Podcast appearances and mentions of clark hulings fund

James D. Balestrieri is the Clark Hulings Fund’s Writer-in-Residence. He is currently working on a new book on Hulings, Clark Hulings: Quantum Realist. Jim is the proprietor of Balestrieri Fine Arts, a consulting firm that specializes in catalogue research and arts writing, estate and collections management, and marketing and communications for museums and auctions. Jim has a BA from Columbia University, an MA in English from Marquette University, an MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon, and was a Screenwriting Fellow at the American Film Institute. He served as Director of J.N. Bartfield Galleries in New York for 20 years and has published over 150 feature essays and reviews in a wide variety of national arts publications. In this episode, Jim gives us an in-depth look at the themes of the upcoming Hulings book, and discusses how Clark Hulings’ career strategy applies to working artists today. Inspired by Hulings’ successes both within—and outside of—art tastemakers’ approval, Jim and Daniel question who gets to decide which artists matter, and how the canon does and does not serve the best interest of the arts, or artists. Hulings’ accomplishments, both as an artist and a small business owner, call to his deeper understanding of the dignity of work—from running a market stall to the act of making a living as a painter—as a way of belonging to the world. A Painter of Work“Clark Hulings was an American artist. A realist—in a way. He began his career as a very successful illustrator in the golden age of illustration.” “The thing that sets him apart is the subject that he found, chose, and made his life’s work. His life’s work is depicting work. Working people in working situations—whether they’re farmers, laborers, whether it’s an urban setting, a village setting, or a rural setting. What he captured was working people at work, doing what they do. And that sets him apart from almost any other American realist of that time.” “Lots of people associate Clark with Western Art. [...] But really, the number of paintings he did that could be considered Western or Southwestern is miniscule compared to the numbers of paintings he did in Mexico and Europe. So there’s a whole idea that Elizabeth [Hulings] and I have talked about, which is repositioning Clark Hulings as an American Artist, and indeed, an international artist.” “[Hulings] doesn’t really give you a story. They’re not narrative paintings. He moves his easel painting as far from illustration as you can imagine. You see these people working and you wonder what they’re thinking, and what they’re like, and what their inner lives are. But he gives them their privacy.” Travel Beyond Tourism“For Hulings, travel—and if you look at his paintings, you can see it—travel was a way for him to find places. I would use the word 'traditional places,' where the traditions of work and of life were on a long continuum. He seems to be very interested, not only in showing, ‘oh yeah, those women are washing clothes in a street today,’ but in showing that the place around them was a place that had been inhabited for a long time, so that what they were doing was on a long continuum of existence. A kind of deep time. And for those, you’ve got to travel.” “There's a whole tradition of travel painting where there are paintings of the famous places: paintings of Notre Dame, paintings of the Ponte Vecchio, paintings of this [or that]...That's not Clark Hulings is about. The first painting that really attracted me to his work is this https://www.clarkhulings.com/2021/body-and-soul-street-in-naples/ (small painting he did of Naples). And it's this narrow street. Narrow. You couldn't even get a car, one car down there, much less two. And there are deep shadows and the laundry is hanging across it. This is not the Amalfi Coast, this is not some famous resort.” “It's travel of a particular kind that really attracts him. In order to find the kinds of places that Clark Hulings wanted to find, you... Support this podcast

“I try to put everything, all of me, into the art.” Melissa Whitaker’s work—even for collaborations with corporate clients—is always her own. The post Stock Art Can Go to Hell: Corporate Art Without Compromise—Melissa Whitaker appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist advisor, Carolyn Edlund. Carolyn flips a lot of the concerns artists may have about growing their careers as a business into positive opportunities for full artistic expression. She teaches us to use tools you learn from the “survival” or day job and bring those lessons to sell your art to your art business. Then we dive deep into the ins and outs of a successful website including: uncluttered information, pictures of your gorgeous portfolio EVERYWHERE, price transparency, an FAQ page, and more!! Make it easy for people to buy your art. Grab your notepad and take some notes, then get out there and make it happen! "Know what you want so you can create a roadmap to get there.”- Carolyn Edlund Guest: Carolyn Edlund is the founder of ArtsyShark.com, a top ten art business blog publishing artist portfolio features and articles on art marketing, sales and business topics. She is also the former Executive Director of the Arts Business Institute, a non-profit that offers creative business solutions to artists and craftspeople. She is also the Sales and Events Director for The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists, dedicated to helping artists build strong, sustainable businesses.  Her background includes 20 years of experience running a production studio and selling her collection in the wholesale marketplace. https://www.artsyshark.com/ (https://www.artsyshark.com/) For more information on applying to Superfine Art Fair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit http://www.superfine.world/ (www.superfine.world ) IG: https://www.instagram.com/artsy_shark/?hl=en (@artsy_shark) IG: https://www.instagram.com/superfineartfair/?hl=en (@superfineartfair) Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander Mitow Executive Producer/Producer : Kelsey Susino Written by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille Audio Edited by: Federico Soler Fernandez

“There is no one who can replace you in knowing what you want and telling your story.” Carolyn Edlund on success in tough times, and how the CHF Conference can help. Part II/II The post Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 2—Carolyn Edlund appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Sales Strategy expert Carolyn Edlund discusses how artists can succeed during uncertain times and invites you to The Virtualize Your Art Career™ Conference Oct 19-30. Part I/II. The post Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 1—Carolyn Edlund appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

The Virtual Edition of The Santa Fe Indian Market offers an atmosphere of delight and awe at a time when most of us are cooped up in our own worlds of social distance. The post Selling Art in The New Normal: Marketplace, Native Communities, and Virtual Reality appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“It takes years of putting lots of lines in the water.” Pop artist Ashley Longshore discusses guts, strategy, and other lessons learned as a leading artist-entrepreneur. The post Build Your Own Future With Or Without The Establishment appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

It’s a timely moment to hear from Cornelia Carey and Carrie Cleveland from CERF+, a leading nonprofit focused on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods nationwide. The post Lockdown: Artists Double Down on Building Robust Businesses and Self-Help Networks appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“It was a total mind-shift this year. There is a market for what I want to do, and I am selling. There are buyers for the subject matter that I want to paint.” The post These Artists Graduated Training But are Entrepreneurs for Life appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

CHF data analysts Lily Dulberg and Daniel DiGriz prove in the Report on the Working Artist that the secret ingredient for artists’ success is entrepreneurial training. The post Data Science in the Arts: Report on the Working Artist—Lily Dulberg appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Certainly the jobs that are going to go last are going to be the ones that require people to creative problem-solve and come up with unique new ideas.” The post Infiltrate the Business World in the Name of Art—Noah Scalin appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“The arts are not just an amenity, they’re a critical function of society and a part of the fabric of social, cultural, and also economic life and livelihood for our country.” The post Artists Are Solving Atomic-Level Problems—Cyndi Conn appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“With the advent of Modernism, there was this idea that training would ruin your creativity.” The post Classical Skills for Modern Art Careers: The Case for Training and Tradition—Mandy Theis appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“The challenge was to make [the goal] so scary and big that you can never accomplish it, and I'm making small steps towards that.” The post Fearlessly Take On The Big Daddy Ugly Goal—Willy Bo Richardson appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“I think people who know what their values are...know what their values are! So yes, they're trading, yes they're ‘sacrificing,’ but what they don't trade off is what they value.” The post If You Build It, They Will Ignore It. Unless…—Mary McBride appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“When you decide what you want to do, you become more intentional about what you choose to do.” The post Tighten Your Sales Strategy, Then Refuse to Compromise—Donna Lee Nyzio appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"If you don’t file a copyright application in a timely fashion you pay a very, very significant price. […] Artists really need to copyright their works I would say, immediately." The post Lock Down Your Rights to Your Own Art—Emily Danchuk, Esq. appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“If you always give more than you ask, then networking is effective.” The post Make the Gig Economy Work for You—Angela Heath appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“There are so many platforms now for an artist living in obscure or out-of-the way places to get their work out and be seen.” The post Get to Emerging Artist Status and Beyond—Bonnie Clearwater appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

This is an in-depth and longer format episode. It's the first interview I have shared and it's a good one. Carolyn Edlund is a wealth of art marketing savvy advice. Her website, Artsy Shark is consistently ranked among the Top Ten Art Blogs. She recently took a new position working for the Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists and we spend some time discussing the great work that the organization is doing for the artist community. And of course, she had plenty of solid advice and excellent thoughts to share, from marketing strategies to website best practices. Get out your pen and paper. You will want to take notes! Enjoy!

Kristin makes work at the intersection of art and science that connects us to the “extraordinary, strange beauty of the natural world.” The post Leverage Your Non-Art Expertise for a Career Blueprint—Kristin LeVier appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Make sure you’re always retaining the rights to the work. If someone is asking you to sign the rights, there’s a problem. Because we are asking permission to use it; not to own it.” The post Get Your Art Into Hotels and Corporate Spaces—Rachel Berg appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“I consider myself a business owner, and my business is art. So I know that I’m running a business, and every artist that I know that’s making money is doing it the same way.” The post Identify Pivotal Opportunities for Business Growth – Nadia Fairlamb appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"The tipping point in my business was being able to educate people about why what I'm doing is different." The post Generate Powerful Publicity: A Sistine Chapel Mindset – Todd Scalise appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Your art practice will change; it’s absolutely necessary to plan for it. I don’t want to hustle to find rent money when I’m 80!" The post Leverage Your Creative Skills to Improve Your Finances – Christina Empedocles appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"The thing that trips students up the most is embracing that a commercial approach to art is OK." The post Build a Brand That Gets a Response – Jenny Darroch appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Creatives can, and should, own the companies that creatives work at---creative people are uniquely suited to understand opportunities and problems and therefore develop solutions for market opportunities.” The post How Creative Entrepreneurs Build Investment Capital – Alice Loy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Having one-on-one face time with an artist is what the viewer wants, it’s a good way to sell art and look at art.” The post Do Art Fairs Pay Off? – Ray Beldner appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"It doesn’t matter what your art is, if your intention is to earn a living from it and thrive in your art, that proposal will help you figure out how you’re going to get there.” The post How to Grow Your Customer Base and Increase Sales – Steve Pruneau appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

It’s been an evolution to be a professional artist, and it’s taken me a long time to get here....I’m coming around to really seeing this as not only what I do, but my lifestyle and my income.” The post Engage New Sales Avenues to Increase Art Income – Aaron Laux appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"The best way to learn business is to start doing it." The post Identify Product-Market Fit for Entrepreneurial Success – Arree Chung appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Successful people say 'Yeah, I failed, but I did learn, and this is how I’ll apply it to the next thing I do.'" The post The Learned Skills of Successful Entrepreneurs – John Furth appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"One has to focus on strategy instead of tactic: tactic is the thing you’re going to do, strategy is the plan of how you’ll get respect, get well-known and get people to buy your work." The post What Independent Publishing Can Teach Visual Artists – Eric Rhoads appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"There is a shame around making money off of swag or reproductions or something else that isn’t art---but that is making money off of art." The post Why Are You Working for Free? Examining Arts Labor – Alexis Clements appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Art is a cool business---it's the only one I know where the customer often buys dinner.” The post How to Collaborate with Museums – Seth Hopkins appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

They’re not separate at all---the market and museum---there are galleries now where there’s very little work in the exhibition that’s for sale. They’re publishing books and ‘competing’ with museums. The lines are becoming blurrier and some of that is positive." The post Best Practices to Engage With Curators – Dr. Catherine Futter appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"I don’t mind letting people see the process and where I go wrong, that’s part of the creative process and what people are interested in." The post How to Meet Stakeholder Demands – Holly Van Hart appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"I see a lack of confidence standing in people's way, they don't trust what they're thinking, they don't trust what they're painting, and as soon as they get a little confident I see a huge change." The post Find the Best Representation for Your Art – Stephanie Birdsall appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Every day something new happens in the world and art is really primed to look at those global changes and shifts." The post Translate Social Media to Sales – Gregg Chadwick appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"An artist recently said this to me about success: ‘You really just keep doing what you feel you need to be doing and if you do it long enough people believe it too’." The post On Selling Tools of the (Art) Trade – Ron Whitmore appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"When you’re younger, it’s fun to get that pat on the back, but you learn quickly that a pat on the back doesn’t pay the mortgage." The post Control How Your Art Business is Perceived – Maria Brophy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“I’m no Salvador Dalí, but I have built enough of a market that now I can start to work on leaving a legacy.” The post Create Your Own Success – Dean Mitchell appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Average people were very afraid to walk into galleries. Affordability became the key. You didn’t feel the intimidation.” The post How to Find Your Audience – Mary Ann Weems appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Sometimes they [artists] think earning money, charging for their work, is not something they want to do. They feel embarrassed to do so. It's an attitude, I have no idea where it begins, but a lot of artists just look at the word ‘money’ and see a four letter word.” The post Beyond Arts Education: Why Artists Need Business Training – Betsy Ehrenberg appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“As an artist, you need to be as prolific as you can because you will need a body of work to solidify your situation.” The post Manage a Successful Art Career – Dan Anthony appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Documentation is a very important part of the object and the care of collections.” The post Art Collections Management: Caring for Your Collection – Maura Kehoe Collins appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Young people need to have that experience and the effects can be dramatic over a lifetime. Experiencing an artwork in person is so much different than seeing it on a phone." The post Student Curated Art Collections: A New Way to Experience Art – James Kitchen appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“I think living artists should be very optimistic that there's still a healthy appetite for art... It's just occurring in different ways.” The post Recognizing the Legacies of Overlooked Artists – Peter Trippi appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Many of the things that people approach in business - when they're talking about a business plan or return on investment - they're really talking about similar things to what happens in art.” The post Between Creativity and Commerce: Art Thinking – Amy Whitaker appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Artists need to ask themselves, “What do I need to support myself and my family and my art business in the way that I'm accustomed to or want to and what it's going to take for me to get that?” The post Balancing Art, Life, and Business – Aletta de Wal appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Business has a hard time understanding the arts, so… I'm advocating for the professionalizing, that within the organization, the artist is seen just as professional as the accountant, just as professional as the director and the other typical roles…” The post Economics of the Art Market – Neil Ramsay appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“It's important that an artist be involved in showing their work and takes ownership of what he makes rather than have somebody else take over his business.” The post Playing Your Art Forward – Sabin Howard appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“As an artist, you're a small business owner and you're in charge, you're the boss, and you have to manage that like any other small business would be managed. You have to keep your books organized, plan for big expenses, and plan for investing in those big projects.” The post The Long-Term Art Career – Ryan S. Brown appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Artists have never had more opportunities to advocate on their own behalves, to get their work out there, to talk about what's behind it, to talk about themselves as artists.” The post Create A Thriving Art Business – Alan Bamberger appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

The Business Accelerator Program allowed me to “discover how applicable a lot of those strategies would be for promoting my personal work as well.” The post Make Your Art Economically Viable – Elizabeth Corkery appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“I think we make better art because we're really truthful with each other, and we can tell each other exactly how we feel something is being read or how it gets taken.” The post Project Management: An Impressionistic Art Form – Ghost of a Dream appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“There’s no substitute for seeing it live, looking at the texture, looking at the brush strokes, being able to really examine the work.” The post Anyone Can Be a Collector of Original Works – Shannon Robinson appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Mastering the business side of art is “a completely different scale from what you're doing in the studio, but it's essential.” The post Make Your Art Career Sustainable – Carla Crawford appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Create what you love but balance that with what will also sell” The post Never Settle in Your Art Career – Felicia van Bork appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

An artist should think of it as a challenge to connect with people, tell their story, and get an audience excited about the project. The post Professionalize Your Studio Practice with Business Training – Cristina DiChiera appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Exhibition is about “Seeing the world through the physicality of language and bringing the presence of experience into play through language.” The post Taking the Plunge to Become a Working Artist – Leslie Hirst appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Etsuko's interview offers an insightful look into public art commissions, the importance of vetting galleries before you work with them, and how to tackle brand management even as your career evolves. The post Maintaining Momentum in an Evolving Art Career – Etsuko Ichikawa appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“The creative legacy is not necessarily an issue of résumé, but about the creative spirit itself shown through your works." The post Preserve Your Artistic Legacy – Jennifer Cohen appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

“Collectors have a vested interest in supporting the work of The Clark Hulings Fund because what goes around comes around in the collecting world.” The post Collector: Steward of the Arts – Tim Newton appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Artists need a platform to market and brand their skills as potentially both experts and instructors. The post Creating and Teaching Hand in Hand – Carolyn (Charlie) Bogusz & LaVonne Ewing appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Vanessa Diaz reimagines architectural pieces to distort conventional perceptions of how rooms and physical spaces should be used. The post Artist as CEO – Vanessa Diaz appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Those that produce the work are often the least in control of what happens to that work." The post Planning for Residencies, Shows, and Travel – Lauren Frances Adams appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Large-scale artist Molly Dilworth explains the challenges of both producing such works and operating the professional side of the business for scale. The post Setting Up an Art Business for Scale – Molly Dilworth appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Most artists never talk about business and, as a result, most artists never make a living from their art." The post Becoming a Five-Day-a-Week Artist – Robert C. Jackson appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Color within the lines and you get pigeonholed; cross media and genres, and they don't know where to put you." The post The Catch-22: Mixing Media & Crossing Genre – Cheryl Gross appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Gonzalo's comments on the role of the artist in an emigre environment (and in general) are fascinating. The post Art and The Politics of Geography – Gonzalo Fuenmayor appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"When people sheared sheep 100 years ago, it wasn't just work, it was their life; work wasn't a separate thing." Art and business are like that. The post No Separation Between Work and Life – Laura Petrovich-Cheney appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Being serious about your business as an artist is more than paperwork; it's also mindset. The post Serious Business: Marketing Your Art in a Flat World – Bette Ridgeway & Sue Roderick appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Building your brand without sacrificing your craft requires both finding your public and going deep into the artist. The post Stripping Down to Your Soul and Selling Art Like Hotcakes – Jane Robinson appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

"Anyone with a genuine interest at any economic level can acquire a collection." The post More Wall Space: The Collector’s Journey To Connoisseurship – Stephen Zimmerman appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Frank makes it his mission to bring innovation and community building to all aspects of the Arboretum’s programming and operation. The post Art Curation and Curriculum – Frank Juliano appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Waiting until the future to think about the future is a mistake. The post Planning the Future of Your Art – Kristin Gary appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Carolyn's emphasis on the lifestyle of the artist as one of glamour and freedom is insightful and balanced by the call for creating a skill set to further one's deepest professional aspirations. The post The Enviable Lifestyle of the Working Artist – Carolyn Edlund appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Tim helps us understand what it's like being a visual artist in a photographic world and how to leverage relationships and write effective grant proposals to obtain funding. The post Funding the Well Defined Art Project – Tim Kennedy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Brandon helps us understand how, exactly, one "makes it" in business as an artist. The post “Making It” as an Artist in Business – Brandon Kralik appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

In this episode, Philip talks about the significance of genre/style for an artistic career, and the business end (selling things) via galleries and dealers. The post Genre Boundaries, Gallery Opportunities – Philip Koch appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Elaine provides insights on the types of financial decisions that directly impact the purity of one's art! The post Impact of Financial Literacy on Artistic Purity – EG Luttrull appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

It's OK to suffer for our art, but we don't want it to make others suffer. The post Estate Planning for Artists and Collectors – Jim Grace appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

John's solution takes the worry and hassle out of cataloging a visual artist or art collector's works/collection, while providing solid financial intelligence and even heat-map based location maps. The post Artwork Archive for Artists & Collectors – John Feustel appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

P.A. Nisbet answers questions about the fundamental tension between being effective as an artist and effectiveness of growing and marketing a body of salable work. The post Competitive Strategy for Working Artists – PA Nisbet appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Meredith helps us understand what goes into managing large scale art projects. The post Project Management for Artists – Meredith Bergmann appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

In this episode, Elizabeth explains how to change the culture by funding, training, connecting, and equipping working artists. The post Creating the Middle Class Artist – Elizabeth Hulings appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

Shannon helps us understand how art communities are built and economies grow by funding and training the working artist. The post Growing an Economy with Artist Entrepreneurs – Shannon Linker appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

In this episode, Watie reveals the inside realities of treating your art as a business rather than a martyrdom. The post The “Lurid Truths” of the Working Artist – Watie White appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

This duo reveals the keys to their longevity as an art/business team and the secrets of C.W.'s reach and fame as a visual artist. The post Art on Your Own Terms – C.W. & Rebecca Mundy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.