Lack of focus can leave your audience wondering, “What is it that they really do?” or “Is this a hobby?” It can put you in a position of being instantly forgettable.
Design a Fabulous Art Studio on a Shoestring
Many of my studio furnishings were found in used building supply and consignment stores, and I was creative with the use of inexpensive hardware and bartering.
Is Your Art Right for the Corporate Market?
Considering selling your work to corporate clients? Here’s what you need to know.
Why Corporations Collect Art
What are the reasons corporations collect art? There are definite benefits to the company, their employees, clients and the community, as well as to the artists represented in those collections.
How Artists Can Inoculate Themselves Against Rejection
A conversation with artist advocate and business strategy consultant Elizabeth Hulings on the inevitability of rejection, strategies to cope, and how to move forward.
Balancing Art and Business
How do self-employed artists balance studio and administrative time without losing their minds? Artists share their own strategies for dealing with it all.
How Artists Earn: Teaching
Many artists cultivate multiple ways of earning, and have found that teaching is a popular option that can take various forms.
Photo Service Helps Build an Amazing Art Portfolio
ProductViz provides quality portfolio-caliber pictures of artwork. We show artists work in an interior setting.
How Artists Earn: Art-Related Products
Artists may add a much-needed price point spread, or even attract an entirely new audience who are not prospective collectors of original art.
Show Your Art Effectively: 3 Steps to an Engaging Display
Placing fewer, stronger works on the wall can also give the visitor an appetite for more.
How Artists Earn: Tattoo Art
Earning a living through the art of tattoo, two artists speak about the business and the challenges they face.
3D Printed Art on the Rise with Artists & Sculptors
Here are four artists using 3D Printing in their art or artistic process. You be the judge. Are they Artists or Makers?
Working with a Chain Retailer Yields Big Sales
Bill Kaufmann and Cynthia Mosedale of Linden Hills Pottery seized an extraordinary opportunity to partner with a popular chain store to sell their work – with amazing results.
From Museum Administrator to Working Artist
Painter Stephen Estrada transitioned from a career in museum administration to a self-employed artist seeking to have his work exhibited in museums.
