In this episode Rachel Wilkins has a conversation with Toni Payne, the founder of The Champayner Social Club, a Still Life Photographer and Spoken Word Poet about the challenges associated with fulfilling clients’ visions as an artist. They also touch on the subject of dealing with how society frowns on art as a career and the ability to combine creativity with AI and Blockchain. In closing they talk about the fundamentally important parts of creatives and respecting their work, and how NFT’s, Web3 and the meta verse tie it all together.    ..read more

In this episode Rachel Wilkins, our host, speaks with Ashley Delonas, a multimedia artist who took art matters into her own hands to change her destiny and found healing through art. Ashley embraces the analogy and symbolism of the medium of your choice and associated risk and uses her art as a form of healing from trauma and abuse. She shares certain turning points in her life as an artist that allowed her to work past her limiting beliefs and give herself permission to create more! There is a major difference between having an art teacher and a coach and she breaks this down and how it helpe ..read more

In this episode, our host, Rachel Wilkins talks about the best places to sell different art work, how to build your client avatar and locating the platforms they hang out at so you can connect. Finally, she shares her top 5 tips on how to optimize your Instagram account to sell more art online.  ..read more

In this episode, our host, Rachel Wilkins speaks with Victoria Boyd, a digital marketing strategist, about how to sell in the DMs, top tips on how to leverage Instagram, asking for a sell, packaging experiences, authenticity and vulnerabilities that come with taking action. Victoria gives practical advice and tips on how to make your sales take off through showing up consistently.  ..read more

Smart Art Business is a podcast by Rachel Wilkins to help visual artists and creative entrepreneurs grow and sustain a successful art business. Featuring tangible advice and inspiring interviews with artists and industry experts, you will learn how to brand, market, and sell your art the smart way ..read more

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with art appraiser Shelley Hall.  Shelly has a unique perspective on the art world given her experiences as an artist, gallery owner, and now art appraiser handling multi-million dollars worth of artwork.  Shelley shared some real pearls of wisdom on pricing, prints, and value. Personally, I learned a lot during this session and I’m sure you will too ..read more

Annie Bao, a Political Analyst turned a full-time painter. In this episode we chat about how she did it, and how she overcame some personal hurdles during the process.   Check out Ron's website: https://www.anniebaoart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniexbao/ This episode is sponsored by: Jump Start your Biz Conception Arts Learn more or find an exhibit near you click here ..read more

In this episode Rachel talks about personal branding, how it attracts clients or customers and how it helps in your art and business ..read more

In this episode Rachel talks about the often neglected topics of mindset and goal setting. Plus, learn how negative beliefs may be stunting your art world potential and how you can prevent that going forward ..read more

Beju or Dudali as he is more familiarly known, is a sculptor based in West Palm beach. In this episode her shares how he secured a six-figure public art budget and his plans to build a vast kinetic installation in Florida.   Check out Ron's website: https://www.dudali.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beju.dudali/ This episode is sponsored by: Jump Start your Biz Conception Arts Learn more or find an exhibit near you click here ..read more