smARTist Telesummit Podcast Intros (Intro Sales Page)

Is it possible to get recognized, exhibited, and paid for your art… without being overwhelmed? 

If you’re like most artists, you probably feel weighed down by the left-brain demands of making a living, and the nagging fear that you can’t.    

Rain or shine, when you wake up and climb out of bed there is only one thing you really want: the freedom to create.   

So, how do you get there? 

Hi Fellow Artists, 

From 2007 to 2012, I produced the first ever, professional, art-career conference: the smARTist® Telesummit—for emerging, mid-career, and established artists. 

Once a year, for six years, hundreds of artists from 16 countries around the world, and over 40 US states, attended the online, 7-day conference from the comforts of their studio or home.  

Artists who came once returned again and again. 

And then we went dark.  

Because, in spite of my crackerjack team, I was mentally and physically exhausted.  

Here’s my story:

  

At the time, when I googled “art career,” the only references I could find were for established, or dead artists, and their “career” retrospectives, which didn’t just baffle me—it infuriated me!  

Not a hobby, not an art business—but an art career! I was determined to understand why even artists had failed to step into the mindset that making art, when done with intention and attention, is as valid a career as any other.

Six, successful, professional-development Telesummits later, and I was bone-tired, soul tired. I needed a few years off to rejuvenate and realign. 

I wanted artists to have access to professional information—from the nitty gritty (how to get into a gallery, hold a museum show, or figure out social media, etc.) to the mindsets needed for a thriving career (confidence, self-awareness, leaning into one’s authentic self, etc.). 

I poured all of myself into the smARTist® journey. And then I disappeared, and those inspired Telesummit’s disappeared with me!

Now, I’m ready to bring these art-career treasures out of our digital archives and into the light of day.   

Why now? 

Because I know how valuable art (and you, the artist) is to our collective consciousness–as you have always been to civilizations across time and the globe. 

Artists carry the Flag of Creativity in a visible, tangible form inspiring all of humankind to wake up to the truth of our essential, creative spirit. 

And missing that “career” link in our ArtLife conversations wasn’t just confounding—it was unacceptable! 

My remedy?  

I’m turning each of my six smARTist®Telesummits into individual podcasts.  

And offering all six in a Podcast Bundle… 

… so, you can experience the same art-career revelations that thousands of artists already have. 

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I’ve organized each smARTist® Telesummit Podcast by the presenters’ topics so you can figure out which Telesummit Presentations have the information most helpful to you right now. 

And, I’ve added not one, not two, but three special bonuses to immediately apply what you learn to your art-career, right now. 

BONUS #1: YOUR VISION QUESTIONNAIRE 

• 28 Questions to identify your art-career intentions BEFORE you listen 

Artists often experience a major shift in their awareness right here, before hearing a single presentation. 

BONUS #2: TWO PANEL DISCUSSIONS 

ARTISTS ASK. EXPERTS ANSWER.

But with a twist:

• Question of the Day—One critical artist question is answered, in turn, by each expert. 

• The 2-Minute Challenge—each panel member answers a different, individual artist question. 

• The Hot-Seat—one artist’s dilemma is highlighted and the entire panel responds.  

Here’s a few examples of artist questions over the six Telesummits: 

• Is it desirable/important to focus on one medium/genre to build your “brand”? 

• My husband is military so we move around a lot, usually every 2-3 years. How do I turn clients into collectors when the only way they see my work, once I leave an area, is through my website?  

• Sometimes a collector will ask me to paint subject matter that I’m not particularly drawn to or fond of.  But I don’t want to turn down the commission.  Am I selling out if I do it?  

• How can I help women artists collectively gain more visibility and have more exhibitions in museums? 

• How do I extend a recent, very successful one-person exhibit—where I sold a dozen paintings—and keep the ball rolling in a venue that only showcases the same artist once in several years? 

BONUS #3: YOUR STAY-ON-TRACK PROGRAM 

So, you can immediately apply what you learn.  

Have you ever bought a workshop only to have it languish on your computer?  

Goodness knows, I have. 

Which is why I designed 3 Sets of Worksheets to laser focus your attention on applying what you just learned: 

Stay-on-Track Worksheets BEFORE you listen: identify where your art career is going, what’s missing, and what you need.  

Stay-on-Track Worksheets DURING listening: insert the specific information related to where your art career is going, what’s missing, and what you need.   

Stay-on-Track Worksheets AFTER you listen: create a step-by-step action plan to power-up specific projects for where your art career is going, what’s missing, and what you need.   

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PICK THE SMARTIST® TELESUMMIT PODCAST MOST HELPFUL FOR YOU RIGHT NOW:

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