The San Francisco Art Academy. Priority #1, Employ an Ingenious Real Estate Play

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (Slick Willy) and Academy of Art University President Elisa Stephens at the school’s annual fashion show in May 2015. Katia Savchuk of Forbes magazine recently published an expose on the San Francisco Art Academy. All I have to say is…thank you Katia, it’s about damn time that someone spells […]
Art Snobs – You Can’t Be Helped

So I got off the phone with an applicant to The MAKING Art Making MONEY Semester, who was late to her phone appointment. The first red flag. I asked her some of my usual questions. “Just to confirm, you do understand that is is not a sales call but an application call and you are […]
The Dream of Being An Artist Does Not Die
https://youtu.be/EGPXwfTwtOM – Okay, this is Ann Rea coming to you from San Francisco, California and this is is Donna Shearn coming from — London. – London! So Donna’s a student of mine in The MAKING Art Making MONEY Semester. I posted in our closed Facebook group to ask about how many people, how many of the […]
Three Habits of THRIVING Artists

I’ve been working with many types of artists, from around the world, for over a decade. Thriving artists consistently maintain three simple habits. 1. Thriving Artists have a habit of maintaining a standing appointment to work “on” their business. They don’t just work “in” their business. How can you do this? Look at your calendar and […]
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Welcome to your brand NEW weekly Artists Who THRIVE post and to a NEW year. Today is a fresh start and it’s time to: renew or to make new commitments let go of the past clear out your clutter, including unwanted messages If you are reading these weekly messages and they are inspiring you to […]