There is a common perception that there is no money in art. This is mainly because of the popularity of some anecdotes on how artists only gain prestige and earn money when they die, the most famous of which is the story of Vincent Van Gogh. However, these kinds of stories are not applicable to other professions that involve art. This is because there are a number of professions that involve art, which can be very lucrative to those who practice them. This is especially true for those who receive formal training from art schools because the training they receive from these schools equip them with the tools they need to practice their skills in a commercial or company setting.

Professions in art

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We have all herd the phrase ‘the starving artist’ and that’s probably because artists employment has always been a little difficult to come by. Salaried jobs for the qualified and the lucky few who land the positions can be very good. But what about those artists who don’t make the final interview or even the Bohemian creatives who simply don’t want to be tied to a job?

Well there are the usual roots of selling your work in a gallery, setting up your own gallery or shop or working hard to find those rare but lucrative commissions.

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