From Cory: we run a private community for our course students, and Anita shared this a few weeks ago. We asked her if we could share because its a great example of what building an art business actually looks like. We’ve published it here with some light formatting and editing. “I had a bit of […]
Finding Your Unique Working Style
Everyone has a unique working style. For some, silence is key to productivity. For others, music or chaos is better for their ability to focus and get work done. Sometimes a person works best with a mixture of working styles and it can be difficult to figure out what works best for you. Here’s just […]
Internet Niche-Hunting: How to Find Your Audience
Every artist has an audience. I know it doesn’t always seem that way. If you’re staring at a list of thirty Instagram followers consisting mostly of indifferent co-workers and Russian spam-bots – I can understand the incredulity at that opening statement. But it’s true. The difference between the 30-follower artist and the one with 100k […]
Out of Kawangware
“People, in my neighborhood of Nairobi, could not understand why I was making jewelry instead of looking for a job” (Wahu). Beatrice Nyambura Wahu is the owner of African Corner, an art and craft business, located in Lamu, Kenya. Born in the impoverished neighborhood of Kawangware, Nyambura, as she is fondly called, lived for the […]
8 Tips for Artists Accepting Commissions
As a self-employed artist, I rely on commissions more so than selling my work in galleries. However, some artists are not great negotiators or business-minded, and art commissions that start off optimistic can sometimes turn into a sour experience. These eight tips will help you maintain good clients, manage their expectations, and produce work with […]
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