About this episode

Matt McConnell discusses the biggest money mistake artists make and how to build a sustainable career.

Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/free Join us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free. --- What's the biggest money mistake keeping artists from building a sustainable career? In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast , sculptor and public artist Matt McConnell is featured by the Professional Artist Association ( https://professionalartist.com/join ), the world's fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists. For more than 25 years, Matt has built a career creating large-scale public art while learning the financial systems required to sustain a creative business. From budgeting complex commissions to pricing work with confidence, he's discovered that profitability starts long before a project begins. In this episode, Matt explains why undercharging is only part of the problem, how understanding your true costs changes the way you price your work, and how saying no to the wrong projects can ultimately make your business more profitable. " You have to decide that you are comfortable saying what something costs at risk…

People in this episode

Guest: Matt McConnell

Topics covered

• money mistakes
• sustainable career
• pricing art
• budgeting
• public art

Keywords

• money mistake
• sustainable career
• pricing
• budgeting
• public art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Professional Artist Association, Professional Artist

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