Thank You to Matthew Kocanda and Lix Hewett for their time and honest insights! Check out their art in the links below:

Matthew Kocanda: http://matthew-kocanda.com/

Lix Hewett: http://design.lixhewett.com/

*Scroll down for artist career resources and episode time stamps!

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Resources (mentioned in the show):

• 2013 Guardian Article by Emily Browne - 10 Things About Being an Artist that Art Teachers Don't Tell You: http://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/feb/21/10-things-art-teachers-wont-teach-you
   
• Teresita Fernandez Speech:
  http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/12/29/teresita-fernandez-commencement-address/
  
  
• 2014 Report published by Susan Jahoda, Blair Murphy, Vicky Virgin, and Caroline Woolard (BFAMFAPhD): Artists Report Back:
  http://bfamfaphd.com/#topic-reports

Resources (not mentioned in the show)

Online Resources:

• YouTube Video by Paul Klein: 
  Paul Klein on How to Succeed as an Artist
  
  
• The Art Career Project Website
  http://www.theartcareerproject.com/art-as-a-career/
   
• The Bureau of Labor Statistic's Occupational Outlook Handbook Webpage on Artist and Design Jobs:
  https://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/home.htm
   
• 2013 Article by Brenden Gallagher - The Best Day Jobs for Aspiring Artists and Other Creative Types
  http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/11/best-day-jobs-for-aspiring-artists/

Amazon Books about Art as a Career:
(*Note: I have not read these but they both have 4.5 Ratings)

• ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber
  
  
• Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist by Lisa Congdon

Podcasts about Being an Artist:

• Artists Helping Artists (Leslie Saeta)
• Artists at A-Mill (Steve)
• Savvy Painter (Antrese Wood)
• How to Sell Art (Cory Huff)

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Episode Segment Time Stamps

1:51 - How to Tell if Pursuing Art is Worth It?

5:00 - Different Industries that employ artists

7:24 - Facts about Artists in the Real World

10:07 - Matthew and Lix's Thought on Art School and Self-Training

14:47 - Interview Segment - Lix's Story

21:07 - Finding Work Post-College - Matthew's Thoughts

26:04 - Pricing Your Work - Lix's Thoughts

27:52 - Work Schedule / Management - Matthew and Lix

31:27 - Final Thoughts from Lix and Matthew

35:57 - In a Nutshell - Key Points