Artists Making Your Own Luck takes Work.
Making your own luck through self promotion involves planning, organization and bravery. If you are an artist, the work begins by making great art. In this age of self promotion, one must present themselves in a professional manner.
Artists,make your own luck with People Skills.
Having strong people skills is essential. Working with people in a way that shows integrity and honesty. Be easy to work with. Go out of your way to help for example make things easier for the curator or organizer. Save those picky, finicky thoughts for when you are creating your art by yourself in your studio. Don’t create problems for others.
Artists,make your own luck by being ready to jump on an opportunity presents itself. This takes a bit of bravery.
Be consistent in your production of posts blogs or newsletter. Show that you are dependable and reliable.
Be someone who others want to work with. When a new opportunity comes up, they will think of you. Conversely, when I am planning a project or activity, I will leave out people who having proven to be a problem to work with in the past.
Dress the part.
Be yourself. Be authentic. But in general the public expects an artist to dress a bit differently. Sometimes I dress as a person working in an upscale gallery might.
When I am at a reception for an individual show or a group show, I wear something that identifies me as an artist. As a fiber artist I have made special clothing that I save for shows. Save the paint covered clothing for your studio.
Keep your own name tag with you. You never know when you will be at a meeting or a show where they forget to make name tags. I was one show where they made me a name tag. They had my name and a photo of my art on it. They even placed it in a plastic cover.That is the one I saved. Perfect.
Have unique business cards with you at all times. My cards are small handmade art quilts.People love my business cards. They illustrate what my art is while giving the contact information on the back.
Artists,make your own luck by Recognizing the Strengths of Others
Others in your field have strengths that should be recognized.Share or post about others, not just yourself all of the time. Promote the work of your friends or other people working in your field. It encourages others to look at your posts.
They are some people’s posts that I just delete because they just always about themselves and do it too often.When I share about others’ work, I find more people share items about my work.
Authenticity
Part of being an authentic person is realized our own strengths and weaknesses. While one may lead with their strengths, one must also develop their weaknesses. It is not as much fun and it is often a lot of work. Many artists find meeting with the public the hardest part of their job. Others find the paperwork and organization to be difficult. Overcoming a weakness begins with baby steps. Choose one weakness to develop your skills in and take small steps to improve in that area. Taking a class may help. Being brave helps.
In conclusion, what may appear as good luck is often the result of hard work, bravery, planning, and organization. Be persistent and don’t give up. Magic isn’t instantaneous.
You may want to read other articles on this topic,Ten Proven Ways to Make your Own Luck by Deep Patel.
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