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    Category: Inspiration

    Crista shared Why Artists Share Their Art at New York art fair while interviewing artists about their work

    Why Artists Share Their Art

    There are so many reasons why it's important that artists share their work, and not just with collectors and art-world decision-makers.
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    Crista June 9, 2025
    Crista in an atelier visit and an interview with Cecile Lindfors where she revealed what it really means to inherit an artistic legacy

    Keeping an Artist’s Legacy: Atelier Visit with Cecile Lindfors

    I recently visited my friend Cecile Lindfors where she revealed what it really means to inherit an artistic legacy.
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    Crista May 28, 2025
    Crista talking about the calling and what it means for artists in the art world

    What It Means to Have a “Calling” as an Artist

    If you're reading this message, you've most probably heard the call to be an artist. But who's calling you?
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    Crista May 14, 2025
    Crista taliking in a studio in L'Académie des Arts d' Avignon talking about true confidence and how artists silence the critics within

    How Artists Silence the Critics Within

    There was something magical about getting lost in the narrow medieval streets of Avignon. What began as a simple search for lunch and a filming locati…
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    Crista May 6, 2025
    Crista break down the truth from the popular advice "Do what you love and the money will come..."

    Do What You Love and the Money Will Come

    Do what you love and the money will come...Sounds dreamy, right? But something's missing from this popular advice.
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    Crista April 11, 2025
    Crista talking about artists who had enough

    For Artists: I’ve Had Enough

    That voice in your head that sometimes whispers (or shouts) that you're not enough
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    Crista April 7, 2025
    Crista Cloutier talking about how every artists has an artist story

    It’s Your Job to Make an Artist

    "The job of an artist is to make an artist." What does that mean?
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    Crista April 1, 2025
    Jaune Quick-to-See Smith January 15, 19410-January 24, 2025

    Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Art was her drug of choice

    I want to share a story with you today about an extraordinary artist who changed my life and the lives of countless others - Jaune Quick-To-See Smith.
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    Crista March 19, 2025
    Crossed out "ART IS DEAD" with "YOU ARE DEAD" below

    When Artists Feel Rejection

    Every artist experiences rejection. Even artists who hit The Big Time. Even artists like you. Even artists like me.
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    Crista February 9, 2025
    Crista Cloutier talking about 4 Words That Changed This Artist’s Life (and Could Change Yours)

    4 Words That Changed This Artist’s Life (and Could Change Yours)

    I want to share a story with you - one that began with a barefoot teacher, a terrified young artist, and four simple words scribbled in a yearbook.
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    Crista December 31, 2024
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