Long time readers of TAA know today’s guest poster, Melissa Dinwiddie. She’s one smart cookie, and happens to be my partner in ArtEmpowers. Melissa has written here at TAA about how her art career almost destroyed her happiness, and has been mentioned as one of my 7 favorite art bloggers. Recently an artist emailed me […]
Build a Budget for Success: How I Tripled My Income in 2 Weeks
While I enjoy budgeting, I am unable to predict my income with any certainty. Can you relate? How often has your business budget left you feeling afraid, resistant, and uncertain? Unpredictable finances and lack of marketing can wreak havoc on an artist’s dream. Without income, there can be no paid advertising, and without paid advertising, […]
Kansas Nixes Their Arts Commission: Artists Need to Build Their Own Business
Last week, the Governor of Kansas vetoed funding for the Arts Commission in his state. The Governor of Texas has vowed to do the same. There are rumblings of this happening in other states as well. Whether this will be a trend remains to be seen. There’s never been a more important time for artists […]
Turning Creative Ideas into Cash: Emily Lutzker from Open Invo
[audio:https://theabundantartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Open_Invo.mp3|titles=Open_Invo] A few months ago I had the opportunity to meet Emily Lutzker from OpenInvo.com. Emily is a sharp artist who had a great idea: What if you could help hundreds of artists sell their creative ideas? If you’ve been reading The Abundant Artist for a while you may know that I’m a big fan […]
The Crowdfunding Guide for Artists: Part 1
image by adesigna Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to FINALLY get that big project done, the one you’ve been putting off forever? Do you want to make that film, release that album, create that jewelry line, or whatever your dream is, but don’t know how to get the startup capital? Consider crowdfunding as […]