{"podcast":{"title":"The Professional Artist Podcast: Art Business Transformations","slug":"the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702","podcast_index_feed_id":7253702,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-professional-artist-podcast","website_url":"https://professionalartist.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FMAOuODnc-AQA2mpWSiu_i8gUvs5JCJSKAIvnnoTOHg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYjgx/ZjQ3MjE4YjdhNDFi/OGE2ODg0NDY2ZDdi/ODI0MS5qcGc.jpg","author":"P.A.A. - The Professional Artist Association","episode_count":53,"summary":"If you want to make it in the art world, talent is key - but so is mastering the business side. The Professional Artist Podcast is where fine artists and commerce meet. Co-hosts Miguel L. Mayher and Cristina Demiany guide visual artists through an audio gallery, exploring how to show and sell your art, land commissions, apply for artist grants, license your art, and much more. This is where your art career begins to grow. Miguel L. Mayher is the Director of Education at the Professional Artist Association. Previously, he worked with Google Arts & Culture, striking partnerships with national museums. He is also a Global Economic Symposium Young Fellow and a One Young World Ambassador. Cristina Demiany is a Senior Art Business Coach at the Professional Artist Association. She formerly served as Senior Program Manager at Sotheby’s Institute of Art and as Executive Director of the National Children’s Chorus. The Professional Artist Association is a global organization dedicated to providing real-world education for visual artists, including painters, sculptors, and fine art photographers.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:59.592091+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702"},"episode":{"title":"Gallery Owner Reveals the Sales System Most Artists Are Missing","slug":"gallery-owner-reveals-the-sales-system-most-artists-are-missing","published_at":"2026-05-12T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702/gallery-owner-reveals-the-sales-system-most-artists-are-missing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/344b1106","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/344b1106/97e66f6d.mp3","summary":"Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/free Join us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free. --- Do galleries and art sales really come down to luck… or are they built through systems and follow-through? In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, gallery owner, author, and Professional Artist Association Faculty member Jason Horejs is featured by the Professional Artist Association ( https://professionalartist.com/join ), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists. Jason has spent decades on the business side of the art world, helping artists understand how galleries actually work, how collectors make buying decisions, and why most artists lose opportunities simply by failing to follow up. In this deep dive, Jason breaks down how to approach galleries in a way that gets real responses, the follow-up systems most artists never implement, and how consistent communication turns interested viewers into long-term buyers and collectors. Rather than relying on chance, Jason explains how artists can create momentum through repeatable systems, broader exposure, and professional relationship-building. ” If you're looking for exposure, galleries should certainly be a consideration, and if you're not in galleries, you're missing out on the opportunity to have people who are seeking art see that work.” — Jason Horejs Timestamps 00:01 Introduction 01:47 Jason’s Core Message on Exposure 02:54 Galleries and the Internet as a Hybrid Career Strategy 03:41 Building Digital Portfolios and Using Email + Online Approaches 04:51 Gallery vs Direct-Sales Tension and How It Gets Managed 06:39 Benefits of Cultivated Audienc…","meta_description":"Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/free Join us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702/episodes/gallery-owner-reveals-the-sales-system-most-artists-are-missing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-professional-artist-podcast-art-business-transformations-7253702/gallery-owner-reveals-the-sales-system-most-artists-are-missing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}