Do I have to pay taxes on the art I sell? You must pay taxes on all income, whether through sale of your art or from a regular job. Do keep in mind that you can deduct many of the expenses associated with the art sale, like material costs, transportation, and your studio space. I sold an artwork through a gallery. Do I pay taxes on the full price or the price after commission? You will pay taxes on the [...]
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At EmptyEasal.com, there is a great article about selling your art on eBay and whether or not it is worth it. Not surprisingly, the author of the article discovered that self-listed artworks on eBay rarely sold for over $50. Since this would barely cover the costs of materials, selling on eBay obviously isn’t going to do much for providing a decent living wage – assuming that your works sell in the first place. Aside from eBay, there are numerous other [...]
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Most artists are solitary creatures by nature. They work alone and produce alone. Yet, as John Donne so rightly put in Meditation XVII, “No man is an island.” If you want to succeed as an artist, then you will likely need to join some sort of artists collective, professional organization or guild. Artist professional organizations have been around for as long as the fine arts. The Guild of Saint Luke, for example, is first mentioned in 1382 and lasted until [...]
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