The Thriving Artist Podcast

Aaron Laux is an artist who makes 100% of his income from his art—a rarity in the profession. In this episode, Aaron and podcast host Daniel DiGriz discuss Aaron’s business model and the Business Accelerator Program. A recent graduate of the fellowship’s first year, Aaron explains how he expanded his business to explore and utilize more avenues of sale. Listen to the 45-minute episode for Aaron’s ideas on the new and emerging art world models that favor working artists.On Accelerator and Business Development“Being able to wear two different hats and switch back and forth between different ways of thinking—it’s something that I wasn’t doing when I was young; I was more focused on the art and the adventure.”“What’s been great about this whole process is creating a momentum which involves all of the Fellows, and the ongoing evolution of business concepts.”“My goals have evolved. I was at a transition point, and Accelerator pointed me in the direction of other avenues of sale and different approaches; f