Growing and fostering the career of a budding artist is a fantastic opportunity as well as a problem for art enterprises. It’s incredibly exciting and satisfying to see an artist’s career take off.

Katie McGowan left her tech job to pursue a full-time art career in April. She used contract work to fund her art business and validate market demand. Her tech skills helped automate processes, ...

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