host: Alyson Stanfield
In order for the art ecosystem to work, many rejections must be handed out. That means to have a successful art business and career, you must learn to deal with rejection.
More to the point, in order to be successful in life, you have to learn to deal with rejection, regardless of your vocation.
In this episode of The Art Biz, host Alyson Stanfield talks with Megan Wimberley, who wants to help you move past rejection. As both an artist and a founder of the Cowgirl Artists of America organization, she has experienced both sides of the process.
The good news about rejection is that you are not alone. Every artist who wants to attain a higher level of accomplishment must deal with rejection.
The bad news is … well … You’ve been rejected. And that feels awful. But you can’t let it stop you.
Megan outlines a framework for dealing with rejection, including the importance of emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and professionalism—all in the service of elevating and protecting your reputation.
📖 To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a comment, visit artbizsuccess.com/wimberley-rejection.
⭐️ Connect with Megan and see more of her art: meganwimberley.com
🤠 Check out Cowgirl Artists of America.
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Depending on when you listen to this, you can either get on the wait list or sign up and prepare to make that success plan.
Either way, find all of the details at artbizsuccess.com/makeaplan
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Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron (ep. 114)
What Your Failures Are Teaching You with Laura Petrovich-Cheney (ep. 95)
Are You Playing It Too Safe in Your Art Business? (ep. 92)
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Christa Forrest (ep. 91)
⛰️ The Art Biz is recorded on the traditional land of the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute tribes.
~ ~ ! ATTENTION INDIGENOUS ARTISTS and BIPOC ARTISTS ! ~ ~
This is an invitation to all Indigenous and BIPOC artists, wherever you are in the world, to share your story here on The Art Biz. Here’s how ~~~~> https://artbizsuccess.com/pitch-podcast/
What do we do about all of the art materials that are harming you and the planet? Kelly O’Brien has taken this concern to heart and completely changed how she makes work.
She grows and uses biomaterials for her sculpture.
Host Alyson Stanfield talks with Kelly about:
🔸 What biomaterials are and how they show up in Kelly’s new work.
🔸 The aesthetics of biomaterials.
🔸 Why Kelly isn’t concerned about the work lasting forever.
🔸 What you can do to incorporate more sustainable sources in your work.
Kelly also discusses her recent solo exhibition and why community interaction is a key piece of her process, and how she funds her non-commercial practice.
[ For some background, listen to this interview with Kelly: Returning to Grad School for an MFA — episode 85. ]
🎧 RELATED EPISODES
These conversations center around the artists’ studio practices.
Creative Placemaking and Public Art with Lynn Basa (ep. 26)
Focusing on the Art, Not the Art Business with Rebecca Welz (ep. 134)
Play Tops Work, Connection Tops Solitude, and Confidence Tops Fear with Willie Cole (ep. 126)
📖 To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a comment, visit https://artbizsuccess.com/biomaterials-obrien
⭐️ Connect with Kelly and see more of her art: KellyOBrien.art
🔶 Does your art business need a boost or a refresh? Please see my comprehensive art-marketing program, Essentials for Artist Success 🔶 full of tools, strategies, and process you need to establish your professionalism and increase your visibility. For those with beginning and emerging art careers and those who need to approach their business with more thought and intention.
⛰️ The Art Biz is recorded on the traditional land of the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute tribes.
~ ~ ! ATTENTION INDIGENOUS ARTISTS and BIPOC ARTISTS ! ~ ~
This is an invitation to all Indigenous and BIPOC artists, wherever you are in the world, to share your story here on The Art Biz. Here’s how ~~~~> https://artbizsuccess.com/pitch-podcast/
Host Alyson Stanfield is joined by Jeff Schaller, who started an open studio tour in Pennsylvania at the height of the recession. It is still growing and supporting the participating artists.
As he’ll tell you, Jeff is an artist first and foremost. Somehow he has created this other job for himself because he believes that artists can do well by connecting directly with collectors who visit them in their studios.
Jeff and Alyson talk about:
There are, of course, ramifications around opening your studio to visitors, supporters, and strangers, but that’s for another episode.
🎧 RELATED EPISODES
Increasing Self-Sales by 400% with Sarah Becktel (ep. 157)
Self Sales, Open Studios, and Relationships with Interior Designers with Carol MacConnell (ep. 171)
Reaching the Other 99% for Your Art Business with Adele Sypesteyn (ep. 163)
Increasing Art Sales with Online Events with Patricia Griffin (ep. 97)
📖 To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a comment, visit ArtBizSuccess.com/schaller-countytour
⭐️ Connect with Jeff and see more of his art: https://jeffschaller.com
⭐️ Connect with the County Studio Tour: https://www.countystudiotour.com
🔶 Does your art business need a boost or a refresh? Please see my comprehensive art-marketing program, Essentials for Artist Success 🔶 full of tools, strategies, and process you need to establish your professionalism and increase your visibility. For those with beginning and emerging art careers and those who need to approach their business with more thought and intention.
⛰️ The Art Biz is recorded on the traditional land of the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute tribes.
~ ~ ! ATTENTION INDIGENOUS ARTISTS and BIPOC ARTISTS ! ~ ~
This is an invitation to all Indigenous and BIPOC artists, wherever you are in the world, to share your story here on The Art Biz. Here’s how ~~~~> https://artbizsuccess.com/pitch-podcast/