Creating a road map for your art career

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Lately, I’ve had artists tell me that people are trying to sell them manifestation and visualization techniques as a viable career strategy. I’m not here to denounce the power of a vision board, but if that’s the only thing you're relying on in your art career, things are going to get tricky.

Videos with titles like “Create Art & Never Work A Job Again ($5k/m Roadmap)”, “Exactly how to go from $0-10k/month as a creative”, and “How I made $560,039 Selling Art With These Sites!” promise an easy one-size-fits-all approach to success in the arts. Like so many other industries, we’re sold success stories bundled into get-quick schemes advertised by so-called artists you’ve never heard of.

These claims, courses, and TikToks reveal a reality of being an artist (or simply being human): Most people are in one place in their life, and would like to evolve towards another. Instead of going down the route of dropshipping, AI, or becoming a full-time salesperson for your art, might I suggest moving towards a slower, less sexy, and more sustainable plan of action?