Welcome
If you're an emerging artist or patron of the arts, this is for us. Pilot testing this out for 3 months at $3 a month with the option to give more. And always 50% off for other artists as a gesture to say, we're in this together. A community about creating for creation's sake.
The Patrons Only site includes:
-a weekly check-in video about the ups and downs, successes and “failures” of pursuing an art career.
-an ideas flipbook, a look into my brain when inspiration strikes or while problem solving.
-a monthly interview with other artists and industry professionals.
-a beginning to end time lapse of a painting.
-first dibs on new original artwork.
-blogs and conversations around topics like
Funds go towards
-helping me develop content for this page
-covering overhead for this site and just an artist (site hosting, plugins, art supplies, marketing, you name it…)
-allow me to expand my reach (imagine public artwork for people/places that can’t afford it).
-promote other emerging artists.
-create discounts and promos for Patron supporters.
Possible topics to cover…
- Art and mental health.
- Should parents support their kids to choose art as a career?
- How the commodification of art affects the arts as a whole.
- Working another job while pursuing art
- Accepting help as an artist.
- Power and vulnerability through creating.
- What it feels like to work from paycheck to paycheck or client to client.
- Internal and external validation.
- Inspiration vs. discipline in creating.
- Activism and art