By now, most of us know that Facebook is a necessary tool for self-promoting your art and advancing your career. Yet, so many artists fail to take advantage of the full potentials of Facebook for promoting their art. It seems as though their artistic creativity comes to an immediate halt once they have some images and basic info on the Facebook page. You do NOT have to leave your pages to the bare minimums that Facebook offers! With a bit [...]
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Open studios are one of the best environments for selling your work because you get to interact directly with your patrons and also let them see your process in the dynamic setting of your studio. Here are some tips to make sure that you have a successful open studio. #1 Organize with Nearby Artists You can get the most out of your artist open studio by engaging other artists who have studios nearby yours. Not only will this draw in [...]
One of the major problems that emerging artists have is deciding on how to price their work. Sometimes, they just leave it to the gallery to decide. Other times, they randomly pick numbers which seem appropriate – putting higher prices on the works they like the most and lower prices on the works they aren’t as pleased with. When you randomly assign prices to your work, you are undermining yourself as a professional artist and collectors are not going to [...]
Categories: Appraisal
The great thing about the internet is that it is making it much easier for artists to promote their work and reach a diverse, wide audience. At the same time though, the internet creates a chaotic realm where your work can easily get lost amongst the noise. The chaos of the internet certainly applies to online galleries. If you perform a search for online galleries, the results will seem promising at first: a plethora of websites where you can post [...]
Categories: Exhibitions
If you are ready to take your career as an artist a step further by attending graduate school, then you first must narrow down your choices for MFA programs. Here are some of the aspects you should take into consideration when making your choice. Location, location, location! For most potential grad students, the location of the university is the most important aspect of the MFA program. In many ways, the location of the school is an extension of your learning [...]