HELP! I AM ARTIST Podcast

HELP! I AM ARTIST Podcast

Hosted by: Sonja Smalheer: Helping Artists Make, Market & Sell Art

If you're a busy artist looking for inspiration on the go then this podcast is for you! You’ll hear artist insights, art expert interviews, inspiring artist stories, step-by-step art business strategies, and have...

Episodes

Best Art Practises for Visual Artists in 2022

Season #38 Episode #43

Can you remember where you were this time last year? How did you feel about your art? What were your aspirations for 2021? This year might have sprung you some surprises, but you hung in there, showed up, and got to...
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Connecting with your Art Collectors

Episode #42

You've carefully created your art and are ready to share it with the world. It's time to get your art into the hands of your potential buyers. Your next step is to market your art.   Marketing may feel overwhelming,...
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Turning Passion into a Profession

Episode #41

From a young age Dido had 2 big passions. Music & Art! In this episode, Dutch Artist, Dido de Beer shares her journey of how she turned these passions into a budding art profession. Dido found her niche. Take a...
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Making Art Your Business

Episode #40

When his parents celebrated their wedding anniversary Ramon surprised them with a special gift. He turned a block of plaster into his very first piece of sculpture. He loved the process so much that he simply kept...
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Interview with Contemporary Landscape Painter Rachel Teannalach

Episode #39

A few years ago, a mutual friend introduced me to working artist, Rachel Teannalach.  Rachel is a contemporary landscape painter based in Boise, Idaho.  In this episode, she shares more about her artistic journey....
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Surviving as a Freelance Illustrator

Season #38 Episode #38

Cristian Aluas is a Romanian-born, Canadian living in New York where he works as a full-time artist, author, and educator. In this episode, Cristian tells his artist's story of finding his way in the competitive art...
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Become a Full-Time Working Artist

Episode #37

If you want to grow in your art and start to make a living as an artist then you need to take ACTION. If you're tired of making your art, only to have it sitting around your studio collecting dust then take a listen!...
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5 Life Hacks to Improve Your Creative Productivity

Episode #36

While the pandemic is real and continues to keep us in it’s grip there is a still larger enemy lurking in the shadows. Whether you are aware of it or not there is a battle commencing.  The fight is for your...
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What Artists Need to Know When Working with a Gallery - Gallerist David van der Linden

Episode #35

Exhibiting your art is one of the most exciting and important aspects of a working artists life.  For many artists, the validation and exposure of working with a gallery, is something they dream of and is often seen...
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Why you can Make the Coolest Art but Still not Earn a Dime

Episode #34

There is a reason why many parents discourage their children to attend art school. They have simply seen too few examples of happy, healthy, working artists. Statistic tell us that being a working artist, earning a...
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Reclaim your Artistic Success with Smart Goals you can actually still Achieve this Year

Episode #33

WHY WAIT FOR THE NEW YEAR TO SEE MORE ARTISTIC SUCCESS WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT TODAY! Take a listen. Find out how you can reclaim your art success with plans & goals you can still achieve this...
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8 Things to Consider when Making Art your Job

Episode #32

Many artists struggle to make that transition of creating art as a hobby and becoming a happy, thriving working artist.  Making art use to be fun and something you did for pleasure. But now that you are venturing out,...
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