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Landing Grants & Opportunities

By Ryan Vai / March 6, 2024 /

Writing applications and trying to land grants can be tricky (and expensive!)… Those fees add up, we’re unsure of what to say, and there are so many opportunities to choose…

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Digital Detoxing For Artists

By Ryan Vai / February 28, 2024 /

Artists and the internet belong together in this weird bittersweet situationship kind of way. We love digital spaces, we hate them, we love to hate them- and the online atmosphere…

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Making Simple Products More Valuable

By Ryan Vai / February 22, 2024 /

With vendor season right around the corner, we wanted to share some tips on making the most out of simple products. Customers come to markets looking to peruse… They’re not…

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Presenting: Emerge

By Ryan Vai / February 14, 2024 /

  Are you ready to Emerge from confusion, isolation & scarcity in your Career? It’s time to make sense of Art as a business. This Spring we’re launching a powerhouse…

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Why Limits Matter

By Ryan Vai / August 16, 2023 /

Creative freedom is not doing whatever the  **** you want. Sounds crazy I know- but hear me out… This has been such a huge transformative concept in my own practice-…

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Pro Tips for Photographing Your Work

By Ryan Vai / August 9, 2023 /

Whether you’re using photos of your Art for social media promotion, your website store, or an application to a juried event, it’s critical to make sure the photos represent your…

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On Full Display

By Macy Beach / October 11, 2022 /

Displays and packaging are the first (and last) impression a buyer encounters. Whether it’s a vendor table, pretty frame, or pyramid of cookie boxes at the grocery store- great displays…

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Don’t Quit Your Day Job?

By Macy Beach / October 11, 2022 /

Becoming a Full Time Artist is a slow process, not a leap of faith. A “day job” can take the pressure off financially, allow you to explore, protect product prices,…

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