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The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts
The Indispensable Roadmap Artists Need to Navigate Their Careers"The Profitable Artist's chapters address a spectrum of practical topics for working artists." —Artsy.netWhile 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 worldwide, the expert staff of the New York Foundation for the Arts—in conjunction with outside professionals—have compiled a “best practices” approach to planning and organizing an art career.In The Profitable Artist, Second Edition, NYFA has identified common problems, examined specialized areas of strategic planning, finance, marketing, law, and fundraising, and distilled these topics in such a way that readers can digest them and apply them to their own experience and practice.This newly revised edition has made considerable updates to reflect changes in the legal and financial landscapes, the vast shift in the tools and culture of both social media and fundraising, and proven planning methodologies from the startup community. All of this continues to be presented in an accessible manner, which encourages artists to apply the information and techniques in a way that is true to their personal and artistic integrity.This invaluable guide appeals to 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.
- GenresArtNonfictionBusiness
339 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2011
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January 24, 2013
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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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January 30, 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.
September 21, 2012
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.
January 23, 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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April 21, 2020
Very informative on best practices for creative types.
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