize that very little is really urgent. Still, all of...
30 Des 202153min
Leaning Into Creativity in Times of Pain with Rich Simmons (#112)
We need art. Some of us need it more than others, and for some of us, it's as necessary as the air we breathe. My guest on this episode of The Art Biz is Rich Simmons, a London-based artist who insist...
16 Des 202148min
Focusing on Self-Care to Increase Productivity with Maria Coryell Martin (#111)
There is an urgency to making the work and getting it out there so that you can find the people who respond to it, but it becomes much harder to accomplish much of anything if your body aches from the...
9 Des 202150min
An Unusual Path to Landing Art Commissions with Leisa Collins (#110)
Lots of artists make a good living, or at least a significant part of their income, from commissions. The standard commission process is something we don't question, but what would happen if you turne...
18 Nov 202157min
Lessons from a Wildly Successful Pop-up Art Gallery Event with Mai Wyn Schantz (#109)
So many art venues shut down during the pandemic, and I'm sure many of the people that ran those venues mourn for not only what might have been, but also the fact that there wasn't an opportunity for ...
11 Nov 202154min
Boldly Reaching Out to Art World Influencers with Laurence de Valmy (#108)
People. You need them. You need people to buy your art, people to show your art, people to attend your shows, people to write about your work and let's face it. You need people to support you emotiona...
4 Nov 202138min
