My one true passion in life is art. I've shifted careers more than once to bring me closer to having an art-related job. The dream is to make money just off of my art and I'd love to be my own boss.
I've had a fb page and Youtube channel for my artwork for over 7 years. More recently I've expanded into Instagram and Tiktok.
I have around 15k followers on fb, 3k subscribers on Youtube, and 2k followers on my new instagram. I've done tons of interviews on my work, gave speeches in different countries and get decent amount of shares and views (I do activism art for issues like anti-racism, colonialism, women empowerment etc).
Lately, it's become an obsession for me to find a way to make money off my art, whether that's reaching the monetization threshholds on Youtube or FB videos (which is still a long way off but getting there) or by becoming 'tiktok famous' or by starting to sell stickers of my artwork etc. My mind is always occupied trying to find ways to get more views and more subscribers.
I am afraid that this obsession will take away the joy and meaning I find in my art, but I'd like some sort of financial stability in terms of income. I'm never happy with all my great accomplishments, because even if I have an artwork that is really meaningful and is shared by thousands of people, it still feels like a failure because I'm not making money.
Do I keep going down this road? Is it worth it in the end? Do I let go of this dream of making it as an artist online, and perhaps get a a normal full-time job and keep art on the side?
Submitted July 11, 2020 at 10:20PM by PalestinianArtist244 https://ift.tt/2W5bVk3