Point Z
January 15th, 2008 admin
Here we are in a New Year and people are expressing their goals. Do you ever think about your goals as an artist? Ever think about where you want to take your art, or where you want your art to take you?
From conversations I’ve had with artists it seems that few think like this. Few artists plan out their artistic career the same way people do with careers in other fields. I believe it would make sense for an artist to put some thought into their art career. To create some goals and start to make a plan to accomplish those goals. Imagine yourself standing on Point “A.” What would Point “Z” be for you? For example mine could be “I will make a living writing about artists and the arts.”
Now I have Point A and Point Z. After having a start and an end I can begin working on the steps in between. (More on that later.)
What is your Point Z?
- I will publish a novel.
- I will have a solo show in a gallery.
- I will have a photograph published in a magazine.
- I will headline a show at Red Rocks.
You get the idea. If you have dreamed about such things take the next step and write down the goal in an affirmative “I will” voice. That is a good simple way to start working on your goals as an artist.
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