E19: How Much ARE You Worth as an Artist?

Author: Tim Mcburnie
Published: Tue 26 Sep 2023
Episode Link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8878a1d6

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This is The Nineteenth Episode of the Visual Scholar Podcast - With Tim Mcburnie.

This is one of the most important questions to answer to have a successful career as an Artist. How much ARE you Worth? How much is your Art worth?

This is a tricky question and I have done my best to talk about the tools and frameworks I have used to really think through this over the years.

I find the more I understand these issues the more enjoyable my career has become.

This is, as always... a bit abstract... So strap yourself in. :)

0:00 Intro 1:07 Welcome 01:32 Intro 07:29 How Art Careers are viewed 10:58 My Confusion 11:54 My Journey 13:33 Harmful Narratives 16:10 Breaking down the Business Side 19:37 Arbitrage 22:48 The 'Evil' Corporation 24:32 Historical Examples 26:29 Mediums Rise and Fall 28:01 Not all value is $ 30:00 Thinking rationally about 'Art Jobs' 32:57 Making Good Career Choices 35:20 Society Needs Artists 36:10 What Career Path Do YOU Want to Take? 36:45 Path1 - The Cog 38:30 Path 2 - The Owner 39:49 Path 3 - The Artist's Artist. 41:20 The Key 41:59 The Value of BEING an Artist. 42:57 Take Aways... 43:33 Analytical Take Aways 55:45 The Simple Take Away... 55:55 The Action Step Take Aways! 1:00:09 The Philosophical Take 1:02:32 Outro!

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