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How to Plan & Host a Successful Open Studio – Part 3

August 19, 2005

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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 3 of a 5-part series.

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Should Art Museum Directors be Curators or CEOs?

August 19, 2005

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The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article looking at the qualifications most needed to run a modern art museum…. Or does it make more sense to bring the skills of a corporate CEO’s background to the job? While I understand and appreciate the value of corporate skills, I hope that we never see the day when decisions about art are left to a boardroom desperate to please investors.

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How to Plan & Host a Successful Open Studio – Part 2

August 18, 2005

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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 2 of a 4-part series over the next few days

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How to Plan & Host a Successful Open Studio – Part 1

August 17, 2005

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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 1 of a 4-part series over the next few days.

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Your Art Feeds Thousands

August 17, 2005

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Todays Art Marketing Quote comes from one of our favorite Art Career Books: “How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist” by Caroll Michels. This book is a must-read for any artist serious about their career. You’ll feel excited and empowered as you read it!

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Artists Need Vacations!

August 16, 2005

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That’s precisely why one day each week was set aside by most religions as a day of rest and reflection on the spirit, rather than money and survival…. When you rely on plumbing the depths of your deep inner reserves to make a living and a contribution to the world, it is incredibly important to give yourself time to rest and reflect…. Make sure you take a good break soon – you’ll be a better artist for it and probably make more money as well.

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Think Art Marketing Systems

August 11, 2005

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Do you really want to be a struggling artist? Or would you prefer to sell your art and consistently improve your results?

In the 21st century all businesses have to become much more productive to prosper. With 10,000 new artists graduating art schools every year in North America alone, you probably need to spend 100% of your time on marketing to have a chance at success. So where do you find time to be an artist?

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ART MARKETING SECRETS THAT WORK Goes Online

August 11, 2005

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Brooklyn, NY: “Art Marketing Secrets”, a weblog focused on helping artists sell their work, was launched this week. The service addresses the needs of emerging and mid-career artists who face significant challenges and opportunities in the current art market.

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Keep Your Artist Website Current

August 10, 2005

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When you measure the results of your art marketing efforts, you’ll find that visitors particularly enjoy some sections of your website. To make use of this information, you need to make changes to keep those sections updated. Visitors will eventually stop returning if they see the same information month after month!

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Van Gogh Contemplates Selling Art….

August 9, 2005

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Today’s quote from Vincent Van Gogh is drawn from Artquotes: I certainly hope to sell in the course of time, but I think I shall be able to influence it most effectively by working steadily on, and that at the present moment making desperate efforts to force the work I am doing now upon the public would be pretty useless…. His ability to remain true to his art, even in the absence of any sales at all, was truly remarkable…. I wonder how Theo Van Gogh might have chosen to market Vincent’s art if they were alive today?

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