This week's episode of Arts to Hearts podcast features the second part of our interview with Ki Smith, the owner of Ki Smith Gallery. Our host Charuka Arora and Ki Smith continue their conversation about taking risks, being a successful artist, and how you should always push yourself out of your comfort zone. Ki Smith is also the co-founder of Apostrophe NYC, and all of his ventures have interesting stories behind them! Much of Ki Smith's creative career was built due to his belief in himself. Even when he did not have anything to build his business with, he had faith in his abilities and his community, and he kept moving forward. At every turn of the way, he has aimed big and has gone for an option that would seem impossible to an outsider. Instead of caring about whether something was possible or not, he kept on trying different avenues and paths that would ultimately lead to him building the gallery of his dreams. Now that Ki has his own gallery, and his business is flourishing, he is beginning to think past the much-needed physical expansion of his gallery. Now, Ki wants to focus on an internal expansion as well, where he can be of more help to other artists. His thought process has become more strategic now where he wishes to put artists in a spot for more success. For Ki, having a growth mindset throughout has helped him greatly in achieving what he has today, and for that, he doesn't forget his family and friends. Ki rightly points out the importance of a community, and how it can play a monumental role in your journey, which is why, expanding your contacts and building a community is so crucial for any creative/artist. As long as you have faith in yourself, and are working hard for it, you should be fine. So, tune in to this week's episode to listen to Ki's entire interview! We are calling women artists from around the globe for our upcoming event, the "101 Art Book Contest", which aims to boost recognition, fame, and exposure for female artists. Submit your artwork here.' We have another 'call for art' for our Studio Visit Book V.3, where selected artists will have a personalized spread of their work, and it will be juried by the renowned artist Rachel Burke. You can submit your artworks here. Order Arts To Hearts Magazine #4 here: Order Here Learn how you can UNLOCK YOUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL in 2023. Sign up for our FREE Mini guide & workbook. Check out the Arts To Hearts Shop at https://shop.artstoheartsproject.com/ Join ATH directory for women artists here: ATH Directory Listen and subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/arts-to-hearts-podcast/id1556867038 Artist Services: https://shop.artstoheartsproject.com/collections/services-for-artists?_ga=2.101754569.956046160.1685549839-2083855471.1673187658

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