How to Deal with Negative Criticism

Negative feedback can be frustrating and distressing. Resist the urge to escalate into a battle and use these techniques to calm the storm.

Jumping In With Both Feet

You can keep the day job and build your business slowly, or jump in with both feet and sink or swim. Which one did you choose?

Art Collector Celebrates Artists with Studio Visits

Enthusiastic art collector and advocate Josh Kasper brings the hidden world of studio creation to light through live and virtual interviews.

How to Deal with Difficult People

An interview with communications scientist Demetria McNeal on how to improve relationships by communicating more successfully.

Success Story of an Autistic Artist

Family support was key to autistic painter Wiley Johnson’s journey as an artist.

Thriving as an Artist During Tough Times

Artist Linda Finstad used coffee to build her art business (in the most difficult of times) and brighten the lives of others.

A Useful Tool for Artists: Color911 App

The Color911 app is a valuable tool for creative-minded people in many ways. 

How Artists Can Overcome Fear

An excerpt from Reach More with Video: A Digital Guide for Creatives. Author Graeme Stevenson addresses the fear that holds artists back from realizing their potential and living their dreams.

What Motivates Art Collectors?

How collectors gain from appreciating and purchasing your art, and what artists need to know about communicating this message.

I Needed to Find Myself Before Starting My Own Art Business

Jenn Cohen, founder of Facsimile, shares her journey as an artist and finding balance as a creative entrepreneur.

How to Give Confident Presentations about Your Art

An excerpt from the new e-course Reach More with Video: A Digital Guide for Creatives from Colour In Your Life. Founder Graeme Stevenson addresses challenges artists face when speaking publicly, and how to overcome them.

Cultivate Collectors Emotionally

Create marketing messages that connect emotionally with your potential customers.

Start a Successful Artist Blog (or Podcast)

by Carolyn Edlund Many artist entrepreneurs are looking to gain attention and interact with a target audience. Content creation is a great way to start that engagement.     There is a steady increase in the number of artists selling online. Consequently there is also a huge amount of “noise” happening in an already crowded […]

A Powerful Portfolio Speaks for a Nonverbal Artist

An emerging artist who creates from an existential place speaks directly to the viewer in a raw, emotional form.