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Is your art a hobby or a business (from the archives)

Three ways to know whether you are really in the arts business or just kidding yourself about your hobby.
2 Mar 2020
John Paul Fischbach

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Sometimes our arts practice is a business. Sometimes our arts practice is a hobby. Occasionally our arts business is a hobby masquerading as a business.

There are a few ways to tell which of these categories most accurately describes your arts practice.

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John Paul Fischbach
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John Paul Fischbach is the CEO, Founder & Chief Alchemist of the Auspicious Arts Incubator Australia’s only incubator specifically dedicated to helping independent artists and small – medium arts organisations get the confidence, marketing and business skills needed to thrive in the marketplace.

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