The Poor Poet, and starving artists? Is this 200 hundred year old painting and idea impacting you as an artist and your financial situation in the current day. Check our discussion on the topic below and see where this may be impacting you and your business.

As part of ongoing series we will continue our revies of Art Business podcasts. Life of an Artrepreneur, is a weekly podcast hosted by Becca, a UK based wildlife portrait artist. Follow our review, to see what value you may draw from this short weekly podcast.

Podcasts are becoming a core format for sharing ideas knowledge and experience for more and more people. This includes art business creatives, and Department45 will be spending time to review a range of different podcasts to help you find those that can help you in your art business journey. Finding those that have experience, knowledge and advice to provide, and seeing whos worth a follow.

Social Media is just one great source of information and ideas on how to run an art business. As with all sources we need to understand who is out there, what are they saying and do they provide value to me as a consumer. We do a quick review of a small sample of different creators on Instagram, and suggest who to follow and what may be worth considering when finding influencers that you may want to follow or avoid.

Start with Why by Simon Sinek, is an expansion on the world famous and widely watched Ted talk from 2008.

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We all have been in the situation where we have had a project, idea, appointment or similar that we knew wasn´t worth the time money or effort to see through. But we still went we still did the thing. What are the best ways to learn to walk away before we put more time money and effort into bad ideas. Lets explore.

The creative way is another book about small business for artists and creatives, which we are reviewing in our ongoing series of popular art business books. By Rick Rubin , we will give our unbais and honest opinion on the content of this book and see if it can provide value to you

if you´re going to markets as a vendor and have to make the decision on what markets are worth your time and money, you should give some though to what they provide. Our article here gives details and ideas of what questions to ask and what information the market facilitator should be providing you with.

Our review series of highly recommended Art Business books with the Artist Way by Julia Cameron. This is not just a book but a whole methodolgy that spans a wide range of books and topics. Is it worth the investiment and what is good about it? find out more in our review.

is getting paid when you sell a struggle, are you wondering what are the best methods and curious about your options, for your next market or growing stall? Lets explore the options and develop a plan for how to have the best options at the right cost and scale for your business.

Review of Artist Freedom Formula by Lloyd Coenen, by Department 45.

Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon.

Department 45 sat with Mariana of Malga Ceramic design for the first day of the April 5th Mercado CraftsDesign Market in Jardim de Estrela, Lisboa.

This is a review of our experience of that market day.

Understanding your business, through math, get a headstart with our article on small business metrics.

Art Inc. by Lisa Congdon is one of the most commonly recommended books when looking for books on art business. We´ve read it and looked to see what the value is and where it is. Read our review here.

Do you have goals for your small business? Why is it important?

Book Review of Future-Proof Your Business, by Tom Cheesewright.