AGENTS and MANAGERS for ARTISTS
AGENTS and MANAGERS for ARTISTS We artists are usually one-person businesses. We are loners. That is in the studio anyway. We don’t...
TRADE FAIRS and ART FAIRS
Art fairs and Trade Fairs An ambitious artist might be interested in exhibiting at trade fairs or art fairs. These are usually annual...
The Genghis Khan Principle…
The Genghis Khan Principle… The ‘Genghis Khan Principle’ as it applies to self-employed one-man professional artists is the same as it is...
WEBSITE CRITERIA for an ARTISTS ONLINE GALLERY
ARTISTS WEBSITE CRITERIA... Two recent blog posts have been about retail art galleries and how an ambitious artist can show and sell...
Licensing thoughts for artists
Licensing art Licensing is an important item in an artist’s tool cupboard. It does a couple of things that really make a difference. And...
The value of FEEDBACK for artists
The term ‘feedback’ is used to describe the helpful information or criticism about prior action, service, or product from an individual,...
An ELEVATOR PITCH for ARTISTS
A so called ‘elevator pitch’ is a valuable tool in any sales process. The term comes from an imagined scenario where the sales person...
ZEN AND THE ART OF ART.
‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ by Robert Pirsig is a rather special book. First published back in 1974, it has had a big...
Six theories about art
Six theories about ART ‘What it means and what to do about it’ This blog post, concerning six possible theories about art, is based on my...
BENEFITS NOT FEATURES OF ART
BENEFITS NOT FEATURES OF ART It is well known by professional sales people that a crucial stage of the buying process is …… moving from...