The Thriving Artist Podcast

Shannon Linker is VP of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and is liaison on arts issues with organizations throughout Indianapolis. She also directs the Arts Council’s contemporary fine art Gallery – Gallery 924. In this episode of The Thriving Artist podcast, Shannon helps us understand how art communities are built and economies grow by funding and training the working artist. Topics include:How are arts councils faring with slimmer budgets and fewer galleriesThe crucial distinction between an art market and an art communityHow funding individual artists (not just arts organizations) impacts a communityHow working artists begin to thriveCritical blind spots and needed business skills that challenge working artistsThe artist as small business owner (accounting, copyright, legal issues, contracts)The stigma behind art as a businessHow arts councils facilitate collaboration between artists and art industry professionals (as well as the organization itself)For the artist: ingredients of effective art exhibitions