People think that being an artist is simple you just show up and paint, sculpt, write, act, dance, etc. Not so. To be successful, an artist needs to know the business side of art. Artists need to think of themselves as entrepreneurs and except the fact that the business side of art takes up a lot of time.

When I talk to young artists or even older artists, I am amazed that the business part of art is not something they think about. So, for starters I wrote an article on Art, Artists and Money that addresses a few of the basic business issues that artists need to think about.

Mary Baker