What's New for April 2018

Today is my birthday, and I think it's a great opportunity to give you all few gifts. I'm excited to announce new offerings to support your art businesses. I'm always looking for more ways to move you forward as a creative entrepreneur, and I hope these options meet your needs. I welcome any feedback or ideas to fuel your growth. Thank you to everyone who's helped Crafting Exposure get to where it is today. This is a perfect example of 1 + 1 equaling more than 2. If you're interested in any of the below opportunities, let's talk. Here's to what I hope will be another awesome year around the sun!

Always Be a Student

I believe I've mentioned that one of the secrets to my success is showing up. Sometimes I mean this literally as in all of the events I attend to support and stay in touch with our local art scene. With that said, showing up can also be more figurative. Trying. Learning. Continually developing your skills. Plenty of people are happy to stick with one big idea and never push the boundaries. Perhaps they’re scared of the "what if’s". What if I’m not good at this new technique? What if I don’t learn it as quickly as others? What if my customers aren’t interested in something new? These are all valid points, but that shouldn’t stop you from testing the waters. You’ll never know otherwise. People who stick with the status quo usually do ok, but if you really want to have a full professional life, you should never stop learning. Ideally you pursue things with the greatest likelihood of benefiting your business, but there’s nothing wrong with little creative tangents to keep your juices flowing. Whatever your reasoning or motivation, I highly recommend making time for professional development throughout the year to keep growing as an artist and entrepreneur.

Key Takeaways from Austin Art Business Summit

What an amazing weekend we had at the Austin Art Business Summit! Two days full of helpful information for everyone from the aspiring artist to the professional ready to up their game. It was such a pleasure to meet art business experts like Carolyn Edlund and Wendy Rosen, among other special guest speakers. I highly recommend looking out for the event next year when they hopefully come back to Austin. In the meantime, I'd love to share a couple key insights that I walked away with. Feel free to reach out if you have questions about what you can do continue building up your success as an artist!

Austin Art Business Summit

I'd like to take a quick break from talking about art events and best practices because it's important to take advantage of professional development opportunities that come up, especially when they are specifically designed for the art community! If you follow Crafting Exposure on Social Media, you've probably heard about the Creatives Meet Business Experience, CraftHER Market and a few other educational events that I think we artists can benefit from. Well, I have another I'm really excited to highlight: the Austin Art Business Summit, organized by the Arts Business Institute and the Creative Arts Society! I'll be there, and I highly recommend signing up too!