for the Business of Being an Artist
Any artist can start a group, but how can you ensure it will thrive? How can you make it worth the members’ time? There are 6 elements for a thriving artist salon. I give you the first three in this post: Organizer, Vision, and Members.
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Connections are critical for everyone’s art career. Being around other artists can build your confidence, support you emotionally, and challenge you to do better work. Start an art-marketing salon and become an instant leader in your art community. +Podcast
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There comes a time when your passion for a cause is so deep that you would regret not using your talents to help out. Listen to the podcast to get ideas on how to contribute your talents to raise money for the cause closest to your heart. Note: More details became available about the exhibit [...]
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Art has found its way into the Tour de France. Depending on your definition of art, it may have always been there (Fans’ costumes! Crop sculptures! Handmade signs and banners!). But now Lance Armstrong, in his first Tour in four years, has teamed up with Nike to enlist the talents of 30 of the world’s [...]
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Interested in having a sponsor for your art opening or event? Listen to learn about specific steps to take when presenting sponsorship opportunities to people and businesses that want to be in front of your audience. Related Art Marketing Action newsletter (a written version of this podcast) Best of the Art Marketing Action Podcasts (3 [...]
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This is the weekly feature where I group things together for you and highlight the best of the Art Biz Blog, the Art Marketing Action newsletter, and my products. Today, it’s about donating your art. ART MARKETING ACTION NEWSLETTER Donate your art prudently ART BIZ BLOG Donation schmomation (when a donation goes awry) More on [...]
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Community is different from audience–and more valuable to you. Listen to find out why. Prefer reading to listening? Check out the Art Marketing Action newsletter. (There’s a link to a giveaway on that page.) Don’t miss my video Affirmations for Artists. Positive messages for artists in today’s economy Subscribe to the Art Marketing Action [...]
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When we think about creating, we usually consider it to be a one-way conversation: the creator speaks, writes, paints, sculpts, dances, etc. and we listen, read, or view. But as a former museum educator, I have always believed that the viewer (or consumer) completes every work of art. Each person who views and shares an [...]
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