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The Art Biz
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 empowered artist, and a more successful artist.
Episodes
The Art BizRedefining Possibilities for Your Art Business Mailing List (#102)
Does the thought of expanding your mailing list give you a headache? Do you constantly push tending your mailing list to the back burner because it feels like…
The Art BizSimplifying to Improve Your Productivity with Amelia Furman (#101)
Why do we make things so difficult for ourselves sometimes? We don't mean to. It's our nature to appreciate simple solutions that we can quickly grasp and…
The Art BizQualities and Tools That Lead To Achievements Worth Celebrating (#100)
Welcome to the 100th episode of The Art Biz! In this milestone episode, the tables are turned as I become the guest of host Cynthia Morris. Cynthia was one of…
The Art BizA Realistic Strategy for Increasing Your Income (#99)
What can you do if your art business isn't profitable? When you've trimmed business expenses as far as you can, the only other thing you can do to be…
The Art BizBeing Profitable Doesn't Have to Mean Doing More with Jill Soukup (#98)
Being profitable as an artist doesn't necessarily mean you need to do more. Sometimes it's about doing less by being discerning about what you take on and…
The Art BizIncreasing Art Sales with Online Events with Patricia Griffin (#97)
Sometimes you just need to throw out the old models for doing business and try something totally new. Maybe you're bored with business as usual. Maybe the…
The Art BizEnsuring Profitability in Your Art Business (#96)
You're most likely listening to this podcast because you are in the art business. It's more than a hobby to you. It's your professional line of work. In this…
The Art BizWhat Your Failures Are Teaching You with Laura Petrovich-Cheney (#95)
Failure. We all fear it, especially in our art businesses. But failure is necessary for growth. If you are succeeding at everything, there is no way you're…
The Art BizCalculated Risks, Guaranteed Rewards with Leah Smithson (#94)
There is no such thing as the artist's path. Look at the careers of 50 artists side-by-side and you'll see 50 different paths. And probably none of them…
The Art BizArtist as Problem Solver with Michael Gadlin (#93)
Many artists take risks in their businesses and in their art without even thinking about it. They are hard-wired to experiment and stretch the boundaries of…
The Art BizAre You Playing It Too Safe in Your Art Business? (#92)
Are you afraid to take risks in your art business? Do you spend your time playing it safe and sticking with what is comfortable and familiar in order to avoid…
The Art BizWho do you think you are? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Christa Forrest (#91)
Who do you think you are? If that thought has ever crossed your mind, this episode is for you. My guest is corporate-world-turned-full-time-artist Christa…
The Art BizElitism in the Art World with Megan Auman (#90)
Elitism in the art world is not an easy topic to tackle—it's something that I even grapple with. To help make sense of these complex issues, I've invited Megan…
The Art BizReevaluating How You See Yourself with Brooke Harker (#89)
Appearances shouldn't matter, but we all know they do. We only have seconds to make a good first impression because, like it or not, people start forming an…
The Art BizHow Do You Know When You're an Artist? with James Holmes (#88)
At what point do you get to call yourself an artist? What do you need to have achieved in order to earn that title? It's not an easy question to answer, and…
The Art BizSecrets from Copying a Masterpiece with Lilianne Milgrom (#87)
I get tons of podcast pitches, but none have been better than the one I recently received from Lilianne Milgrom. It was right on target. Lilianne had just…
The Art BizCollaborating on Your Art Business with Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin (#86)
Collaborations aren't for the faint of heart—especially for artists who are used to working alone and making decisions without having to get approval from…
The Art BizReturning to Graduate School with Kelly M. O'Brien (#85)
This month we're exploring the topic of adjusting your approach, whether it's making little tweaks, looking at new possibilities, or even turning your art…
The Art BizMoney Mindset Breakthrough Secrets with Lea K. Tawd (#84)
The idea of letting go of something that is safe but isn't contributing to the life you want to live can be a very scary one. But my guest today has proven…
The Art BizTools to Help You Emerge from a Struggle Even Stronger Than Before with Kelly Milukas (#83)
This month we're focusing on the benefits of cleaning out — from physical clutter to organizing your lives, eliminating obligations that are no longer serving…
The Art BizSpring Cleaning to Streamline Your Art Business (#82)
Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and it's a perfect time to consider the aspects of your life that are weighing you down without contributing to your…
The Art BizArt Business Procedures to Keep You Organized (#81)
If you're an intentional artist, you're in the right place. In this episode, I'm wrapping up a month of talking about how systems can keep you organized and…
The Art BizSystems to Effectively Manage a Dizzying Increase in Your Art Business with Betty Franks (#80)
Betty Franks loves her business and life as an artist. She just might have found the secret sauce — a healthy combination of passion for the work and a…
The Art BizTools to Shape Up Your Art Business with Jennifer Printz (#79)
As much as every artist would love to focus only on the making, there is an equally important and opposite side of the artist brain that needs to be accessed —…
The Art BizHow to Increase Your Productivity and Creativity (#78)
If you've been listening to this podcast for any amount of time, you know that I am the queen of systems. There is a reason that my signature program is the…
The Art BizGrowing Your Audience with Good Karma with Trudy Rice (#77)
I don't know anyone who doesn't think it would be great to attract more Instagram followers, more email list subscribers, and especially more sales. More makes…
The Art BizCrowdfunding a Public Art Project with Romy Owens (#76)
I live to track down art off the beaten path — traveling to out-of-the-way places to see works of art that delight and inspire, or even confound me. I found…
The Art BizA Quiet Gallery Experience with Simonne Roy (#75)
What is something special you can do for your subscribers and collectors when your shows and large events are canceled because of a pandemic? Give them a…
The Art BizCreating a Monthly Report for Your Art Business (#74)
What is success? How do you measure it? What story do the numbers tell? Confronting numbers can be intimidating, but it is an essential step to growing both…
The Art BizA New Direction in Your Art with Lisa Goren (#73)
We all seek success (whatever it means to us individually) but aren't always prepared to deal with it when it comes along. And that's okay, because as you'll…
The Art BizPlanning A Year's Worth of Artwork with Dawn Williams Boyd (#72)
Taking charge of your art business isn't only about bookkeeping, inventory and promoting your art effectively. Taking charge of your art business is about…
The Art BizGoals For Artists and What You Should Be Focusing On Instead (#71)
I teach setting goals for artists. It's the first lesson in the Art Biz Accelerator. So it may come as a surprise when you hear that this is the year that I…
The Art BizSeeking Balance with Chris Maynard (#70)
Balance. The holy grail of every entrepreneurial artist's quest. What does a balanced artist's life look like? And what happens when you actually achieve…
The Art BizLeveraging Location for Art Sales with Ashley Lucas (#69)
I don't believe in making art for a market, I believe in making art from your soul and then finding the right audience for it. But sometimes we are lucky…
The Art BizProcedures for Art Commissions with Sema Martin (#68)
By now you may have picked up on the fact that I am a sucker for a reliable system. My signature program is called the Art Business Success System for a reason…
The Art BizGrowing Your Art Business on Instagram with Jeanne Rosier Smith (#67)
So many artists have benefitted from Instagram — it's a topic that comes up frequently in these interviews, but it's been difficult to pinpoint one key lesson…
The Art BizThe Benefits of Blogging with Lisa Call (#66)
Blogging may seem like an art form of years gone by, replaced entirely by the quick and simple posts of Facebook or Instagram, but my guest today has proved…
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Introduce Yourself Confidently as an Artist (#65)
Introducing yourself as an artist is a topic I never could have dreamed up while I was working in art museums. It wouldn't have occurred to me that artists…
The Art BizKnit Democracy Together with Eve Jacobs-Carnahan (#64)
At the intersection of craftivism and the world of campaign finance is Eve Jacobs-Carnahan. Eve is taking the historical practice of knitting circles and…
The Art BizPitch Your Story to My Podcast (#63)
I'm not crazy about the word "pitch" but I'm going with it. I use it in the sense that you are making an argument for something. You're making an argument that…
The Art BizFacebook Live Group Art Shows with Brooke Harker (#62)
Fun isn't a word used very often when we think of marketing or business tasks. Still, it's one of the criteria I suggest considering when you're thinking about…
The Art BizThe Value of Critique Groups for Artists with Patricia Miranda (#61)
Just a mention of the word critique can bring back painful memories for some artists. Or downright fear from those who have never participated in a…
The Art BizReclaiming Your Year - Even Now (#60)
I'm a planner, and I like helping artists plan. I'm good at it! If you've taken any of my courses, or even read my book, you anticipate that there will be at…
The Art BizMy Best Practices for Working with an Assistant (#59)
Four and a half years ago I hired the best assistant I have ever had at Art Biz Success. She has been loyal, prompt, and 200% dependable. She was 21 years old…
The Art BizAdding E-Commerce to Your Website with Lynn Goldstein (#58)
Why wouldn't you make it easier for people to buy art directly from you? That's what Lynn Goldstein thought. She built a shopping cart for her website earlier…
The Art BizElevating Women and People of Color with Adri Norris (#57)
Adri Norris was born in Barbados and raised in New York and New Mexico. A former U.S. Marine, she says she was raised to be a leader—to help people and improve…
The Art BizHow to Name Your Art Business (#56)
One of the first steps an artist makes when turning professional is to decide on an art business name, and many new artists make this more complicated than it…
The Art BizArtists Help Feed America with Sandra Felemovicius (#55)
Sandra was born in Mexico City and received her BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1995. She uses lines, marks, patterns, and textures to…
The Art BizSilence=Complicity #BlackLivesMatter (#54)
This is a special episode of the Art Biz Podcast, which features my recent comments about #BlackLivesMatter on social media and to my students and subscribers…
The Art BizEmbracing a New Meaning for Her Sculpture During Covid with Carmen Mariscal (#53)
Born in California, raised in Mexico City, Carmen Mariscal had been living in Paris for many years when our paths crossed. She's been sheltering in place with…
The Art BizMaking Art While Grieving Loss with Jan Heaton (#52)
For the past 11 years, Jan Heaton has been grieving at the same time she has had an active art career. First was the 10 years of her daughter's illness. Then…
The Art BizAn Imperfect Journaling Practice (#51)
On the Art Biz Podcast I usually talk with artists who have a studio practice and a business lesson to share. But I've been changing things up during Covid-19…
The Art BizWriting Your Artist Statement (#50)
In this episode I want to talk about a document you can revisit (or perhaps face for the first time) that gives you power (control) over how your art is…
The Art BizA Year of Cleaning with Daryl Johnson (#49)
Daryl D. Johnson gathers inspiration for her paintings of clouds from kayaking, gardening, and motorcycling. The views are familiar, but the subtext is the…
The Art BizWhy Make Art Now (#48)
During the Covid-19 outbreak, the Art Biz Podcast will focus on what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. Before you can even begin to think…
The Art BizUsing Real Mail to Delight (#47)
During the Covid-19 outbreak, I am taking a break from the usual format. The Art Biz Podcast will focus on what you can do now to stay in control of your art…
The Art BizStructure Your Days to Be in Control of Your Art Business Now (#46)
For the foreseeable future, I'm dedicating the Art Biz Podcast to what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. It's just going to be me…
The Art BizThe Impatient Artist: How Much Time Will Your Art Career Take? Encore (#45)
Cynthia Morris helps writers, artists and entrepreneurs make their big dreams a powerful reality. Cynthia is a certified coach, teacher, author and artist. In…
The Art BizA Live Painting Business with Jennie Tucker (#44)
In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In front of all the guests…
The Art BizTurning Journaling into Audio for Your Art Show with Cathy Read (#43)
One of the most important lessons in my course, Magnetic You, involves meditating on your art. You read that right. Meditating on your art. ****I insist that…