Why don't art schools teach artists how to make money or build a business?

Art schools focus on technique, art history, and movements, but they don’t teach the one course that matters most: how to be successful as an artist, how to sell art, and how to build a personality around your work. Those business and sales skills are critical, but they’re rarely covered in formal art education.

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Asked by implied - artists coming out of college · Answered by Matt Kress · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-05-09