http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html for the Business of Being an Artist Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:58:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-16650 Art Marketing Action + Podcast: Break the Rules — Art Biz Blog Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:09:08 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-16650 [...] Laying out your résumé [...] [...] Laying out your résumé [...]

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-16478 Art Marketing Action + Podcast: Show off! — Art Biz Blog Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:01:26 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-16478 [...] not talking about a list on a résumé. I’m talking about graphics and photos. As a visual person, you can surely relate to the power of [...] [...] not talking about a list on a résumé. I’m talking about graphics and photos. As a visual person, you can surely relate to the power of [...]

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-3917 Joe Thu, 03 May 2007 16:52:17 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-3917 Diane, for <a href="http://www.joekaz.com/" rel="nofollow">my website</a>, I use MySQL for the database, and php to dynamically pull that information out of the database to build the web pages. It's a custom designed database and website - probably not what you're looking for, but maybe I'll market it someday. ;-) I'm not too familiar with Filemaker Pro, but it sounds like a good option, especially if you're already familiar with it. In looking at their <a href="http://www.filemaker.com/products/fmp/integration.html" rel="nofollow">website</a>, it's possible to have webpages dynamically get information from your Filemaker database, so you could do something like what I did. But even if you don't need the dynamic webpages, you should still find it useful to store your information in a database. Diane, for my website, I use MySQL for the database, and php to dynamically pull that information out of the database to build the web pages. It’s a custom designed database and website – probably not what you’re looking for, but maybe I’ll market it someday. I’m not too familiar with Filemaker Pro, but it sounds like a good option, especially if you’re already familiar with it. In looking at their website, it’s possible to have webpages dynamically get information from your Filemaker database, so you could do something like what I did. But even if you don’t need the dynamic webpages, you should still find it useful to store your information in a database.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-3916 Alyson B. Stanfield Thu, 03 May 2007 14:17:04 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-3916 Diane, you can use Filemaker for all of that. You just need to know how to export names and addresses. Some people keep their email addresses online at places like http://www.constantcontact.com, but I would think you'd want a copy yourself and to export them when they're needed. Filemaker is amazing. I wouldn't use anything else, but it does require you to self-format (rather than it coming as a package where you just plug in info). Diane, you can use Filemaker for all of that. You just need to know how to export names and addresses. Some people keep their email addresses online at places like http://www.constantcontact.com, but I would think you’d want a copy yourself and to export them when they’re needed. Filemaker is amazing. I wouldn’t use anything else, but it does require you to self-format (rather than it coming as a package where you just plug in info).

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-3915 Diane Clancy Thu, 03 May 2007 12:49:46 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-3915 Joe - may I ssk what software you use? I have my clients and products in Filemaker Pro - but I want to start a newsletter and people talk about a database for names, emails and more. (as suggested by Alyson). I would like to start putting together my exhibits and all. Would I just use Filemaker for all that? Or should I be researching other options? Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy www.dianeclancy.com/blog Joe – may I ssk what software you use? I have my clients and products in Filemaker Pro – but I want to start a newsletter and people talk about a database for names, emails and more. (as suggested by Alyson). I would like to start putting together my exhibits and all. Would I just use Filemaker for all that? Or should I be researching other options? Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-3914 Joe Tue, 01 May 2007 16:14:51 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-3914 I've been keeping all of my show information in a database with fields for show name, type of show, start date, end date, venue, etc. And if it's a juried show: jurors names, awards won, etc. It makes it easy to sort and filter differently depending on what I need at the moment. A spreadsheet should also work for people who don't want to go the database route. But with a database, my online <a href="http://www.joekaz.com/about.html" rel="nofollow">cv</a> is also dynamically created from that same data. (It only shows a subset of the data I keep about each show.) I guess this is where the computer geek in me shows through. I’ve been keeping all of my show information in a database with fields for show name, type of show, start date, end date, venue, etc. And if it’s a juried show: jurors names, awards won, etc. It makes it easy to sort and filter differently depending on what I need at the moment. A spreadsheet should also work for people who don’t want to go the database route. But with a database, my online cv is also dynamically created from that same data. (It only shows a subset of the data I keep about each show.) I guess this is where the computer geek in me shows through.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html/comment-page-1#comment-3913 Diane Clancy Tue, 01 May 2007 13:11:07 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/04/format-for-your-artist-resume.html#comment-3913 This is a classic case of how much easier life is when one keeps on top of things. I have never gotten around putting mine together, so it is a big job instead of a maintenance job. I guess I should at least start keeping track of what I am doing now so I don't have to recreate that too. Thank you for this idea and reminder, ~ Diane Clancy www.dianeclancy.com/blog This is a classic case of how much easier life is when one keeps on top of things. I have never gotten around putting mine together, so it is a big job instead of a maintenance job. I guess I should at least start keeping track of what I am doing now so I don’t have to recreate that too. Thank you for this idea and reminder, ~ Diane Clancy http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog

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