Artrepreneur from the Creative City Project

We’ve heard it said, “quality over quantity.” Not so with our creative dreams. Quality is actually birthed from quantity. In this episode we talk about how regular rhythms can help us create our best work.

We might be tempted to swing, like a pendulum, from one extreme to the other. We can have intense times of working and then prolonged seasons of not. In this episode, we talk about practicals ways to strike a balance and develop great habits toward consistency.

Artists throughout time have challenged the way things were. We have the opportunity to speak into culture and evoke change. This week, we explore a few artists who have transformed the world with their art. And we ask 4 questions to help us do the same.

Lots of helpful content from Eric’s story. At 13, he decided he wanted to become a full time musician. We learn from Eric’s story as he builds the Brooklyn Knights and ascends to become the Music Director of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Through hundreds of creative collaborations and lots of hard work, Eric build a creative career that he’s still growing and developing today.

Art has always played an important role in transforming culture, in sparking change in society. In this episode, we talk about 4 things we can implement into our practice to create art that transforms the world in a meaningful way.

Fear is real. But it’s also completely imaginary. What we do with our fear will affect our ability to live out our creative passions. In this episode, we talk about some helpful realities of fear. Then Cole shares 3 things we can do when we’re afraid.

Sometimes, we have this picture of the life of an artist being drugs, sex, rock n roll. Or a writer, living a peaceful life in a cabin in the woods. Of course, both of these things can be true, but there’s another side of building a creative career — hard work. In this week’s episode, we look at what gardening can teach us about cultivating a thriving creative career.

Commissioned projects can be a great source of revenue for artists. Toni Sikes has spent life helping artists find work and navigate the process. In this conversation, we talk about how to get work and get it done!

Artist often find ourselves as one member of a team. Sometimes we have ideas that are bigger than us… that require others to pull off. In these moments, there are helpful tools for a successful collaboration. That’s what this episode is all about!

In this interview with Chandler Bolt, CEO and Founder of Self-Publishing School, we talk about how artists can take their creative dreams to the next level. We answer questions like, “How do I get people to see what I make?” and “How do I balance short term tasks and long-term vision?”