Ask an artist

Q I’m an artist who’s been practising for about 10 years. I sell my work and consider it my full-time profession even though not all of my income comes from the sale of artwork (I supplement my income

The Ask an Artist podcast has been releasing episodes for over five years, with total downloads now exceeding 450,000. The podcast aims to assist and support working artists and makers with the admini

Q: Should I add my travel expenses onto my fee? What is standard practice? Absolutely, yes you should. If your fee for a commission is £500 but you’ve spent £100 on a train to get there, you have not

I knew at a very young age I was an artist. It was a calling for me. I was also fortunate to have a mentor in my teenage years; he was an accomplished artist and professor of art at a local college. H

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ESTHER I’m in the middle of another training block, but this one looks very different to the last one – and I feel it’s my duty to broadcast my resulting newfound knowledge: turns out, you don’t alway