Art and the Business of Taste

From smartphones to trainers, confectionary and cleaning products, we live in a culture of constant updates. Companies reformulate, redesign and refresh their products in a continuous race to stay ahead. But how are those decisions made? What counts as meaningful improvement and ...  Show more

Across our professional careers, many of us will come into contact with a difficult colleague or hard-to-please superior. But what happens when difficult behaviour crosses over into bullying at work? What effect does this have, not only on our wellbeing, but on our workplace as a ...  Show more

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alan Bamberger, tips on getting your work exhibited. Learn about criteria for showing in galleries and juried exhibitions when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Alan Bamberger, is an art consultant, advisor, auth ...  Show more

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Cory Huff, to discuss an updated tips from The Abundant Artist. Learn about artist business models and the transition into selling more expensive work when you tune into this lovely episode.

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Is making art a job? This question is central to The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Stanford University Press, 2017), the new book by Alison Gerber, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Lund University. The book explores the working lives of artists by ...  Show more

The art world is a complex animal. One of the many arms of the beast, includes the galleries in which artwork is seen, run by a unique blend of personalities who must balance business with creating an inspirational vision that, hopefully, serves both the artists and the artwork. ...  Show more