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So You’re An Artist. Now What?

By Crista Cloutier | November 30, 2020

  So you’ve taken the jump and chosen to be an artist. Now what? Where’s the fabulous gallery opening in…

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Crista Cloutier looking through camera

How To Sell Your Photographs

By Crista Cloutier | May 24, 2017

I once had an art gallery that showed a lot of photographic work and I also ran a studio where…

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photos at the roden crater

There was only one thing to do. We broke in.

By Crista Cloutier | May 24, 2017

At the extraordinary James Turrell exhibition at Pace London, I felt as if I was falling back in time. I’ve…

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A black and white picture of hands holding a round item with text at the bottom saying "I am an artist"

I Am An Artist

By Crista Cloutier | December 3, 2025

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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Crista in her studio asking ‘Do you believe in magic?’ during an art business lesson

Artists, Have You Forgotten How To Believe In Magic?

By Crista Cloutier | October 21, 2025

Do you ever wonder where the magic went? That spark you used to feel when you created. The magic is…

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Crista holding her certificate from the French Academy for her arts and culture recognition

The roomful of artists…

By Crista Cloutier | October 16, 2025

I’m so honored to share something extraordinary that happened last Saturday in Paris: I received the Gold Medal from the…

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Crista with French Academy of Arts, Letters & Sciences logo

Gold Medal of Honor from the French Academy of Arts, Letters & Sciences

By Crista Cloutier | September 17, 2025

Something I never thought I’d write to you…and yet. That little girl, that worn-out woman, the doubter who sometimes wonders…

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Crista teaching Courageous Artists on Zoom about creative mindset

Courageous Art: How Artists Move Culture in Hard Times

By Crista Cloutier | September 10, 2025

Even if you don’t see your own artwork as political, I believe that beauty itself can be a radical statement.…

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Crista in a London park talking about art history insights for artists

These Two Words Changed Art History

By Crista Cloutier | August 19, 2025

These two words changed art history. I filmed a short video for you right from Russell Square, where the story…

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Crista with her three creative friends in a Provence artist community

When The Universe Gives You a Creative Family

By Crista Cloutier | August 12, 2025

This creative family wasn't something I planned or networked my way into. It was something The Universe gifted me when…

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Crista in a lavender field sharing what makes a real working artist

What Makes Someone An Artist?

By Crista Cloutier | August 6, 2025

What makes someone an artist? What makes you a real artist isn't what you think.

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Hands leafing through artworks with a wing drawing on top from The Working Artist Academy

When Money Became My Teacher

By Crista Cloutier | July 16, 2025

I was doing this exercise where I imagined having a conversation with Money. As I sat there, listening to what…

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