Tag: art career

Your Portfolio Isn’t Just for One Kind of Viewer Your art portfolio is more than a digital flipbook of pretty things. It’s your handshake, your voice, your invitation into a world only you can build. But here’s the curveball, every person who stumbles across your work sees it with different eyes. A gallery owner might zero in on technique, a buyer might search for connection, and a fellow artist might look for experimentation. How do you cater to all these minds without losing your own artistic soul? That’s the tricky part.…

What’s This Portfolio Actually For? Let’s be real, figuring out how long your portfolio should be is a bit like packing for a trip. Too little and it feels like you’re underprepared, too much and it becomes a hassle to carry. The truth? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. It all depends on where your portfolio’s going and who’s flipping through it. Are you applying for a residency, a grant, or finally updating that website your cousin’s been nagging you about since 2022? Every opportunity has its own expectations, and that changes the…