These 17 Factors Make or Break Your Art Career (+Test)

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Table of contents:
00:00 — Introduction
01:35 — Factor 1: Contacts
02:05 — Factor 2: Assets/money
02:34 — Factor 3: Time
03:02 — Factor 4: Career to date
03:49 — Factor 5: Ambition
04:11 — Factor 6: Where you live and work
04:40 — Factor 7: Smartness
05:11 — Factor 8: Perseverance
05:31 — Factor 9: Diligence
05:52 — Factor 10: Luck
06:18 — Factor 11: Age
07:32 — Factor 12: Your artistic work
08:18 — Factor 13: Demeanor
08:37 — Factor 14: Environment
08:51 — Factor 15: Family
09:12 — Factor 16: Citizenship and multiculturalism
09:33 — Factor 17: Gender, ethnicity, and so on
10:19 — More information
10:48 — Outro

[victoriamay]

These comments are proof that the truth hurts. But knowing the industry..all this aligns. Thank you for the suggestions!

[war-painter]

My score is high. But I’ve got about 10-15 years of life left to paint before I die. I’m not wasting it dealing with the artificial art world of galleristas and art dealers fickle politics. It’s way too much of a bring down. I’ve had enough shows in enough countries and got my MFA blah blah and let’s face it, it’s kind of a scam. Nobody is gonna pick a 75 year old straight white lady and give her a show at Zwirner or Gagosian. I don’t have the social connections or the social skills and quite frankly, I’m not prepared to invest my time. I’m in my Goya Black Period (Not deaf though) and just want to paint. All else is frivolous. Life is good. Back to work.

[AnnkaArt]

Huge thanks for your work and good advices! Get lot of information from this video and list of thingsto improve!

[DanielLopes-jtyl]

The only area I shine in is time spent 80+ hours a week (live/work space). My thoughts are focused on uninterrupted work through solitude, thinking and application. My business model is “build it and they will come”. If it doesn’t I have lived my life with purpose and spent my time well. I have incorporated into my thoughts “time spent working brings money”. I may not make millions but a living wage would do😎Thank you for your advice being “one thing leads to another”. I am building on that!

[kristinamiko]

Most areas I need to improve on is who I am. My age, ethnicity, and my family. Artists, embrace who are.

I started late in my career and I am still glad to this day that I did. I agree with networking. You will find the right people.

[AdrianBlount]

Listening to this success is only for those already wealthy and connected.

[madsol.studio]

I agree to all of this. I know I can get these information to books, experiences and people in the artworld. I know it will take me time and funds for it so this is really valuable for me. This is what I want to know before I take fine arts in college.

[janetatuniquerawfoods]

High mark for me from years working using my artwork at a design, illustration, and professional level. Not pushing my painting at that point.

Otherwise… lots of room for improvement…

Best to keep a light heart and persevere with some wise moves and good work.

Thank you and trusting all is moving along well. Sincerely Janet

[jlarrify]

Interesting and much thanks for putting it together… but I will do what I want regardless… this is not a competition to ‘win’ at art

[marcelhoermann]

I find you a bit contradictory in your statement about "great art will prevail". What makes art great? Something that is in demand or something in which an artist has expressed their heart in? I know this video is career-based, but advising to create something that is in demand rather than what lies will ultimately crush the whole purpose of art.

[ScottRiddleArtist]

I wish more people were connected to and understood the value and intelligence behind art. So that you could actually deal with collectors on a more intimate level. Because art has become such a commodity and an elitist sport. Your pimp. The galleries have way too much power. Over the years going in and out of the art world exhibiting. I had more horrific experiences, dealing with galleries and museums in regards to work being damaged, stolen and worse. Versus professional experiences. And the majority of these experiences were done with contracts, and I still was leftdefenseless. This made me drop out of the game. A combination of disinterest from enough of the public. And the mistreatment from the so-called professionals that were supposed to be representing me. The world of art is an abusive hideous environment.

[dr_shrinker]

Great content. I just need to get into a city with a decent art scene. Orlando Florida sucks, but I am close to Miami. A great idea for your show, perhaps you could start doing a ‘art city” series and highlight different cities (in detail). Like one episode could highlight the LA scene and any galleries, shows, collectors …then another episode could highlight Miami…(art basil…local galleries, famous collectors) …..then London, Berlin, Paris.

[selah]

Some people s comments are complaining but I think theyre forgetting that your advise is in specifically having a career as an artist. The complaining and critiques are comming from the perspective of just being an artist and making work minus the career part which involves so much more than just making the work. Its difficult, annoying, fake, frivolous, hard yes but also it is actually the components of what it takes ot have a career as a professional, relevamt artist. The comments prove it as they are expressing the giving up of the career for not being able or willing to do the other stuff. Im not saying that is bad. I am describing from recognition.

[jncarrozzo]

I am 63 and feel I'm finally catching my stride with my work for the most part so, is it just too late for me to get noticed in the art world and get a gallery representation?

[parimahavani]

as always great great! I follow every step of your guidance and have seen many successes in my career since knowing your channel! By introducing artena I have won many art residencies, and by your city of art video I am going to leave Turin for London to experience there and Then I go to Toronto! but still, I do know how to be in contact and present my work at this stage to a medium gallery! because Artenda is more just an opportunity of art residency than the exhibitions, exhibitions that Artendasuggest I even participate are groups! so can you make a video or guide after art residencies and other local places of exhibitions that you previously suggested how artists go to the next level, I should now think about finding a gallery or again continue art residency experience ? and yet I am very very eager to see a video from you about the sketches of the project description! video of artenda was very general and not very detailed about sketching of art project! I am very thankful from all your video, but your video made greater success than you can imagine and your suggestion carried artist faster than your new videos! so for who ae following you I think we are very eager to know more and more to navigate well art wold! thanks so much

[RatheeNeeraj]

So 'every artist has to be a careerist essentially' in a nutshell!

[alokasiablackmagic]

My score is 45 and the most problematic points are about my hometown where I live and my gender and sexuality, that’s ridiculous

[kalilavalezina]

The way I see it - this particular art world runs itself on an ethos of exclusivity. 99.99% of artists will never even get close to being in it. If your goal is to make money from your art, most artists will need to think of other means.

[nerys]

Hi, 😂 score 65...oh my...old lady 64...not on list health issues...😢...

[nickrodis]

Maraming salamat po. I am Nick Rodis happy and joyful artist. Makers of modern contemporary arts.