January 2009

Podcast: Pitch your story to magazines

by Alyson Stanfield on January 12, 2009

What are the 3 most important things for pitching a story to magazines?   If you're interested in more on this topic, former magazine editor Jennifer King did a teleseminar with me entitled How to Get Your Art in Magazines, which is available for audio download and on CD. It’s not really about art magazines, [...]

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Pitch your story to magazines

by Alyson Stanfield on January 12, 2009

We looked at brochures last week, and I imagine that many of you decided you didn’t need a brochure–at least not right now. There are any number of ways you can share your art outside of a fancy brochure. And, as I said in the last issue, you want to target your message as much [...]

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Get out and gain inspiration

by Alyson Stanfield on January 9, 2009

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Deep Thought Thursday: Granting panels

by Alyson Stanfield on January 8, 2009

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Signing off in your emails

by Alyson Stanfield on January 7, 2009

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Another way to share your art

by Alyson Stanfield on January 6, 2009

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Podcast: Create a brochure for your art

by Alyson Stanfield on January 5, 2009

Think you might need a brochure? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Today’s podcast tells you how to know and how to do it right. Click on the brochure cover at left to see a good example of an artist’s brochure from David Castle. (Four-page PDF file, 668 KB) Prefer reading to listening? Check out [...]

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Create a brochure for your art

by Alyson Stanfield on January 5, 2009

Laura K. Aiken asks about artists’ brochures: Do artists have brochures? What’s in them? What makes a good artist brochure? Yes, artists have brochures. Some are better than others. Most are a waste of paper because they’re poorly designed, flimsy, look homemade (in a bad way), have poorly photographed art, or are considered by their [...]

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Embrace the good signs

by Alyson Stanfield on January 3, 2009

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Great photos of your studio

by Alyson Stanfield on January 2, 2009

If you have a terrific workspace, show it off! I love the photographs of Shirley Williams’ studio on her Web site. Sharing your workspace connects you with your community on a deeper level by taking away some of the mystery. And taking away some of the mystery is okay. People love to be let in [...]

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