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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 240
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
A 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 profitable is to increase your income. Your goal …
00:12:22 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Being 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 where you invest your energy.
This is extrem…
00:51:38 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Increasing 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 results aren't as profitable as they were in…
00:51:09 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Ensuring 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 episode I want to talk about profitabilit…
00:13:09 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
What 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 learning and growing.
My guest today is amb…
00:40:32 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Calculated 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 happened exactly as planned.
In this episode I…
00:45:17 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Artist 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 what is possible.
Artists are innate probl…
00:56:26 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Are 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 facing the fear of the unknown?
If so, y…
00:13:05 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Who 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 Forrest, and our topic is one that most of u…
00:48:52 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Elitism 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 Auman back to the podcast. Megan and I …
00:48:54 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Reevaluating 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 opinion of you from the moment they see yo…
00:43:26 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
How 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 too many of my clients think they need to …
00:50:00 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Secrets 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 finished writing a book, and, while I was sk…
00:53:35 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Collaborating 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 another human being. But my guests today hav…
00:53:21 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Returning 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 business and career upside down. My guest to…
00:43:41 |
Thu 13 May 2021
Money 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 that cleaning out in order to follow your d…
00:37:18 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Tools 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 you to slowing down enough to focus on w…
00:47:34 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Spring 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 happiness and success. April is the mont…
00:36:02 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Art 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 make you a more productive artist.
Today’s…
00:13:41 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Systems 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 continuing curiosity about business and becomin…
00:54:56 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
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