Damien Hirst’s Complete Spot Challenge got me thinking about having exhibitions in multiple venues. How could you turn this idea into a gimmick that would generate buzz about your art?
Another Gimmick or a Passport to Your Art? Read
Maurice Sendak is feisty on Colbert, Joan Stewart (the Publicity Hound) shares a couple of great resources, I am quotable from my smARTist presentation, and more.
Twitter Tweekly via @abstanfield Read
Your relationship with a collector doesn’t end when the work is purchased. It has just begun. Discuss.
When the Deal is Done You Have Only Begun Read
You must use all of the weapons in your marketing arsenal to get attention. Don’t trust one marketing method to deliver an important message. You need a combination – a 1, 2, 3 PUNCH!
Don’t Trust Social Media Alone to Deliver Your Important Message Read
With so many good documentaries about art available, it’s time to update my list. Add them to your queue, watch them online when you can, or find clips on YouTube. These are too good to miss.
19 Art Documentaries You Shouldn’t Miss Read
If everyone is an artist, where does that leave you? What do you call yourself? How does what you do differ from the “artist” who discovers the cure for an epidemic or the “artist” who maneuvers a brilliant business takeover?
Never blame anyone for your perceived failures. When you assume control, you bask in your successes – knowing that they were hard-earned. Likewise, you must also accept responsibility when things go wrong.
Publicity tips, a coupon, G+ vanity URLs, Pinterest, neighbors, Hirst’s spot challenge, Super Bowl challenge from another artist, and a must-read interview with curators of the de Kooning exhibit.
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It’s a simple question: When is it okay to stop making art?
Stop Making Art : Deep Thought Thursday Read
Systems can save your butt, but only if you work them as they were intended. What needs to get done that isn’t? For example: You’re not updating your contacts database often enough. Every time you go to send a mailing, you have to spend a couple of days adding names. →You need an efficient system for collecting
Are Your Business Systems Flawed? Read
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