Where do you see yourself artistically or creatively a year from now? Having one year goals is so critically important. In fact, I felt so strongly about my one year goals that I begged Jen Kiaba to allow me to come up with her October blogging challenge. My perspective on my one year goals shifted when I became deeply invested in piecing together my Sony Alpha Female Creator-In Residence grant application. Spending two weeks and over 90 hours working on my application allowed me to examine my goals realistically. The majority remained the same but I came to terms with making finances a priority versus dreaming of studio space.
Where do I see myself ONE year from now?
(Dated 10/24/18)
Art:
– 50 composite pieces in my portfolio. I currently have 26, which means that 2 pieces need to be created per month to remain on task
– Be in a gallery in New York
– Have an exhibition of my Mrs. Death Portraits
– Be in 12 exhibitions (group and solo)
– Take a pottery, a voice lessons or a mixed media class
– Design my first costume and set and photograph it
– Commissioned for my first paid fine art portrait
– Be more involved in the Denver Art Community (attend events + network with gallery owners + support my artist peers)
Money:
– Sale of my first 20×20 limited edition print
– Patreon: Make at least $10/mo
– Income of $500/mo
Business:
– Be an official business
– Be represented by a gallery
– Accepted into Archangel and Trevillion
– Book outline
– Teach my first class
– Be on my 1st podcast
– Have a mentor/business coach who specializes in Art businesses
I believe that having one year goals is so important. Last November, I began mapping out my goals for 2018 and after reading The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone I was completely fired up! I wrote out all of my 10x Goals in a blog and went to work. Granted, I let some goals fall by the wayside but I learned that I was on track to accomplish 3 of my biggest goals (highlighted below. Prior to reading the 10X Rule, I just wanted to be in one gallery but I’ve technically showed my work 10 times (if we count the Denartket)
Art
– Make at least $1000 in sales in 2018
– Be featured in 10 galleries
Spectra: Colorado Vibes Vol. 2
Spectra: 420 after pARTy
RAW: MAGNIFY
Core New Art Space “Black and White” show
35th All Colorado Show
WideOpen: Excellence in Photography
Industrious (Boulder)
Hostel Fish (November)
Emote: Cape Cod (November)
– 1000 followers on Instagram
– Create 24 composite images
– Teach 10 classes
– Lecture (I count Jen Kiaba’s Q&A call with me!)
– Finish my 1st draft of my book
Health & Fitness
– Go down to 20% body fat and schedule a portrait shoot
Personal Growth
Read 24 books (currently on book 19 of 24)
The photo above is from my first art exhibit “Spectra: Colorado Vibes Vol. 2” back in March 2018
So what would happen if we set our one years goals and actually went for them? I believe in the power of written intent. I can’t remember the last time I read ONE BOOK (it’s been a few YEARS). I haven’t been in an art gallery since my senior thesis exhibition IN college (2007) and I had never made a single dollar from my art before this year (I am not counting commercial photography in this equation).
Sometimes, our own lists can be really daunting and we need to categorize them by priority. If I had to pick my absolute top three goals from my new list they would be:
– 50 composite pieces in my portfolio
– Be in 12 exhibitions (group and solo)
– Sale of my first 20×20 limited edition print
Do you have a list of your one year goals? Share them with me below.
I am also super proud to share this blog on the same topic from one of my creative peers:
As well as Heather’s journey as an artist with non-visible disabilities
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