Where will the right goals take your art career? Photo courtesy of Sarah Z. Short.
When you set smart goals, you get smart results.
Based on Artwork Archive's experience working with thousands of artists, collectors, and arts organizations worldwide, establishing clear inventory goals is one of the most effective steps toward building a sustainable, long-term art practice.
Asking yourself what really matters to you about your art inventory will provide you with clarity about how you get there, and give you new ideas you can explore in your art career. When you begin an archive of your work, do you want to just get started photographing your artworks? Do you want to create a complete catalogue raisonné for your art practice? Do you want to track your locations, or your contacts, or your artworks to increase sales and exposure?
So before you dive into creating your art inventory, you first need to set clear goals—and we’ve developed the perfect way for you to do that.
In these worksheets, drawn from our Active Archive Workbook, you’ll create S.M.A.R.T. goals: that means the goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. The worksheets let you take your core motivation and define what success looks like for you in practical terms by setting a clear, measurable goal for your art inventory. Let's set your goals.
Download the S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Artists Worksheet
Setting a concrete goal helps turn the broad idea of “getting organized” into a focused, achievable outcome. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done, you will identify a specific milestone you can work toward, track, and complete.
Want to get more expert guidance on setting goals and building an archive of your artwork that will support your practice? Sign up for the Active Archive Workshop, our free, week-long series of online lessons, so that you can get the full archiving workbook and daily tips right in your inbox.
