Finding and Contacting Art Consultants
You are ready to contact an art consultant when you have a good-sized body of work of consistent quality and style. It’s not so different from approaching a gallery.
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What? No resume?
It’s tough to put together a resume when you’re just beginning. If you find yourself in this situation, follow these two pieces of advice: Start a file labeled “Resume.” Drop into it anything and everything that will one day appear on your resume: honors, awards, teaching, public collections, exhibitions, articles by you, articles about you,
Title Your Exhibition
A tip from “Exhibit Your Art,” the e-class that begins next Tuesday . . . Always title your exhibitions. Museum curators love the minutiae of an artist’s career. If you have four untitled exhibits at the same location, how will they, in their writings, distinguish among them? Titled exhibits always look better on resumes than
Iron Out the Details First for Your Art Sales
I received this email from an artist who thought you might learn from the experience: A gentleman purchased 2 paintings of mine at my two local galleries, then contacted me via telephone about doing a commission. When he asked the price, I stated, “between 4500 and 5000.” Then when he came to my studio and
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Relationships that Drain You
To identify those who might be dragging you down (anchors), let’s look at six types of toxic relationships, courtesy of Cheryl Richardson in her book Take Time for Your Life: THE BLAMER. A person who consistently blames you and everyone else for his problems. Instead of taking responsibility for his life, he blames others. THE
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Plan a Theme Exhibition around Your Art
A few days ago I gave you a link to a very nice interview Art Business News did with me. Now for the better stuff. I wrote an article for Art Business News that encouraged art galleries to build audiences with theme exhibitions. Maybe it will give you some ideas. Also, here are some ideas
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Ramifications of Donating Art Featured in New York Times Article
I’ve cautioned about donating art to charities in previous Art Biz Coach Newsletters. Today’s New York Times lays it all out in “Donating Work for Charity Has a Downside for Artists.” Among the highlights: Artists who create special editions and/or a series of work just for donating. Artists and dealers who are attaching “resale riders”
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First-time Speaking Advice from Another Artist
Deborah Ridgley recently finished her first public talk. It was for the unveiling of a portrait of her sister, who is a member of the Ohio House of Representative. The group numbered about 75, mostly supporters of her sister, but also a couple of museum and art school directors. I asked Deborah to respond to
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