Project Plan
Aim
Can I earn a living with Art?
I want to experience earning money and maintaining life with Art.
Objective
Balance the needs of living and principle of making Art.
Experience how to survive after graduation from Bachelor of Art.
Try to understand the difficulties of selling Art and try to solve them.
Answer the question, why we will be starved if doing Art?
Reason
Doing art ＝ being poor?
Do artists need other jobs to earn a living?
Should artists avoid talking about money?
Duration
From March to May in 2015
How to Earn Money
I sold Artworks on streets, flea markets & internet.
Content of Works
Paintings and drawings are extended from my Higher Diploma Fine Art Graduation work Curtain.
Target of money earned
Tuition Fee is my each month target and it is $ 6783.3/month.
Sale in the internet 
I develop pages on facebook and Instagram to share and sell my artworks.
I made a blog to record my works and projects, but it takes time to build up and be noticed.
There is no work sold via three online platforms.
Profit
| Income | Cost | ||
| Painting B5
Painting B4 Drawing A2 Total |
$700
$800 ＋ $300
$1800 |
Transport fee
1ts vending 2nd vending 3rd vending 4th vending 5th vending 6th vending Rent for YMCA Wooden frames Wood rod Frames Watercolour paper Others Total |
$58.4
$93. 6 $21.2 $93 $66. 6 ＋ $41.2 $374 $200 $50 $13 $69 $38 $22 $766 |
Balance
$1800
－ $766
$ 1034
Problems in this project 
Place
– I need to avoid being dispelling by guards or staff for environmental management such as FEHD.
– Selling painting is not convenient for packing and leaving quickly.
– Nice places are distant.
Helpers
It is difficult for me to ask someone to spend their holiday for my project.
Weather
Raining stopped twice vending.
Feeling not good
– I am not used to sell my works on streets. I am afraid of all the works are taken away by FEHD.
– Also, I was worried about my works getting dirty and destroyed on street or during transport.
– I felt stressful before the days of vending.
Time consuming
– I do artworks slowly so I can only make not much amount of works.
– Travelling time for distant places can be 4 hours in total each time.
Not popular
– Fine art is not a popular subject like trendy clothes or bags. It is not functional and people cannot wear it to show their good taste.
– My works are in dark colour tone. It is not cheerful for general public.
Online sale
It takes time to be noticed unless I try some hard selling method such as leaving advertising wordings on famous people pages. However, I do not agree with that.
Too passive
I just wait for buyers or chances.
Suggestions for the problems 
Searching routes of sales
Street vending may not be suitable for selling painting. Flea market will be a better place as table will be provided and no dispelling. However, most of the flea market require rent range $200 – $400. Also, the target group of flea market may not be interested in fine art. I still need to search and try.
Consignment for sale in Creative Cube
It is a good trial to sell works in a better environment and Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry concourse is a popular place for visitors. Also, I do not need to spend time waiting for sale.
Favour
I searched the range between favour of me and general people. I tried some brighter colour in my painting and the feedback was good. I need to try different kind of works such as portrait drawing on street and online.
Convenient
I use canvas instead of photo frame or unframed cloth for lower cost and easier transport. I will make works in sizes that can be put in suitcase
Passive
I should be more aggressive to search suitable locations and flea market. I need to explore different possibility such as workshop and teaching. Also, I should chat with people more often.
June 