Even when life is heavy, your art business still needs you (276)
Artists are a sensitive lot, and that sensitivity is what makes the work possible. It also makes everything else land harder. It's easier to...
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Looking for art career inspiration and ideas while you’re working in the studio or schlepping your art across the country? Alyson Stanfield helps you be a more productive artist, a more empo...
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20 of 277 episodesStop complicating your art marketing plan (275)
In this episode of The Art Biz , host Alyson Stanfield makes the case that a marketing plan doesn't have to be a spreadsheet full of self-im...
The third path for artists that we aren't talking about (274)
In this episode of The Art Biz , host Alyson Stanfield names three paths a serious artist can take — and makes the case for the one no one t...
You know what to do but you're not doing it: ADHD and your art business with Georgie Coote (273)
Many artists know exactly what they need to do to move their careers forward. They just aren't doing it. In this episode of The Art Biz, hos...
Only listen to this if you're an ambitious artist (272)
In this episode of The Art Biz, host Alyson Stanfield makes the case that waiting isn't ambition — it's longing. She unpacks why so many art...
Why nobody came to your art show (271)
You worked hard to get your art on those walls. So when only a handful of people show up to the opening, it stings. In this episode, Alyson...
The obvious salespeople you're not using (270)
Host Alyson Stanfield makes the case that your best salespeople are already in your life, just waiting to be asked to help. This episode isn...
Do you have too many income sources in your art business? (269)
There are many ways for artists to make money, but more income sources don't always lead to more income. In this episode, host Alyson Stanfi...
How curiosity and research deepen your studio practice (268)
In this episode of The Art Biz , host Alyson Stanfield makes the case that research is not an academic exercise. And it's not separate from...
How much time will your art career take? (267)
Every artist wants to know "how much time?" How much time on the business side, how much time making the work, and how long before any of it...
Making a living from your art (266)
Making a living from your art takes more than passion and talent. In this solo episode, Alyson Stanfield walks through the real consideratio...
Use the attraction method for art venues before you make the ask (265)
Venues aren't looking for artists who need them, they're looking for artists who are ready. Host Alyson Stanfield introduces the attraction...
The artists who don't wait to be chosen (264)
You don't need a gallery to put your work in front of people. You don't need to wait for the next juried show application just for the promi...
Why the Lone Artist Mindset Keeps You Small (263)
In this solo episode of The Art Biz , host Alyson Stanfield explores why collaboration is often the missing piece in an artist's growth. Whi...
This Artist Turned Six Partnerships Into a Sold-Out Gallery Show with Meredith Nemirov (262)
Artist Meredith Nemirov joins host Alyson Stanfield to walk through how she built a rare sold-out show — not by luck, but by design. Startin...
What are you waiting for? The real costs of postponing strategic work in your art business (261)
The daily work of running an art business always feels urgent. The strategic work doesn't. So it waits. But postponing that deeper evaluatio...
The Art Business Self-Assessment Every Artist Should Do (260)
My Art Business Assessment — Used with Every Client 50% In this solo episode of The Art Biz , host Alyson Stanfield introduces the 3-zone fr...
Do You Have the Art Business You Actually Want? (259)
Most artists didn't design their art business — they drifted into it. In this solo episode, Art Biz host Alyson Stanfield invites you to slo...
Stop Being Busy, Start Being Strategic (258)
Being busy is boring. In episode 258 of The Art Biz, host Alyson Stanfield makes the case that most artists are so deep in execution mode th...
When You Want to Sell More Original Art (257)
Selling products — giclées, pillows, aprons, notebooks — made sense when you started. But if you've been asking how to sell more original ar...