Just got an email from a client that reminded me . . . If you take your work to a venue because they’ve asked to see it in person and then they ask you to leave it there, make sure you have something in writing. Always get your art business stuff in writing! It should […]
Leaving your work at a gallery or other venue? Read
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
Relationships that Drain You Read
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
Plan a Theme Exhibition around Your Art Read
As you know, I’m constantly on the lookout for how artists are promoting themselves. The corollary, and perhaps more important, piece to that is how they are getting results. Today’s Denver Post ran a front page article in its “Room” section about artist Debi Story Maddox and what she has done throughout her landmark home.
Feature Your Art in Your Home Read
The Denver Post recently (6/18) featured the Sculpture Trail at Lyons, the brainstorm of sculptor John King. The website states: The Sculpture Trail™ at Lyons is an interactive art journey woven into the fabric of the town of Lyons, Colorado and its natural surroundings. It is a themed trail involving more than 60 pieces of
Liberating Art from the Galleries Read
Yesterday’s entry about my profile in Art Business News prompted this comment from Jay Coffelt: In the vein of a recent newsletter or blog post and to further our self-promotion education, how did this come about? Did you approach ABN? If so, did you already have most of the interview written? Or did the writer/ABN
How I got the Art Business News Interview Read
You can find the answers to these questions and more than you ever wanted to know about me in this very nice interview in the July issue of Art Business News. As you can tell from the article, I’m not too keen on picking “favorites,” but her questions made me think. How would you answer
My favorite artist, most cherished artwork, how I got started . . . Read
Got this email last week in response to my mention of artists dying of lung cancer in last week’s Art Marketing Action newsletter: Please follow up on the lung cancer/venilation issue when you get time, I googled for more info but it was overwhelming. . . . I’m an oil painter with a proper vent
Hazardous Materials and Artists Read
Tammy Vitale refutes some of what I heard from reporters at a recent media workshop. Read her blog entry "Free Press" dated July 6. (I tried to get a permalink, but it wouldn’t give me one for some reason.) Technorati Tags: artist press releases
Another Opinion on Getting Media Attention Read
After last week’s Art Marketing Action newsletter about being media savvy, Hap Hagood (Clover, VA) wrote: While I’ve never submitted anything to a state or national newspaper, whenever I submit articles to both local newspapers I always write the entire article in an email & both print my article in its entirety. If the article
Submitting Articles to Local Papers Read
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