Why is now a better time than ever to build a successful art business?

Never in the history of selling art has there been a better time to achieve success. Technology adoption has been dramatically accelerated, particularly due to recent global events. The art industry, while perhaps late compared to other industries like music, video delivery, and transportation, is now on a fast track to disruption. What would have taken seven or eight years of evolution has been condensed into a much shorter timeframe. As a result, you have more power as an individual artist, fewer gatekeepers controlling access to buyers, and a clear path forward. The conditions for building a direct-to-consumer art business are simply better than they’ve ever been before.

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Asked by general audience · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2020-08-05