May 19, 2013

Art as Product

Apple and Pear

Once you step across the line and decide to sell your work, you enter the world of commerce

Making Art and Making Mistakes

View with Room by Carol McIntyre

Could you have learned how to ride a bike without skinning a few knees?

Should You Seek Commissions?

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Where do you stand? Do you accept commission work – or actively solicit it?

Artists and Collaboration

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What are the standards for collaboration? Who gets the credit for the art? Does quality and artistic vision suffer when combined with conflicting viewpoints?

What Artists Can Learn from the Giftware Business

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It can be helpful for artists to understand how those manufacturers think, and how they promote their lines to your buyers.

Top 5 Traits of Successful Artists

Art Furniture

How many of these traits describe you?

SMART Planning for Artists

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Have you developed your vision, set your big goal, and broken it down into smaller goals? Plan how to reach them.

Artists Take Advantage of Men’s Gift Market

Gregg Palm - mill-assorted

With Father’s Day around the corner, many people are thinking of gifts to buy for the men in their lives. Here are some products that gallery owners and artists suggest for the holiday.

Focus on Men’s Gifts

Nancy Markoe

There is always room for more works that are directed toward the “men’s market.” which can be an opportunity for many Artisans.

Marketing for Artists & Craftspeople

Marketing for Artists and Craftspeople

The Arts Business Institute Guide to Marketing for Artists & Craftspeople” is a 133-page comprehensive, interactive business course that provides information on promoting and selling your work, specifically written for artists.