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No. 58: What’s Driving Artists to Become More Professional?

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English - November 29, 2017 22:58 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
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In 2012, the median income of professional artists with art degrees in New York City was $25,000. In 2015, the chance that an artist living in the U.S. would receive a solo exhibition at MoMA was 0.0006%. The odds are stacked against artists trying to make it in the art world.

On this episode, we’re joined by Heather Bhandari—co-author of the book Art/Work, a professional practices guide—to discuss the growing number of resources for artists looking to establish and run a successful practice.