Art Schools – Setting Students up for Failure?

Artists don’t get paid just to show their art; they must sell it. Art Schools-Setting Up Students To Fail Receiving a “scholarship” to a prestigious art school might feel like an affirmation of your artistic talent. It seems like you’ve won a golden opportunity to do what you love every day and to be inspired […]

Art Galleries Do More Harm Than Good to Artists

Art Galleries Can Do More Harm Than Good Most artists are always thinking about ways to advance their “career.” They work on crafting the perfect artist statement and building their resume or CV to highlight a list of exhibitions where they have shown their art. However, successful fine artists do not show their art they […]

How did Artist Eric Friedensohn turn destruction into optimism

How can you turn destruction into creativity? How did Artist Eric Friedensoh​ turn destruction into creativity? (Transcription) Artist, Eric Friedensohn, New York, New York How do you answer, “What do you do?” Eric Friedensoh: 00:04 I am an artist and graphic designer and I let them kind of respond to me if they have more […]

What Are The Seven Indicators That Your Art Is Just a Hobby?

What Are The Seven Indicators That Your Art Is Just a Hobby? 7 Signs that your art is just a hobby Artists feel happy, affirmed, and inspired when they sell their art. If you sell your art, you own a business.  Don’t believe me? Ask the Internal Revenue service. Hobby artists give their art away. […]