Note from Cory: I met today’s guest blogger, Laureen Marchand, inside the ArtEmpowers.Me coaching course. Laureen is really taking a leading edge tack to promoting her gallery, and she was proactive enough to suggest this guest post here at TAA. I was excited when she sent this over because … well, it’s really great! There’s […]
Selling Art Without Selling Your Soul
image by aristocrats-hat What if you could create a situation where you sell your art, you help people in need, and the people who bought your art felt like they were doing a good deed? I have personally spoken to a half dozen artists who are in just that situation. Over the past few weeks […]
“Art Doesn’t Have to Be Better Than Mediocre to Sell” – Masterclass Interview With Gwenn Seemel
Each month at The Abundant Artist Community, I post an in-depth interview with artists who have not only make a living with their art, but who are living an Abundant Artist lifestyle. This month’s interview was with Gwenn Seemel, a personal favorite of mine. I’ve posted 5 minutes of the 30 minute interview here. Gwenn_Seemel_Excerpt […]
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 […]
My Stupid Business Mistakes: 8 Lessons to Prevent You from Losing Money & Looking Dumb
In parts 1 and 2 of this series I shared how I became an artist quite by accident, and slowly built up a sustainable business as a calligrapher and ketubah artist. It was cool to be able to call myself a professional artist, but the problem was, although I made my living from my art, […]
