The Problem with the Art World: An Artist’s A-Z Navigation Guide

Learn how to navigate the turbulent seas of the art world from acclaimed art advocate Brainard Carey.

In this succinct volume, author Brainard Carey, an artist with prestigious exhibitions like the Whitney Biennial under his belt, distills two decades of personal experience and over 1,900 interviews with artists and curators for Yale University Radio exploring the question of how to achieve, manage, and maintain art careers.

In The Problems in the Art World: An Artist’s A-Z Action Guide, Carey directly addresses the following key challenges every artist grapples with at some point:
A. The problem of commitment
B. The problem of getting recognition
C. The problem of a community
D. The problem with grants
E. The problem with money
F. The opportunities problem
G. The scam problem
H. The social media problem
And much more! With a shareable illustrated format for easily taking action, The Problems in the Art World is an A-Z guide on the best paths to take and the best choices to make to survive and thrive in the unpredictable art world.

Brainard Carey is an artist and frequent lecturer on professional development for artists. He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics, an online career development and support center for artists that provides educational materials as well as a community for artists and regularly brings in experts to talk about a variety of issues crucial to the development of an artist. Praxis Center also has ongoing lists of artist resources, including grants, exhibition opportunities, and more. As a working artist, he collaborates with his wife Delia Carey under the name Praxis; their work has been exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, and other venues around the world. He has written five books for artists. He also co-authors other books with Delia Carey who is a co-founder and co-director of Praxis Center. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.