Art Marketing Secrets

She served as publisher and managing partner until the magazine was sold several years ago. The magazine continues as the premier resource for pastel artists…. She serves on the boards of several art organizations in Oregon and is a member of Editorial Advisory Board of The Pastel Journal…. Note from the AMS Team: Janie’s also a very warm and generous being who loves to inspire other artists to success.

Today’s tip comes from Linda Blondheim in the ArtScuttlebutt Discussion Forum: I often send a query submission (to galleries) via email and they are often productive. I simply ask for their submission guidelines, adding an image attachment and my url…. One tip from AMS: Check the gallery’s website to make sure that they have an interest in work similar to your own before you make contact.

A website is most effective when it is part of a larger overall marketing strategy for your art. This is Tip 3 of a 12 Part Series

I stumbled across this great quote on a forum at Digital Outback Photography: When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss art; when artists get together for dinner they discuss money Oscar Wilde Certainly true of many artists I have known:) Mostly the discussion is about how to get more (money)!

Are you trying to engage a Soho gallery to sell your $20,000 paintings or do you want to sell $5 prints to children? “Art” encompasses a huge variety of media, audiences, and budgets, and you need to be very clear about who you are targeting with your website.

This weeks Art Marketing Tip is comes from artist Marc Jennings: “I’ve found that the best method to bring quality traffic to my art website is to use regular mail invitations…..

Open Studios are a popular way to show your latest work to collectors, arts professionals, and the public. They can also be a successful and consistent way to sell your work. Read on to find out how to stage one successfully. This is Part 5 of a 5-part series.

Any artist who can classify themselves as either “emerging” or “mid-career” will benefit from having their own website to promote their work

Open Studios are a popular way to show your latest work to collectors, arts professionals, and the public. They can also be a successful and consistent way to sell your work. Read on to find out how to stage one successfully. This is Part 4 of a 5-part series.

I thought this quote particularly applicable to artists: A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do ……….Bob Dylan Bob Dylan, 1988 Technorati Tags: art