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Time Management for Artists

People often roll their eyes when I tell them I help artists to get organized. “It must be like herding kittens,” they sniff.Apparently, we have a bad reputation.But time management for artists is a complicated topic.I understand why. We have a lot going on. We juggle lots of dif

The principle of time management for artists is organizing and scheduling the tasks they have to accomplish throughout the day to be more efficient and productive.

Managing your time effectively will help you accomplish your creative and career goals faster, keeping you on top of your workload.

Here's why time management for artists is essential: 1. Improved creative output in less time 2. Your career as an artist will be accelerated if you establish routines 3. Plan time for play and creativity to reduce stress and resentment

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Is The Working Artist Masterclass the Right Art Course for You?

For artists who want to build a career in art, the Working Artist Masterclass is a comprehensive program.

It will teach you the best way to share your creations with the world. Throughout the Masterclass, there are numerous topics covered. The course will provide services ranging from social media to networking events, from speaking about your work in person to designing websites. 

Working Artist Masterclasses are open to anyone at any time. You can start whenever you feel ready, no need to wait for enrollment to open.

     The Working Artist Masterclass is the best investment you can make for a strategic career plan guided by an experienced professional.

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4 Surprising Places to Sell Your Art | The Working Artist

Artist, are you limiting yourself to traditional galleries, museums and art fairs to sell your art? Or maybe you've ventured online?

While these are good places to start, there are so many more opportunities to sell your art online if you know where to look! All it takes is a little creativity and outside the box thinking.

Have you ever considered selling your art in a hospital or a hotel? What about selling your art in an airport or to an interior designer?

Some airports even do self-guided art tours! For instance, Phoenix's airport showcases art across all three of its terminals, providing travelers with a unique way to find new art for their collections.

Again, many hospitals focus on procuring art from local artists, so if you'd like to sell your art in a hospital the best place to start is your nearest hospital.

If art therapy is something you're interested in, some hospitals offer art recovery programs where patients can make art with other artists to process the trauma of treatment.

Where will you sell your art next?I hope this list has inspired you to start thinking a little more creatively about where you might sell your art next.

All you need to know about the 4 Surprising places to sell your art in detail mentioned in this blog.

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Do They Like Your Art? | The Working Artist

My favorite college professor taught art history. He’d started out life as a photographer, a lifelong dream since he’d mixed his own chemicals in a homemade darkroom under his parents’ stairway.Crista Cloutier looking through camera. As a young man he’d had an opportunity to show his portfolio to a big shot, an established and highly celebrated photographer whom he admired deeply. The Big Shot Photographer took one look at his work and pronounced, “Boring.” My teacher later told me this was a gift, The Big Shot Photographer had been right and his talents were better served as an historian, a teacher, and enthusiast of the medium.

But that story always bothered me. Later, I would meet The Big Shot Photographer and we too became close friends. I showed him my work but I felt that he never really looked before dismissing it. And dismiss it he did, advising me to become an art historian instead. I tried it his way but could never shake the feeling that I’d been sold a bum rap. I later opened a gallery and started selling the work of The Big Shot Photographer. It was the first time I ever felt he approved of me. Probably because he said, “This is the first time I’ve ever approved of you.” When I told him I missed making my own work, he waved me off, “You’ve finally found success. This is what you were meant to do.”

When I later quit to devote myself to photography and writing, I proudly showed him some of my stories and images. He didn’t even look, “That’s not my sort of thing,” he sniffed. And when I launched The Working Artist and started helping other artists find success in the marketplace, he responded, “You were more interesting when you were selling art.” (I think he meant that I was more interesting when I was selling his art) As an artist, I understand that not everyone will like my stuff, and I challenge myself not to take it personally. But it’s especially difficult when that someone is a friend whom I value and an artist I respect.

At first, his response to my work made me quit. Later, it made me try harder. Now, it just makes me sigh. But never again will his opinion or anyone else’s make me stop. Because I’ve got work to do. And so do you. Get to work! Don’t allow anyone to stop you.

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Build Your Art-Career At The Working Artist

Helping artists be better at what they do. It’s about being an artist. Not just making the work, but creating an artful life.

It’s about being bold, taking risks, making work, building a career, telling stories, finding inspiration, seeking information. It’s about owning who you are and the magic that happens when you JUMP.

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Have you ever found yourself questioning if you’re good enough? Or maybe you overthink something you did or something you said?

Sometimes we get stuck in those thoughts, wondering about the judgements and opinions of others.

I’ve learned that it comes down to a CHOICE.

Believe me, making this one choice has changed everything for me. I know that it can change your life too, so watch it now.

Crista x

To learn more about The Working Artist program, visit The Working Artist. 

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10 Steps to Working as an Artist

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Art-world Decision makers have long been the gate-keepers to success.Transform Your Art Career. The Working Artist Masterclass is available now.

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6 Coolest Ways To Make Passive Income With Our Art

A regular income stream with minimal effort and maintenance is what most of us yearn for. There’s something really exciting about making money out of our creative endeavors. When it comes to passive income, there are many ideas to generate a healthy monthly revenue stream without much effort.

Building up finances from our artwork is a brilliant move. We all have an artist within us if tapped can work wonders. The idea of passive money is not a new concept. It has been the muse of many artists who are generating ongoing revenue by monetizing their innate skills by one technique - sell art online.

The revenue that we gain by selling art online is ongoing even after the work is over. Many believe that a passive income stream is generated out of nothing. And that we can still earn when we sleep. But a regular stream of income earned through an artwork requires little effort or dedication. 

The idea is to ignite our creative pursuit and make money off our art. It’s as simple as trying what we love to do with little dedication and persistence. But many might wonder if we can earn as an artist. 

Let’s take a few of the passive income methods to build a steady income stream using our art skills and how to sell art online: 

Sell Art Tutorials on YouTube

We all love visual learning, no matter the age. Filming photography tutorials or painting videos, or any kind of artwork are good ways to start with. Even filming graphic designs is an excellent idea of earning a living on YouTube. We can also make passive income by making time-lapse videos of our art of aesthetic products and see the first bucks rolling in.  

Blog About Artwork

We can promote our artwork by adding affiliate links to personal journals, blog posts, courses, and capitalize on them. Writing a blog post on art or any content form is a one-time initial step. But if strategically maintained, an art blog can serve as a little slice of regular online pie in the long run. 

There are various ways to generate income from art blogs. For instance, monetizing art blogs with ads, optimizing them for SEO, accepting guest arts for sponsorship or sale through our website, and so on. We can even earn four figures a month with affiliate marketing or just on Google AdSense alone. 

Art Licensing

Through art licensing, we can earn passive income by pairing our art with commercial products and then selling them in retail stores. It requires licensing the designs with an art licensor and selling them to companies. 

For example, the artwork of sale for kitchenware, clothing, decor, and other consumer products. Apart from being the easiest and most fun way to get passive cash flow, it’s also a great way to build sustainable business relationships. 

Teach Art Classes Online

Many of us are passionate about teaching and engaged in delivering online classes. It is great to repurpose online art workshops or artwork tutorials through social media channels such as FaceBook, Instagram, and YouTube. Many learners looking for insights can see our art and purchase them as useful resources. 

 Sell Artwork via Print-On-Demand Companies

Through Print-on-demand service, we can sell the prints of our artwork and generate a passive income. Rather than selling originals, prints are sold on merchandise such as bags, t-shirts, pants, hats, mugs, shoes, bags, pillowcases, phone cases, and more. There are many print-on-demand sites such as Printful through which clients place orders, and once delivered, we can earn a fair share of monthly passive income. 

Sell Digital Art Downloads

You can get people to buy your artwork without even pulling a string. Let’s start simply by setting up a Shopify store and sell any digital art as a PDF file. Here, customers simply purchase our art and print it themselves through on-demand merchandise.  

The point is, our creative side can bag enough eyeballs through social media marketing channels. Otherwise, passive income strategies are as good as burying creativity online. It is where we should leverage social media networks to let more people see our digital artwork.

A Big tip is to start with one channel and then move on to another. It will help us stay active with current passive income while we switch to another without disturbing the cash flow. 

Conclusion:

In this list of passive income ideas through our artwork, there’s always something for everyone. To make quick passive income as artists, it’s a go-to choice as we reserve our set of prices to quote for what we love to do the most. While there are many other sources of passive income, whatever the source of income, the automatically-recurring revenue stream is always relieving and worth all the effort. 

As an artist, we can do a lot by capitalizing on our creative side through passive income. The best way to earn quick cash is by selling our creative artwork on our website. Not only does it maximize our earning potential but also helps us to stay in monetary control.