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The Art Biz

 Alyson Stanfield

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.

Business Visual Arts Arts
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
240
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Growing Beyond Being an Instagram Artist with Sara Schroeder (#119)

Growing Beyond Being an Instagram Artist with Sara Schroeder (#119)

Have you ever experienced success in any area and then realized it wasn’t exactly what you wanted after all? My guest today experienced unexpected and surprising growth as her Instagram following qui…
00:51:20  |   Thu 07 Apr 2022
Advocating for Artists in Their Communities with Louise Martorano (#118)

Advocating for Artists in Their Communities with Louise Martorano (#118)

You are not alone.

It may seem like you are at times because you do so much work by yourself in the studio, but the art ecosystem is enormous and you are not alone. There are so many good people who …

00:51:12  |   Wed 06 Apr 2022
A Dual Path as an Artist and Art Reviewer with Philip Hartigan (#117)

A Dual Path as an Artist and Art Reviewer with Philip Hartigan (#117)

Artists need writers. They are a critical part of the art ecosystem. Look back on any art movement from the past century in the U.S. and you’ll find a writer behind its day in the spotlight. My guest…
00:46:02  |   Thu 10 Mar 2022
How One Curator Works with Artists at a Regional Art Center with Collin Parson (#116)

How One Curator Works with Artists at a Regional Art Center with Collin Parson (#116)

Members of the general public enjoy their visits to art centers and museums without much thought as to how the art got into those spaces in the first place. Who decides on what to show and when to sh…
00:59:13  |   Thu 24 Feb 2022
How to Get Better Feedback When You Want to Improve (#115)

How to Get Better Feedback When You Want to Improve (#115)

For too long I have been noticing artists posting things like this on social media: ‘Fresh off the easel! What do you think?’ or ‘I'm experimenting with . Let me know what you think!’

What do I think…

00:17:56  |   Thu 10 Feb 2022
Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron (#114)

Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron (#114)

Risk is scary. Rejection stinks. Resilience seems elusive. When I think of these three R words, the word practice comes to mind. Taking one step at a time over and over again because we know it is th…

00:52:53  |   Thu 13 Jan 2022
Self-Care for Caregiving Artists with Shimoda Donna Emmanuel (#113)

Self-Care for Caregiving Artists with Shimoda Donna Emmanuel (#113)

Why is it so hard for us to take care of ourselves? We all get busy. We feel a sense of urgency to keep up and do more. But if we're honest, we realize that very little is really urgent. Still, all o…

00:53:52  |   Thu 30 Dec 2021
Leaning Into Creativity in Times of Pain with Rich Simmons (#112)

Leaning Into Creativity in Times of Pain with Rich Simmons (#112)

We need art. Some of us need it more than others, and for some of us, it's as necessary as the air we breathe. My guest on this episode of The Art Biz is Rich Simmons, a London-based artist who insis…

00:48:20  |   Thu 16 Dec 2021
Focusing on Self-Care to Increase Productivity with Maria Coryell Martin (#111)

Focusing on Self-Care to Increase Productivity with Maria Coryell Martin (#111)

There is an urgency to making the work and getting it out there so that you can find the people who respond to it, but it becomes much harder to accomplish much of anything if your body aches from th…
00:50:43  |   Thu 09 Dec 2021
An Unusual Path to Landing Art Commissions with Leisa Collins (#110)

An Unusual Path to Landing Art Commissions with Leisa Collins (#110)

Lots of artists make a good living, or at least a significant part of their income, from commissions. The standard commission process is something we don’t question, but what would happen if you turn…
00:57:16  |   Thu 18 Nov 2021
Lessons from a Wildly Successful Pop-up Art Gallery Event with Mai Wyn Schantz (#109)

Lessons from a Wildly Successful Pop-up Art Gallery Event with Mai Wyn Schantz (#109)

So many art venues shut down during the pandemic, and I'm sure many of the people that ran those venues mourn for not only what might have been, but also the fact that there wasn't an opportunity for…

00:54:43  |   Thu 11 Nov 2021
Boldly Reaching Out to Art World Influencers with Laurence de Valmy (#108)

Boldly Reaching Out to Art World Influencers with Laurence de Valmy (#108)

People. You need them. You need people to buy your art, people to show your art, people to attend your shows, people to write about your work and let's face it. You need people to support you emotion…
00:38:22  |   Thu 04 Nov 2021
Personalizing Your Marketing to Improve Results (#107)

Personalizing Your Marketing to Improve Results (#107)

We’re all about the quest for more followers, more likes, more shares, more views, and more comments these days. It feels good when more people respond to your art because art is a form of communicat…

00:12:18  |   Thu 28 Oct 2021
Learning How to Be a Boss with Ali Manning (#106)

Learning How to Be a Boss with Ali Manning (#106)

It takes a great deal of effort to find the right person to help with your art business, so you want to get it right. That means you need to find a way to retain good team members. You want them to t…
00:44:19  |   Thu 21 Oct 2021
How to Work Successfully (and Sanely) with a Relative with Trudy Rice (#105)

How to Work Successfully (and Sanely) with a Relative with Trudy Rice (#105)

In order to have a successful working relationship with anyone, you need guiding ground rules. You need employee policies and agreements, and boundaries have to be established, especially when you’re…
00:39:06  |   Thu 14 Oct 2021
Trusting Another Artist to Help You Run Your Art Business with Angela Fehr and Robin Edmundson (#104)

Trusting Another Artist to Help You Run Your Art Business with Angela Fehr and Robin Edmundson (#104)

It can be very difficult to hire someone to help with your business, but if you want your business to grow, there comes a point at which you must hire to support that growth. And the wisdom is to hir…
00:53:15  |   Thu 07 Oct 2021
Juggling Multiple Art Styles and Audiences with Robin Maria Pedrero (#103)

Juggling Multiple Art Styles and Audiences with Robin Maria Pedrero (#103)

Whenever you have multiple styles or subjects, you probably also have multiple audiences. This can also mean that you're essentially running multiple businesses. I'd never tell you not to do this, th…
00:55:26  |   Thu 30 Sep 2021
Redefining Possibilities for Your Art Business Mailing List (#102)

Redefining 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 least productive or enjoyable task o…
00:18:45  |   Thu 16 Sep 2021
Simplifying to Improve Your Productivity with Amelia Furman (#101)

Simplifying 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 execute.

I think we unnecessarily complicate…

00:49:20  |   Thu 09 Sep 2021
Qualities and Tools That Lead To Achievements Worth Celebrating (#100)

Qualities 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 first guests on my second attempt at…
00:37:29  |   Thu 02 Sep 2021
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