Success in the visual arts, no matter how you define it, comes more readily to artists who manage their careers professionally. There is a particular knowledge deficit and few resources in the community of Canadian visual artists to guide their professional development.

This book looks at the key components of small business theory and discusses them in the context of a creative skills-based small business - the self employed Canadian visual artist or craftsperson.

Artist Survival Skills will motivate and assist Canadian visual artists seeking to increase the percentage of their income that comes from their artistic practice.

“The best resource book for visual artists I have seen." Cindy McPherson, BA, MBA, Instructor of Marketing Management, BCIT

All you need to know to establish a visual art career with successful sales with a particular concern for:

• Pricing

• Marketing

• Insurance

• Representation

• Health and Safety

• Copyright

• Taxation