Helping visual artists become sustainable businesses
One of the primary subjects of 2009 was building a sustainable business from your art, a business that could support you so you could do what you love. This group of articles focuses on key issues starting with building your home base and ending with learning the real costs of business. Building … [Read more...]
What non-traditional methods do you use to market and sell your art? For marketing e-cards have been very helpful for me. I have a number of collectors who enjoy sending e-cards from my website to friends and family. They select a painting and then can create a card with a personal message and … [Read more...]
After you have your flag flying and folks are seeing it they have to know whether the flag is worth hunting down....people won’t buy your stuff if they can’t tell whether it works for them. That’s the job of our find ability thing. Here we are worried about making sure we are bringing the … [Read more...]
How did you get started? The large box of Crayolas with the sharpener in the back and my farm set were my two favorite childhood possessions. Drawing, painting and creating all kinds of things has always been an important means of expression for me. I took every art class available and in high … [Read more...]
Let’s face it, one of the reasons you’re doing what you’re doing is because you want to get paid doing something you love instead hiding out in that cube farm all your friends migrate to five days a week. The process of making and selling your stuff is called marketing... you have to make … [Read more...]
What non-traditional methods do you use to market and sell your art? For example, placing it on mugs, bags, etc. I love to create art glass jewelry with my photographs. I have two levels to fit every budget. The first are art glass pendants and rings that are priced at $15 and make perfect little … [Read more...]
In the blink of an eye another year is about to pass and most of us will be making pilgrimages to our parental units or some semblance there of. Whether you return to your parental units or not, the holiday season is chuck full of times to mix and re-connect with others, some of whom you may not … [Read more...]
ART AT RAMSEY Fifteenth Annual Art Fair at Ramsey Junior High in conjunction with Grand Meander in Saint Paul December 5, 2009 What: ART AT RAMSEY: A Juried Holiday Art Fair of quality fine crafts and fine art, is sponsored by Highland/Macalester/Groveland Community Education in cooperation … [Read more...]
As a way of saying thanks to all of you fellow creative souls I’ve decided to set up a section within the blog to provide you with another way to be seen and hopefully receive some extra income over the holidays. What A gift guide listing on The ARTISTScenter blog over the holidays. Depending … [Read more...]