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Your art has been sitting in your studio unseen for months and you are desperate for a gallery show. Then you see it: a “Call for Artists” or “Competition” in a gallery which sounds wonderful and very esteemed. You apply and are accepted – only to realize that there is an X thousand dollar fee for exhibiting at the gallery. Should you pay to exhibit or is it not worth the expense? The amount of galleries who charge artists for [...]

Every piece of art is going to has distinct requirements for shipping. However, the basic process in determining these requirements is generally the same. The first thing you need to do is ask yourself a series of questions about the object and transportation: What artwork do you want to ship? From and to where is the artwork being shipped? Who will be handling the work while it is being shipped? How long will the shipping process take? Your shipping needs [...]

Imagine that you are setting up your stellar new installation in your studio when the ladder starts to wobble. You come plummeting downwards and hear a distinct snap from your leg. Do you call 911 immediately – or do you hesitate because thinking about healthcare costs hurts more than your leg? Being uninsured is a harsh reality for many professional artists (as well as millions of other Americans). With the costs of healthcare soaring, many artists simply can’t afford to [...]

There is a lot of confusion about copyright in the arts world. Despite common belief, you do not have to register your works in order to be protected by copyright law. Your work is protected from the moment it is created. You also do not need to formerly put it up for sale or publish it in any way. Part of the reason that copyright law for visual arts is so confusing is because the bulk of the law revolves [...]

How many times have you moved during your career as an artist? If you are like most emerging artists, then you probably have moved several times in the past couple years alone. Artists are often left completely powerless when it comes to their housing situation. They are first used as pawns in the gentrification schemes of the government (check out the NYFA article on artists and gentrification) and then kicked out of their homes because they can’t pay the rent [...]