Art Share

Art Share is a weekly podcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website  http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Nimue Brown - http://druidlife.wordpress.com/ Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/

This week we talk about vending at art shows and cons. We cover finding good shows to vend at, how to set up your space, pricing, promotion and more. Art Share is a weekly podcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website  http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Nimue Brown - http://druidlife.wordpress.com/ Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/ Megan Congdon

This week we talk about balancing the creative and vocational side of art with the business side. Art Share is a weekly podcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website  http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you’d like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Nimue Brown - http://druidlife.wordpress.com/ Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/

Today's Art Share is about "scary leaps". Whether it's making the initial decision to pursue a creative career, or changing gears we will talk about what factors should (and shouldn't) influence this process. The books we mention in this episode are: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Do the Work by Steven Pressfield Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron I'd Rather Be in the Studio by Alyson B. Stanfield Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosari

This week on Art Share we talk more about social media marketing for artists. We branch off into a tangent about inspiration, copying and artistic integrity and each of us shares what we are currently working on.   Also we plug our sponsor http://www.FairyGlen.com  and Ash Evans plushie project Macaroon http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thephoenixx/making-magic-macaroons-a-unicorn-plush-adventure Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://

In this week's episode of Art Share we talk some more about Social Media marketing for artists. Which ones should you use - and how?  Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com

This week we take a viewer question about working from home. We discuss the challenges of being your own boss. Also what do artists do for a hobby? In this episode we mention the link http://www.listentoamovie.com  As a resource for things to listen to while you are working in the studio. Jennifer suggests http://www.archive.org as a source for old radio shows and audio books. And Meredith recommends http://librivox.org/ for audio books. Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - ht

This weeks Art Share is short and sweet. We ramble about what the definition of "working artist" is, working from home, and using social media. The Social media apps that I use for scheduling are http://www.hootsuite.com and http://bufferapp.com/ The artist friend I mentioned who went from abstract art, to realism, to photography is Ron Ames. http://www.ronamesphotography.com Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Jennifer Kel

In this week's episode we ramble about getting started as an artist. Art school, genre art, gallery work, supporting yourself and how do you define success are some of the topics.  The link I mention in the video about Art School education is https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/138c5efd45e9 Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website  http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com

In this episode we are working out the bugs of webcasting but we do manage to talk about the types of commissions that artists do. The pros, cons and expectations of both the artist and the customer when dealing with commissions.  Art Share is a weekly art webcast featuring artist/writer Brigid Ashwood and fellow artists and creatives. We talk about the process and business of the creative arts. The show tapes live on Google+ Wednesdays at 11:00 CST. Previously recorded shows are available via iTunes, YouTube and our website http://www.art-share.org . Got a question or a topic in mind you'd like to see covered? Let us know via the website. Brigid Ashwood - http://www.brigidashwood.com Ash Evans - http://www.ashevans.com Meredith Dillman - http://www.meredithdillman.com Teri Rosario - http://www.terirosario.com Tom Brown - http://www.hopelessmaine.com Jennifer Kelley - http://www.illusoryarts.com