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A 30-day challenge for her followers turned into more of a challenge for herself.
Kristen O'Neill and I discuss what she hoped to get from this challenge, how she organized it, how much of it was planned ahead, and what her workflow was like, including all of the platforms she used to share the content, and what she would do differently next time.
Lisa Call, Janice McDonald, and I have met 57 times to discuss the art documentaries since the pandemic started. It’s important that we stay connected to the global art world.
In this episode I talk about where you can find art documentaries, how we stay organized, why it's important to diversify our selections, and how our conversations work. I also mention some of my favorite films.
Experience forces me to remind you of your mortality. Artist and professional organizer Heather K. Powers wants to normalize death because it's a part of life.
This conversation is especially important for artists, who make things that take up physical space. How do you categorize those things? What kind of records need to be kept? And what, if anything, should be destroyed, reworked, or donated?
Marketing is more effective and more enjoyable when you make more personal connections rather than relying on posts and broadcasts. When you interact 1-on-1, whether it's in person or digitally.
I call this activating your marketing. I have suggestions for how to do this when using social media, searching for venues for showing and selling, getting the most from exhibitions, and more.
Raise your money IQ when you listen to this lesson in economics, and how your art business is affected by the larger economy.
Elaine and I define and discuss inflation, recession, the Consumer Price Index, and Gross Domestic Product. We talk about your revenue mix, why selling lower-priced items might not be the way to go right now, bundling, and raising rates and prices.
The direct result of losing someone or something you love is profound grief. And that hollow, meaningless feeling that accompanies loss does not lead to art.
Yet we know art is the answer.
Here are eleven ideas that helped guest blogger Barbara Muir work through her grief. Perhaps they might help you feel your way back to your studio.
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