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Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment (3rd Edition), Second Printing


Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment (Third Edition), Second Printing 2024

Enjoy the latest printing of the Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment (Third Edition) which encompasses minor updates from all contributing writers.

Regardless of your artistic discipline, the third edition of Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment will provide knowledge, tools and resources to help you advance your art practice. This book reflects CCI's deep commitment to the arts community.
BOA Third Edition ReprintLearn about essential business-building topics such as:

  • Creating your core values, goals, and vision
  • Marketing your work
  • Designing your business model
  • Legal issues
  • Money Management
  • Financing your work
  • Moving forward with a plan


Contributing Writers:

CERF+
Sabrina Dépestre
Katrina Frye
Elaine Grogan Luttrull
Amy Kweskin
Amy Smith
Casey Summar
Judith Teitelman
Greg Victoroff
Nancy Walch
Sue Bell Yank

 

"Art and Design schools need to rethink entirely what and for whom education and training are delivered: instead of only educating artists and designers, academic training centers need to refocus our work on educating the next generation of cultural leaders, which includes makers of all types. Institutions must define themselves by the role they want to play and the impact they want to have. I am glad to have Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment, which is broadly applicable to all types of cultural producers we need to encourage today."
 
SANJIT SETHI
President
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
 
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) recognizes the hard work, determination, and sacrifice that craft artists put into building their careers. We know that it is tough to make a living even during times of economic prosperity. Because adversity can happen anytime, empowering these artists with resources and education can be invaluable. The Business of Art: An Artist’s Guide to Profitable Self-Employment is an excellent guidebook for artists seeking to build and strengthen their careers. 
RUBY LOPEZ HARPER
Executive Director
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
 
"If the creative economy is booming, then creative people should have the skills to understand it, navigate it, and create the economies that they want to see. Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment provides the tools to make this possible. I trust that my students will carry this book beside their phone and their sketchbook, as no artwork should be made today without a plan for how it can circulate in the world."
 
CAROLINE WOOLARD
Artist, Organizer, Professor
 
"A growing and more diverse population of U.S. artists is embracing entrepreneurship, increasingly in novel settings and with technology. To meet their evolving needs, this third edition of Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment expands the definition of artists and empowers them to thrive in this new reality on their own terms. The word 'Profitable' in the book title has a double-meaning. For artists, it describes income-generating careers that sustain their creative practices. For society at large, it signifies the cultural and economic richness offered by artists, who are among the most innovative, resourceful, and productive professionals in the workforce."
 
SAMUEL HOI
President
Maryland Institute College of Art



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