The Art Biz

Artists are so generous and I love to see them supporting one another. I'm blessed that I get to be the person who introduces them to one another in the groups I lead. After witnessing artist groups f...

1 Nov 201816min

Mary Erickson's art sales have paid for her lifestyle, which is comfortable and adventurous, but far from extravagant. She is a savvy investor and wise with her finances. Mary says she paints so th...

16 Aug 201854min

Ten years ago, Helen Hiebert didn't think of her art as a business. Her shift of mindset changed everything and she now makes her living as a working artist. Rather than feeling icky about having a "b...

19 Jul 201851min

Many artists have a dream of doing their work full-time without any idea of what that means or what it would take. Dianna Fritzler made it happen. Not just once, but twice. In this episode, Alyson ta...

25 Jun 201852min

When you find yourself making excuses as to why you can't get into the studio or why you don't have time to write that newsletter or blog post, think of this conversation with Annie Salness. Almost 10...

17 Mai 201852min

What will happen to all of your art and career records after you are gone? Will your family know what to do with them? Those were questions that David Paul Bayles had about his photographs and archive...

19 Apr 20181h 3min

How do you quantify quality in art? Alyson talks with artist Elaine Kehew who has set out to do just that. After receiving a negative review last year, Elaine is determined to improve the quality of h...

8 Mar 201848min

Alyson talks with photographer and attorney Kiffanie Stahle about legal concerns for your art business. The way one artist protects his or her business will be very different from another artist. So m...

8 Feb 201835min