Stay Motivated as an Artist: Do WHATEVER it takes!!

For many visual artists, staying motivated in their studio practice is an ongoing challenge. RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu explains the many hurdles visual artists face in terms of maintaining a lively studio practice. There are so many reasons it's easy to get discouraged: your grant application was rejected, your painting wasn't accepted into a juried exhibition, your artwork isn't selling, perhaps you are not finding the professional opportunities you are looking for. Prof Lieu provides concrete, actionable strategies that you can take to keep your motivation going as an artist.

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Opening
00:57 Motivational shifts after art school
03:46 Being an artist is exhausting
05:13 Struggles of being an artist
06:24 Every artist struggles with motivation
07:12 Better to be talked about negatively

08:30 Art can be a “second act”
09:14 Motivation is not easy
09:41 Motivation from a past art professor
12:06 Increase productivity
13:51 Passion does not equal motivation
14:39 Tedious parts of being an artist

15:29 Motivation ebbs & flows
16:16 Still life studies can be fun
16:47 Talk to artist friends
19:36 Try challenging exercises
24:29 Choose a subject that anchors you

25:44 Making art about pure emotion
29:18 Hold yourself accountable
32:35 Use emotions as motivation
37:47 Prof Lieu's Snail Mail Patreon reward
38:50 Regular commitments

44:56 There are artistic opportunities
45:41 Revisiting old artwork
46:33 Take breaks
54:46 Do whatever it takes

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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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Clara Lieu, Self-Portraits, Falling: http://claralieu.com/portfolio/falling-portraits/
Clara Lieu, Scars that Speak: http://claralieu.com/portfolio/scars-that-speak/
Chris Ofili: https://www.artsy.net/artist/chris-ofili
Bill Flynn: https://radioopensource.org/armed-chair-bill-flynns-seat-of-empire/

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