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The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts
While all art is unique, the challenges artists face are shared regardless
of background, experience, and artistic medium. With decades of
experience training and helping artists, the expert staff of the New
York Foundation for the Arts have compiled a “best practices”
approach to planning and organizing an art career. In this book, NYFA
has identified common problems, examined specialized areas of
business, finance, marketing, and law, and distilled these topics in
such a way that readers can digest them and apply them to their own
experience and practice.
Included are interviews, anecdotes, and in-depth case studies. The
skills and guidelines in The Profitable Artist will also translate effectively
to teaching and mentoring opportunities that artists may encounter as
their career progresses. This invaluable guide appeals to all artists
in all disciplines of the literary, media, performing, and visual arts,
from recent art school graduates to established artists undertaking
new arts businesses to artists seeking more from their careers at any
stage of their career.
of background, experience, and artistic medium. With decades of
experience training and helping artists, the expert staff of the New
York Foundation for the Arts have compiled a “best practices”
approach to planning and organizing an art career. In this book, NYFA
has identified common problems, examined specialized areas of
business, finance, marketing, and law, and distilled these topics in
such a way that readers can digest them and apply them to their own
experience and practice.
Included are interviews, anecdotes, and in-depth case studies. The
skills and guidelines in The Profitable Artist will also translate effectively
to teaching and mentoring opportunities that artists may encounter as
their career progresses. This invaluable guide appeals to all artists
in all disciplines of the literary, media, performing, and visual arts,
from recent art school graduates to established artists undertaking
new arts businesses to artists seeking more from their careers at any
stage of their career.
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288 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2011
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June 4, 2014
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Just like pretty much every workshop ever given to artists. And then also, like every previous book written for the business of the arts.
Maybe you don't know this stuff yet - in which case, it's great, read it.
But if you're like me and you've been to every single freakin' workshop offered about how to, like, make a living as an artist or market yourself or whatever new thing they're offering - it's like - not really news.
And I felt a little bit misled by the title. Because that's why I bought it. The Profitable Artist? Why, no one ever talks about the possibility of us actually making PROFITS - there's just survival, survival, survival. I guess I thought this book might have some new way to look at things, wherein we could, in fact, be profitable.
Nope, same old, same old. And only a very select few can call that profitable.
Nice idea this book.
And really a good standard guide to making a career. But odds aren't good that it'll lead you to profits.
Just like pretty much every workshop ever given to artists. And then also, like every previous book written for the business of the arts.
Maybe you don't know this stuff yet - in which case, it's great, read it.
But if you're like me and you've been to every single freakin' workshop offered about how to, like, make a living as an artist or market yourself or whatever new thing they're offering - it's like - not really news.
And I felt a little bit misled by the title. Because that's why I bought it. The Profitable Artist? Why, no one ever talks about the possibility of us actually making PROFITS - there's just survival, survival, survival. I guess I thought this book might have some new way to look at things, wherein we could, in fact, be profitable.
Nope, same old, same old. And only a very select few can call that profitable.
Nice idea this book.
And really a good standard guide to making a career. But odds aren't good that it'll lead you to profits.
January 7, 2022
Tons of useful information! Some of it was review for me but it's always good to review the basics. I would recommend this book to any artist who feels like they have no idea where to start in terms of fundraising, grants, budgets, and more.
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February 26, 2012This is the sort of book I'm probably going to need to read more than once. A friend has suggested that maybe a team of writers/artists could get together and encourage each other to follow through on all the ideas/suggestions presented in the book. That is something to consider.
June 17, 2012
I brought this to an art studio's open studio night to show to the non-professionals. There was a lot of good information not just for fine artists but performers and writers and other creative types.
January 11, 2014
A very good handbook on all areas an artist absolutely must know and know well. Your career will thank you for sitting with this easy read for a few hours.
April 20, 2013
The Profitable Artist has good advice for anyone thinking of setting out on an artistic career. I found the chapters on networking and forming corporations especially enlightening.
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July 1, 2022
Very informative on best practices for creative types.
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