Advice from artists who run businesses

Sustaining a creative practice while running a business is a tough juggle as an artist. We talk with those doing it for advice.
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As an artist trying to make ends meet, the option of full-time or part-time employment is often a necessity to sustain a creative practice. Many artists, however, take the challenge of bringing art and and income together and instead use their creative skills to build a business.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina