What Do Creatives Want?

Dear Creative Entrepreneur,

The state of the Art World is in tremendous upheaval right now. The Internet has disrupted the gallery-artist-collector dynamic and you may be wondering which direction you should go. Every single day I get emails with questions like:

Can you really sell art online?
Should I sell through my website if I have gallery representation?
Should I sell directly to my fans?
How do I sell art on Facebook?
If I sell art directly, will I lose legitimacy in the art world?

Some of you may remember Dan Johnson from RightBrainRockstar.com. He wrote a great guest post here about knowing When It’s Time to Become An Artist. Dan is one of a group of ambitious bloggers who have taken it upon themselves to help the current generation of artists take control of their life and master contemporary creative business.

The problem that Dan, myself, and others have run into is that there is a huge amount of disparity between those few artists who have figured out how to operate on the Internet and those who are still Web newbies. It’s tough for us to know what you need. A new website? Email instruction? Someone to hold your hand?

Well, Dan, along with Helen from Artonomy.co, have put together a survey.

Click here to take the survey

What is the Enterprising Artist Survey?

It’s a set of questions about artists, how they make a living, and what they’re doing with the Internet.

Why Are We Doing This?

Dan, Helen, and more than a dozen other bloggers, are sponsoring this survey to help the artistic community as a whole better understand:

how to get more from the Web
what is the current status of the artist community as it relates to the Internet
what tools and services to focus on
the current mindset of artists who are doing well in their career vs. those who are still starving

What Do You Get if You Take the Survey?

All participants get a copy of the survey results if they leave their contact information. This could be immensely valuable in helping you see, first hand, what other artists are doing with their careers. How are they finding success, and how can you do the same?

Every artists who leaves their name will get a mention in a follow up blog post by Dan at RightBrainRockstart.com and…

Any artist who takes the survey and then mentions it on Twitter, and also mentions @agoodhusband (that’s my Twitter handle), will be entered in a contest to win a free 30 minute art marketing consulting session (a $50 value).

Click Here to Go Take the Survey!