Self Sales, Open Studios, and Relationships with Interior Designers with Carol MacConnell (#171)
Carol MacConnell has built a strong business foundation over her long art career. I was particularly interested in talking with her about how she works with interior designers. You'll hear us discuss:...
30 Nov 202343min
7 Essential Verbs for Artists to Embrace (#170)
As we learned when diagramming sentences in 4th grade, verbs are where the action is. No verb, no action. The first iteration of my newsletter for artists back in 2002 included a specific art business...
16 Nov 202312min
Leaning Into Art to Battle Depression with David Sandum (#169)
In this episode I talk with David Sandum who was driven to take up art personally and then professionally after being hospitalized with depression in 2001. His journey through depression led him to th...
9 Nov 202343min
Impacting Artists First in a Curatorial Project Focusing on Empathy with Nanci Hersh (#168)
In this episode of The Art Biz I talk with Nanci Hersh about an exhibition she organized with 25 artists from multiple states and countries. The show used the central theme of tears to explore empathy...
26 Okt 202344min
How to Have a Sale of Your Art and Feel Good About It (#167)
Dare you have a sale of your art? I acknowledge that having a sale of original work might be unpalatable. It feels as if you are cheapening the work you put so much effort into. I get it. In just the ...
19 Okt 202310min
Raising Prices on Your Art, Valuing Community, and Balancing Motherhood with Bri Larson (#166)
In this episode, Bri Larson and I talk about her decision to raise her prices and how she overcame the mindset that her art needed to be affordable. We also discuss: The value of her artist community...
12 Okt 202341min
How to Feel Like a Successful Artist (#165)
There's no neat way to explain what success is because it's different for every artist. I hope this episode is the start of an ongoing conversation on the subject. 💡HIGHLIGHTS Success for artists mi...
5 Okt 202316min
Maintaining Your Studio Practice with a Busy Teaching Schedule with Sally Hirst (#164)
Sally Hirst was born to teach. Fortunately, she was also born an artist. Like most of us, she adapted to the new reality that she was faced with at the beginning of the pandemic. Well, actually, she d...
28 Sep 202354min
