Build Your Art Career
with Purpose
Feeling Stuck in your Career?
Networking Challenges?
Unclear Priorities?
Not Enough Studio Time?
A Roadmap for Your Art Career
The Netvvrk Starter curriculum is designed to help you understand where you are in your career and what specific actions will move you forward.
- Positions: Our core module will help you identify your industry sector, career level, and audience and create a roadmap that tells you the exact steps you need to take to move your career forward.
You Need...
Transparency over
Mythology
The art world thrives on illusion. Netvvrk Starter provides clarity about how the art world actually works, breaking down the myth that success is random.
About Paddy Johnson
I work with artists like you who need communications and marketing support. I am the founder of VVRKSHOP, and its flagship membership Netvvrk, which helps artists get the shows, grants and residencies of their dreams. Prior to this, I founded the blog Art F City and have written for publications like CNN, The New York Times, and New York Magazine. I've made a career out of working with institutions and individuals by helping them produce their best work.
With over 20 years of experience in the art world, I've developed a deep understanding of what artists need to succeed. My approach combines practical strategies with industry insights to help you navigate the complex art ecosystem more effectively.
$1M+
in grants for members
20+
years art world experience
1000s
of artists mentored
What You'll Get:
FAQs
What Artists Say
Venetia D.
Sculptor
"Netvvrk helped build my confidence and gave me the starting point I desperately needed. I made connections with curators, had my work acquired and am now preparing for a major museum show."
Amy C.
Mixed Media
"I was very busy last year, and I can thank the Netvvrk Curriculum for that. I feel like I'm the artist I'm meant to be!"
Your Order
- ✓ Positions Course
- • 8 key lessons designed to help you grow your art career in 2025
- • Workbooks that accompany each lesson, so you can map your progress
- • Exercises designed to help you hone the language you use to present your practice.
- • Quizzes to help you determine your exact career level and industry sector
- • An action plan that gives you the exact steps, mapped to your unique practice and goals
- ✓ Call Recordings
- ✓ Weekly Newsletters
Transform your career today
Ready to Take Control of Your Art Career?
Join thousands of artists who are gaining visibility, building connections, and creating sustainable careers with Netvvrk Starter.
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Clear Action Plans
Step-by-step guides that help you identify exactly where you are in the art world and what you need to do to get where you want to go.
Contact us: support@vvrkshop.art
Christina K.
Painter
"Before Netvvrk, I couldn't identify the opportunities that were right for me or know which openings to attend. Now I know people and they know me. That opened so many doors! "
What You Get With Netvvrk Starter
Positions:
Your Custom Roadmap
8 lessons that help you identify your industry sector, career level, and audience, and then create a roadmap with the exact steps to advance your career. Access it for life!
Watch Recorded Career Feedback Calls
Two monthly coaching calls show you artists facing your exact struggles—and finding real solutions you can use.
Weekly Opportunity Listings
Stay informed and get first access to exclusive opportunities and resources—delivered twice weekly
Connection over Competition
Opportunity flows through relationships, not isolation. Learn how to identify and speak to the audience that will open doors to exhibitions and sales.
Resilience over Endurance
You don't need to prove how long you can suffer. Build a career that sustains you with systems that allow you to create more efficiently.
Results over Promises
Our members have received over $1 million in grants in just two years. We focus on practical strategies that lead to tangible career growth.
Real-World Examples
Our coaching call recordings give you access to the problem solving artists use and seen tangible results in their careers.
Proven Strategies
Tested approaches for approaching galleries, securing opportunities, and increasing your visibility in the art world.
Member Opportunities
Opportunities made only available to Netvvrk artists, giving you an edge on submissions and in Networking events.
FAQs
Who is this course for?
The Netvvrk Starter Package is designed for mid-career artists who want to gain visibility for their work. Whether you're a painter, photographer, sculptor, multimedia artist, new media creator, or social practice artist, Starter gives you the steps you need to take to gain visibility for your art. Netvvrk Starter is an asynchronous program that will work for you no matter where you live.
How is this different from other art courses?
Most art courses focus on technique or general business advice. Netvvrk Starter Package specifically addresses the unique business model of the art world, helping you identify your sector and career level, then providing tailored strategies that work in that context. We focus on what artists actually need to succeed in the complex art industry ecosystem.
How much time will I need to commit?
Members who see the best results typically spend about one hour per week engaging with the course material and call recordings. You can work at your own pace, but consistent engagement yields the best results. The membership is designed to help you work smarter, not harder.
Your Artistic Identity
Learn exactly why the absurd structure of the art world is so difficult to navigate and how you can beat a broken system
LESSON 1
Identify Your Career Level
Evaluate where you stand now and map your current skills and experience
LESSON 2
Emergence Strategy
Set goals to enter industry and create your breakthrough plan
LESSON 3
Expansion Planning
Plan how to grow bigger and scale your artistic practice effectively
LESSON 4
Elevation Mastery
Establish and secure your legacy
LESSON 5
Identify Your Industry Sector
Identify where your work fits best and which parts of the art world you want to participate in.
LESSON 6
Create Your Roadmap
Map steps to reach goals with a clear, actionable strategic plan
LESSON 7
Execute Your Plan
Take action on your strategy with proven implementation systems
LESSON 8
⭐ Bonuses ⭐
Introducing
The Starter Package
One course to create a focused plan that builds your art career!
You show your work, but the opportunities don't seem to be materializing into bigger exhibitions or better sales. You're not seeing the growth you know you're capable of.
You know you need to post more on Instagram and apply for more residencies, but don't know where to focus your efforts to get the shows you need and deserve.
Get a clear, customized career plan so you can spend less time spinning your wheels and more time in the studio.
You want to meet more people who can show your work, but don't know how to approach them, and worry you don't speak well enough about your art to make the most of studio visits.
You have more ideas than you can execute, yet never seem to have enough time in the studio. You'd like to make more art and more money but don't know how to get there.
Connection over Competition
Opportunity flows through relationships, not isolation. Learn how to identify and speak to the audience that will open doors to exhibitions and sales.
Resilience over Endurance
You don't need to prove how long you can suffer. Build a career that sustains you with systems that allow you to create more efficiently.
Results over Promises
Our members have received over $1 million in grants in just two years. We focus on practical strategies that lead to tangible career growth.
Transparency over Mythology
The art world thrives on illusion. Netvvrk Starter provides clarity about how the art world actually works, breaking down the myth that success is random.
Transform
Your Career Today
Build relationships with the people who matter
Gain a Deep Understanding of the Industry
Create a Visibility Plan
That Works
Generate Sustainable Career Growth
You don't have to show at the same galleries with the same artists. With Starter, you'll learn how to grow the opportunities you already have into connections with new collectors, curators, and galleries.
End the confusion over what to focus on when. Our members have received over $1 million in grants using practical, step-by-step strategies that create tangible results.
You'll stop feeling invisible when you understand the full breadth of the art industry and where you fit within it. Starter gives you this insight.
Go from never having enough time in the studio or money from your art to having systems that support your career growth every step of the way.
