Sarah Kernohan, Professional Visual Artist // Finding Her Calling as a Visual Artist, Submitting Work to Shows & ALL the Advice for Budding Artists

We’ve rebranded!

This podcast used to be called ‘The Maker’s Collective Podcast’ and is now called ‘The Work Different, Live Different Podcast by The Maker’s Collective’. You’ll notice that we’ve updated the look and feel along with the name, which will appear across all of our episodes, old and new.

In this episode of the Maker’s Co Podcast you’ll meet Sarah, a professional visual artist. ATTENTION all aspiring artists - this is your episode! Sarah is a wealth of knowledge around all things art, including really understanding your work and where it fits, what goes into a submission, how to “network” in the world of art, and much, much more. We’re excited to bring you this episode, it was a treat to chat with Sarah and the discussion was a true treat for both of us (but especially Lace!) We really hope you enjoy!

Topics covered:

Meet Sarah - her journey to becoming a professional visual artist
Working abroad & how travel influenced her work
Choosing to settle in Kitchener
Coming from a family of creatives
Perspective & a fresh start after healing from vision problems
Learning to see, and create art, again
Advice for artists - know where your work fits
What goes into a submission?
Apply, apply, apply! - networking in the art world
Artist funding - get comfortable talking and writing about your work
Artist compensation - working for exposure vs. being paid to show
Promotion - digital and email marketing
Website as a calling card - what’s important to include?
Fraudulent sales - how to protect yourself
Pricing your work
What’s coming up in 2018

Resources from the episode:

OCAD - https://www.ocadu.ca/
Ron Shuebrook - http://studio21.ca/artists/ron-shuebrook/
CAFKA - https://www.cafka.org/
MFA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts
Cambridge Galleries - https://ideaexchange.org/art
Thames Art Gallery - https://www.chatham-kent.ca/ThamesArtGallery
Region of Waterloo Arts Fund - http://www.artsfund.ca/
Ontario Arts Council - http://www.arts.on.ca/
Canadian Council for the Arts - http://canadacouncil.ca/
Galerie Ave ? Bay of Fundy - http://bayoffundytourism.com/
Open Sesame - https://opensesameshop.com/
Globe Studios - http://globestudios.org/

Sarah Kernohan, Professional Visual Artist // Finding Her Calling as a Visual Artist, Submitting Work to Shows & ALL the Advice for Budding Artists

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