Did You Promote the Show?
A former student left a comment on my blog about an unsuccessful exhibition. Her exhibition had a nice opening, but the work wasn’t selling. I actually emailed her, “Tell me what you did to promote the show,” because I had learned over the years we can’t trust galleries to do that. And she emailed me back “Oh my god, I thought I had done more. I sent out one email and one social media post.”
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I am an Artist | Artists Struggle | Communicating and Connecting |
Times of Struggle Lead to New Opportunities
Artist Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova shares about times in his career when he struggled to balance artistic fulfillment and financial return, and also to balance community and family.
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I am an Artist | Artists Struggle | Communicating and Connecting |
Rural Artist Using Social Media to Reach a Broader Community
Tessa Dallarosa from Laramie, Wyoming describes how, as an artist working in a rural setting, social media is one of her biggest resources for connecting with a broader community, and yet, how she struggles with the inherent challenges of social media as well.
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I am an Artist | Artists Struggle | Communicating and Connecting |