You as a Professional in the Art World

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The best way to understand what it means to be a full-time working professional in the Art World is to hear directly from 8 artists.

Honor your own professionalism now by taking stock of your art making and marketing practices.

As you read the words of your colleagues, challenge yourself. Consider what you will do to enhance your art career in the next 6 months.

Just for fun, see if you can match the artist to the image of their work:

 

“Anybody can order business cards, obtain a business license and call themselves a professional.  To be a true professional requires a commitment of time and resources, a commitment to detail.  A true professional never settles for less than giving 100% to anything and everything they do.”
A.C.T. Art Marketing Mentor, Bruce K. Haley Jr., Charleston, WV

“To be a professional artist is to balance the time I live “out of time” creating my pieces, with the business of doing things in time, and to enjoy the “give & take” between the two.”
A.C.T. 101 Graduate Tricia McGuigan, Long Beach, CA

“What I have that makes me feel professional right now is a well organized studio, business cards with my artwork images on them, memberships in professional arts organizations, acceptance into juried shows, postcards mailed to a growing mailing list, subscriptions to arts magazines, a growing body of work and people that purchase my artwork”.
A.C.T. 201 Graduate Mairyann Wrentmore, Athens, OH

“Being a professional means taking myself and my art seriously, and making my living through my art. Esoterically, it means living my life creatively from the inside out.”
A.C.T. Art Marketing Mentor, Patrice Federspiel, Honolulu, HI

“To me, being a “professional artist” implies a certain responsibility both to the great tradition of art and to myself.”
A.C.T. 201 Graduate Arthur Kvarnstrom, New York, N.Y.

“Passion, commitment and determination are the attributes I focus on in my professional career as a fine artist. Passion to do the kind of work I can be proud of, commitment to many years of work to continue to grow as an artist, and the determination to get the finished work out to the public.”
Cheryl D. McClure, Longview, TX

“Presenting my work in a professional manner is as important as the work itself. Publicity is paramount to achieving recognition; painting style is key to being remembered.”
Patricia Barnett, Ukiah, CA

Who’s who:  From left to right -  Bruce K. Haley, Jr., Tricia McGuigan, Mairyann Wrentmore, Patricia Barnett, Arthur Kvarnstrom, Cheryl McClure, Patrice Federspiel

How do you get respect?

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