for the Business of Being an Artist
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The economic downturn has made the already challenging proposition of pursuing artistic work as a full time profession even more difficult. This means that you, the professional artist, need to increase your ability to be self reliant. What does that mean? Simple, you need to be the driving force behind marketing and selling your work.
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Art is often considered a luxury. Most people don’t need it to survive, but enjoy having it around. Are art sales going to take a beating whenever anti-consumerism is on the rise?
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You have your own art market. You can control when, how, and for how much you sell your art. Here are six ways to make sure your art market doesn’t take a nosedive.
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It’s safe to read dire predictions about the art market and know that they have very little to do with you and your own personal art market.
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Art suffers the moment other people start paying for it. The more you need money, the more people will tell you what to do. The less control you will have. The more bullshit you will have to swallow. The less joy it will bring.—Hugh MacLeod in Ignore Everybody (page 64)
True?
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Does it look like the recession is over for you? How will you know when it’s over? How will your life be different? Tell us on today’s deep thought.
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