I spent the day after Christmas at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. It had recently been expanded and I hadn’t been down to see it. The experience–as usual–was a respite in the middle of the hectic holidays. And the expansion by Tryba Architects was just perfect for this historical structure. What I noticed most […]
Deep Thought Thursday: The Museum’s Responsibility to Local Artists Read
I had a mystical experience with a painting yesterday. Larry Poons’s Han-San Cadence is marvelous. No photograph can do it justice. It’s almost laughable how this looks on the screen. In person, it’s 6′ high and 12′ wide. The disks are almost sculptural on top of the ethereal golden background and the complimentary colors cause
Warning! Ecstatic art encounter! Read
Today’s Art Marketing Action newsletter is all about your mailing list–a topic critical for your success so be sure not to miss it. In the newsletter, I mention the importance of putting your mailing list in a database that is easily searchable and easy to update. In a previous blog post, I gave you a
More for your artist mailing list Read
A friend and former coworker who now works at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin sent these photos of an installation in the BMA atrium by artist Jason Michael Hackenwerth. If these don’t make you smile, nothing will. Happy November 2!
Just for fun . . . Not the balloon animals you’re used to seeing Read
I visited the new MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Denver building for the first time last night. I loved it! It’s small enough that it’s manageable, but has wonderful details such as the rooftop café and viewing deck and the gorgeous wood-paneled library. Galleries are relatively intimate spaces for contemporary art, which is nice to
I have a crush on a building Read
Time for a Dear Alyson letter. Question from anonymous: I have a situation that I have not come across before and believe you could provide an answer or some insight. From time to time a gallery director shows my work. When he does, we have a 50/50 agreement. I am not exclusive with this gallery.
Is her art in the restaurant just free wall decor? Read
What will become of all the art that is being produced today? The late museum theorist Stephen E. Weil openly speculated that perhaps there was too much art that we were trying to preserve. Not too much art being produced, but too much that we were trying to save for all time. In his 1989
Last week’s Art Marketing Action newsletter was accompanied by two blog posts on how to treat your art like it belongs in a museum: Part 1 and Part 2. Today’s post, like this week’s newsletter, is a continuation of that. Documentation I have good-quality photographs of all my works. While I might have photos
Treat your art like it belongs in a museum [part 3] Read
Presentation and Conservation I insist on acid-free mats. If I can’t cut them perfectly myself, I have them done by a professional. I use frames on all of my canvases. [Yes, I realize that frames might interfere with your aesthetic, but even a strip frame can help prolong the life of a painting
Treat your art like it belongs in a museum [part 2] Read
Thee most important thing you can be doing to prepare your art for museum collections and exhibitions is to treat it like it belongs there. How do you do this? The checklist in my old e-book, The Artist-Museum Relationship (no longer for sale), begins with Materials and Methods. Materials & Methods I use museum quality
Treat your art like it belongs in a museum [part 1] Read
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