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Building Relationships

The Long Game of Building a Career

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Shoebox Arts
Jun 23, 2026
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I want to talk about the difference between networking and relationships because I think we’ve been sold a version of building a career in the art world that doesn’t actually work and leaves a lot of artists feeling like they’re doing something wrong when they’re not.

Networking is transactional. You go to an opening. You introduce yourself. You exchange…

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