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Welcome! You’ve arrived at the latest and greatest art podcast! Art Condition will be interviewing industry experts, freelance professionals and serious hobbyists to discuss a wide variety of art related topics with a focus on the practice and the business of art, and how we can maintain mental health and well being in the face of all the challenges that artists must confront. Our hope is to expand the pool of resources and information for artists as well as inform (and entertain!) consumers and aficionados who may benefit from learning more about the inner workings of the art world and how much work it takes to make it work.
How can we use social media effectively without going crazy? How can artists use advertising that actually converts into sales? How do we identify our competition and learn from their mistakes and successes? How should we optimize our personal websites to generate traffic? How can we find new ways to promote our work and establish our expertise?
Read MoreIs it worth it to go to art school? What makes a great teacher? What makes a great student? How do you teach creativity? why is art important in schools? How can teachers play the most effective role in the progress of young artists?
Read MoreHow does Kickstarter work from beginning to end? How do you prepare and plan for a Kickstarter campaign BEFOR? How can you optimize it for success? How much should your funding goal be? What happens once your kickstarter campaign is over? Can Kickstarter make you rich? Can you lose money on a Kickstarter campaign?
Read MoreHow do you manage a huge collaborative project without having it fall apart? How can we manage a pathway to the highest parts of the illustration industry without a clear pathway?
Read MoreHow do you build a personal project into a highly successful I.P.? How do you protect yourself and your business when partnering with large investors and studios who want to license your work? How do you handle the transition when your deeply personal work becomes a cultural icon?
Read MoreCan you get work as an artist on Twitch? How much should you charge for custom Twitch emotes? How do you build a successful business model around freelance graphic design? What makes a professional artist? How do you stay healthy mentally and physically while working long hours?
Read MoreWhat are NFT’s and how are artists using them? Are NFT’s a good investment or just bad for the environment? Are there different types of NFT’s that are better than others?
Read MoreAs artists how can we most effectively strategize and implement a marketing plan that works? How should our plans change between marketing art online vs local markets? How do you identify your target audience? How do we identify our competition and learn from their mistakes and successes?
Read MoreWhat does it really mean to “do what you love”? If you choose to leave a career of freelance for studio employment what are you sacrificing and what are you gaining? Whether you work for yourself or for a large studio, How can you equip yourself to negotiate confidently and be fairly compensated for your art?
Read MoreHow do you build a bomb-proof support network for yourself as you get ready to go freelance? What sorts of revenue streams fit well into a career as a freelance illustrator? How can we build resiliency and diversity into our careers so we don’t have to depend on one thing to pay all the bills?
Read MoreWhat is the relationship between history and art and how important is that relationship? As artists, what are the ways we can gain insight and new ideas from history? What is history and how does history help us understand the present?
Read MoreHow can Blockchain be used by artists to make money? Wait… What is blockchain? and blogging? Can you make money blogging? How is Pinterest useful for an artist besides finding reference? What are the business ventures for independent artist that we are overlooking? What new and innovative technologies or software or creating new opportunities for artists?
Read MoreWhat are the options for fine artists outside of galleries? How can traditional artists find their niche and create self sustaining revenue streams? When we have a full schedule how do we balance family time and avoid burnout?
Read MoreHow do you find your calling and how can you stay passionate for your work? How do we enhance and deepen our creativity? How does teaching others play a role in our long term sense of satisfaction? And what are the deeper levels of teaching art that go beyond raw technical skill or constructive critique?
Read MoreFor an independent artist there isn’t one way to make money and there SHOULDN’T be. What are the multiple avenues available to artists for generating revenue and how do you find them? How should they be designed so they can survive the long game?
Read MoreTattooing, painting, saving the world
Upcoming Guests
I have been drawing and painting since the first time mullets were cool. Since then, I have built a successful, 25-year long career as a tattoo artist and freelance illustrator. In recent years I have taken my personal and professional experiences and applied them to teaching and mentoring others to build strong technical skills as well as useful business planning.
