See live broadcasts at Twitch.tv/joby_dorr
Welcome! You’ve arrived at the latest and greatest art podcast! Art Condition will be interviewing industry experts, freelance professionals and serious hobbyists to discuss a wide variety of art related topics with a focus on the practice and the business of art, and how we can maintain mental health and well being in the face of all the challenges that artists must confront. Our hope is to expand the pool of resources and information for artists as well as inform (and entertain!) consumers and aficionados who may benefit from learning more about the inner workings of the art world and how much work it takes to make it work.
How do you become a working fine artist? Do you have to be Picasso to be successful? How do you break into the gallery world? How do you create revenue streams to supplement gallery sales? NFTs are all the rage now but can traditional art be connected to an NFT? How can traditional artists use NFTs? Will NFTs benefit traditional artists or hurt the art world?
Read MoreWhat are NFT’s and how are artists using them? Are NFT’s a good investment or just bad for the environment? Are there different types of NFT’s that are better than others?
Read MoreAs artists how can we most effectively strategize and implement a marketing plan that works? How should our plans change between marketing art online vs local markets? How do you identify your target audience? How do we identify our competition and learn from their mistakes and successes?
Read MoreWhat are the options for fine artists outside of galleries? How can traditional artists find their niche and create self sustaining revenue streams? When we have a full schedule how do we balance family time and avoid burnout?
Read MoreFor an independent artist there isn’t one way to make money and there SHOULDN’T be. What are the multiple avenues available to artists for generating revenue and how do you find them? How should they be designed so they can survive the long game?
Read MoreHow much should I be charging for my art?? Who should I be talking to to get accurate information about commissions and freelance work? Where should I find commissions? What are the best and worst ways to deal with clients?
Read MoreWhat is it like to transition from a comfy, secure job at a reliable company to full time independent freelance? What inspires that kind fo change? How do you balance your personal life with that much work in front of you?
Read MoreWhat does it take to launch a successful Kickstarter? What research should you do before hand? How can you budget and plan for expenses so you don’t come up short?
Read MoreWhat is it like to be an artist in the publishing industry? How do you get into that field? How do you balance personal projects with client and contract work?
Read MoreThis is it, your crash course in marketing. For many artists, marketing is an utterly foreign and incomprehensible language. We are going to get it figured out!
Read MoreEverything you need to know for getting Patreon up and running while setting yourself up for maximum long term success
Read MoreA dozen different projects and don’t know which one you should focus on? How do you do them all? How being a “jack of all trades” can be more fulfilling than “master of on
Read MoreThis week we are talking to the creators of Flavor Text Adventures, the greatest Dungeons and Dragons supplement material on the web.
Read MoreA discussion of the creation, publication and marketing of table top games and their peripherals.
Read MoreTattooing, painting, saving the world
Upcoming Guests
I have been drawing and painting since the first time mullets were cool. Since then, I have built a successful, 25-year long career as a tattoo artist and freelance illustrator. In recent years I have taken my personal and professional experiences and applied them to teaching and mentoring others to build strong technical skills as well as useful business planning.
