How do you actually build a successful career as an artist?
ARIE founder Celia Lees sits down with ARIE Academy’s Beck Pearson for an honest conversation about building a career in art — from how Celia got started to the decisions, opportunities and lessons that have shaped her success.
No overnight-success story. No magic formula. Just a real conversation about what it actually takes to build a career around your art.
Celia shares how her career began, what the early years really looked like, and the things she believes have made the biggest difference along the way.
We talk about finding your own path as an artist, getting your work seen, building confidence, creating opportunities, navigating the business side of art and what Celia would do differently if she were starting again today.
Most importantly, we talk about the question so many artists have: what actually separates the artists who manage to build a career from the ones who stay stuck trying to figure it all out?
That’s exactly why we created ARIE Academy.
ARIE Academy is our four-month business school for artists, designed to take you from I want to make this work to having the foundations, tools and confidence to build a real business around your art.
We cover everything from defining your artistic identity and positioning, to building your online presence, marketing your work, growing an audience and, ultimately, selling your art.