The Best Art Business Books

Open Your Studio: Nine Steps to A Successful Art Event

Written by an artist who is very experienced in holding studio events - and written in a plain no-nonsense language.

Paperback: 98 pages
Publisher: RedDot Press (February 21, 2013)

Create Your Art Career: Practical Tools, Visualizations, and Self-Assessment Exercises for Empowerment and Success

Maps out career stages and provides 50 career planning exercises and tools including creative visualization, self-assessment, and mind-map exploration.

The author is the director of career & professional development at Pratt Institute

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press; 1 edition
Due to be published: March 1, 2013

Art Marketing 101: An Artist's Guide to Creating a Successful Business (Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist)

This is the NEW fourth edition of a popular guide to art marketing

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: ArtNetwork;
Published: Fourth Edition edition (March 12, 2013)

Photograph Your Own Art & Craft

The professional photographer who wrote this book has a background in photography for those involved in creating arts and crafts - and knows her stuff!

The target audience for the book are those who know little and want to know more.

The book includes lots of images and shows you what to do and what not to do.

It's particularly relevant for all those visual arts and crafts people who create work which is difficult to photograph work eg glass, jewellery and artwork behind glass.

If you're interested in photographing your own art or crafts, it's time to get to grips with technical language and this book helps in that respect.

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: A&C Black; 1 edition
Due to be published: April 10, 2013

Arts & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class

The book was created based on the notion that numbers are not always an artist's best friend. The creativity which can contribute to becoming a successful artist often inhibits dealing with numbers - and the finances associated with them.

Topics covered include budgeting, cash management, visual charting, financial media tools, taxes, employment, business etiquette, and nonprofit management.

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Agate B2
Due to be published: May 14, 2013

Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market

This is the paperback version of a book which was published as a hardback to critical acclaim in 2010.

The author is Noah Horowitz. He a member of the faculty of the Sotheby's Institute of Art in New York and is managing director of the Armory Show. He got his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

A book which provides a critical account and overview of how the contemporary art market works
* how art is branded, packaged and sold
* the impact of globalisation and financial forces including investment speculation on the art market
* the relationship between how the art market works and the value and price of art objects

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Due to be published: September 29, 2013

2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: North Light Books; 38 edition (November 14, 2012)

Describes as "the must-have reference guide for any artist who wants to establish or expand a career in fine art, illustration or graphic design."

This book is also available in a Kindle Edition

New Markets for Artists: How to Sell, Fund Projects, and Exhibit Using Social Media, DIY Pop-Ups, eBay, Kickstarter, and Much More

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press (August 2012)

Publisher's description: This book is like a language course that is meant to enhance your ability to communicate your art and creative ideas to the world. In the new millennium, artists must create new models for exhibitions and sales. They must also be aware of new modes of communication, from social networking to the latest mobile phone apps.

The Rise of the Modern Art Market in London: 1850-1939

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Manchester University Press (March 27, 2012)

Publisher's description: This is the first book to investigate the modern London art market, establishing the central importance of London for the development of the modern retail market in fine art. Leading experts track the emergence and development of the structures and practices that have come to characterize the commercial art system, including the commercial art gallery, the professional dealer, the exhibition cycle and its accompanying rhetoric of press coverage and publicity, and an international network for the circulation of goods.

The Successful Artist's Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: North Light Books (February 27, 2012)

With real-world advice on everything from bidding for freelance jobs and pricing artwork, to filing for taxes and getting health insurance, to building a network of connections within the community, readers will learn to navigate the business of being an artist. Exercises and worksheets will help readers figure out where their interests and strengths lie and how to use these to their advantage. Interviews with artists who have carved out successful careers for themselves and an index of useful organizations and list of additional reading provide further resources to would-be professional artists.

Art and Copyright: Second Edition

Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: Hart Publishing; 2 edition (February 9, 2012)

Intellectual property protection afforded to works of art continues to receive increased attention from artists, museums, galleries, auction houses, publishers, and legal advisors, as well as from those teaching or studying copyright and/or the law of cultural property. Originally published in 2001, Art and Copyright was the first book to examine in detail the intellectual property rights protecting artistic works and artists' rights in the UK. Art and Copyright has established itself as a leading publication in the field. Now revised and updated, this second edition includes expanded coverage of the Artist's Resale Right and the relationship between designs law and artistic works. The book provides greater coverage of new media and art, and digital developments. It also includes additional precedent materials and checklists.

Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market

Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; First Edition edition (January 3, 2011)
Amazon reviews: 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) | Like (16)

Written by a member of the faculty of the Sotheby's Institute of Art and director of the VIP Art Fair.

Publisher's description: Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices of living artists' works have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional boundaries within the art world have collapsed, and artists now think ever more strategically about how to advance their careers. Artists no longer simply make art, but package, sell, and brand it.

Noah Horowitz exposes the inner workings of the contemporary art market, explaining how this unique economy came to be, how it works, and where it's headed. He takes a unique look at the globalization of the art world and the changing face of the business, offering the clearest analysis yet of how investors speculate in the market and how emerging art forms such as video and installation have been drawn into the commercial sphere.

How to Profit from the Art Print Market 2nd Edition: Creating Cash Flow from Original Art

Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Bold Star Communications; 2 edition (July 17, 2011)
Amazon reviews: 4.4 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)

Learn How To:
Create a second source of income from your originals with prints
Produce a third source of income from your originals with licensing
Grow your collector base and broaden your audience
Diversify your pricing strategy
Decide to either self-publish or find and work with a print publisher...and more

The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press; Original edition (November 15, 2011)
Amazon reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) | Like (0)

This books is characterised as "An essential how-to guide for all artists in all disciplines to acquire the skills they need to be profitable."

It's been produced by the expert staff of the New York Foundation for the Arts. They've created a compilation of a "best practices" approach to planning and organising an art career - and addressing common problems in the areas of business, finance, marketing, and law

Making It in the Art World: New Approaches to Galleries, Shows, and Raising Money

Interestingly this book went from Top Rated to #78 in Art Business Books inside a month. This is very suggestive of a book which had had its status artificially inflated in some way - friendly reviews from those who are fans of the author maybe? The big question is where are the sales?

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press (November 15, 2011)
* December 2011 - TOP RATED ART BUSINESS BOOK DECEMBER 2011
* January 2012 - #74 in Books > Arts & Photography > Business of Art
* Amazon reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews) | Like (8)
* Goodreads: Avg rating 5.00 (1 rating)

This is a book for those who are new artists, students and all those who want to develop their art careers to achieve success as a professional artist. Topics include:
* how to evaluate your own work,
* how to submit art,
* how to present work to the public,
* how to avoid distractions in the studio etc

I'd Rather Be in the Studio: The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion

2nd edition - see also below

2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars by 5 customer reviews on Amazon
Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: North Light Books; 38 edition (November 14, 2012)

Describes as "the must-have reference guide for any artist who wants to establish or expand a career in fine art, illustration or graphic design."

2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: North Light Books; 37 edition (November 11, 2011)

2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design.

2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

Also available as the MORE EXPENSIVE KINDLE EDITION
Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 3124 KB
Print Length: 674 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1440314187
Publisher: North Light Books; 37 edition (November 11, 2011)

2012 Photographer's Market

For those artists who also shoot photos which can be sold for stock

ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career

Amazon reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) | Like (21)

The paperback is top of the charts although it's the Kindle version which was published recently - I have this book on my iPad!

Publisher's description: The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to "The Sopranos, except nobody gets killed." Whether you're an art school grad looking for a gallery, a mid-career artist managing a busy studio, or someone just thinking about becoming a professional artist, this indispensable resource will help you build your career and protect yourself along the way.

Heather Darcy Bhandari, a gallery director, and Jonathan Melber, an arts lawyer, help you tackle issues so you can essentially act as your own manager and agent. For example, they show you how to tackle business basics such as:
* tracking inventory and preparing invoices;
* how to take legal precautions like registering a copyright and drafting consignment forms;
* how to use promotional tools like websites and business cards; and
how to approach career decisions such as choosing the right venue to show your work.

The book also draws on interviews with nearly one hundred curators, dealers, and other arts professionals, in cities across the country, about what they expect from and look for in artists. Plus interviews with artists about their careers and the lessons they've learned navigating the art world.

Bear in mind this is a perspective on the art world written by a gallery deaer and an arts lawyer.

The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love

This book covers:
* Taking charge of your professional life - getting ready to take action and assembling essential tools
* Circulating your work - networking, researching and building professional relationships
* Supporting your work - managing the money, attracting additional funds and negotaiting legal contracts
* Maintaining your practice - day-to-day operations and surving being alone

RECOMMENDED: Two artists and art bloggers who I have a great regard for BOTH recommend this book very highly and have written excellent book reviews - see links. I knew when I read them that this book deserved to be highlighted on this lens.

"Do not purchase this book if you're fond of making excuses for why you aren't a successful artist, because once you read it you will have no excuses left. Battenfield covers everything from examining your own hopes and fears to writing an artist statement to finding a place to show to securing funds. With real life examples and interviews scattered throughout, this book is 345 pages of pure career-coaching gold. The tone is positive and upbeat, yet realistic. Battenfield is very clear that being successful in the arts is a difficult task that takes a tremendous amount of work and perseverance, yet she demonstrates both that it is possible and how it is possible. In an act of great generosity Battenfield has withheld nothing, so the book reads like a precious tome of secrets."
Annie Bisset - Woodblock Dreams - Read her full review in Making a Living As an Artist.

"Jackie is writing from her experience as a successful exhibiting artist, lecturer and teacher, and gallery director.... Her information is therefore not theoretical but steeped in firsthand knowledge. Sidebar quotes--she calls them "Reality Checks"-- from artists, dealers, critics and curators underscore the relevance of the material.

There are exercises and lists to get you revved up, or to shift you into the next-higher gear, but I have to say that it's the guidance and observations I like best. "Much of my advice is not secret information," writes Jackie. But it's rare to find it compiled so well."
Joanne Mattera - Joanne Mattera Art Blog Read her full review in this "Marketing Mondays" post.

You can also read a Q&A interview with Jackie Battenfield in Marketing Mondays: Career Q&A with Jackie Battenfield

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul

The classic handbook for launching and sustaining a career that "explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist," (The New York Times) with a brand-new chapter on Internet art marketing

Now in its sixth edition, How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist is the definitive guide to taking control of your career and making a good living in the art world. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Caroll Michels offers a wealth of insider's information on getting into a gallery, being your own PR agent, and negotiating prices, as well as innovative marketing, exhibition, and sales opportunities for various artistic disciplines. She has also added a new section on digital printmaking and marketing in this emerging field.

Most notably, this sixth edition contains an entirely new chapter: "Art Marketing on the Internet." Michels offers criteria for selecting an ideal Web designer for your online portfolio and for organizing your Web presence, and shares proven methods for attracting curators, dealers, and private clients to your site. She also addresses vital legal concerns in the age of e-commerce, including copyrighting and registering your art, and finally, the appendix of resources, consistently updated online at Michels's site the Artist Help Network (www.artisthelpnetwork.com), is fully revised.

RECOMMENDED
Carol sent me a copy of this book to reviw and I'm currently reading it on the tube and at bedtime. I'll be reviewing it soon. In the meantime from the significant amount I've read so far I think it's excellent - very down to earth and practical with a ton of useful references to useful people, places and websites relating to the art world and art business - and surviving and prospering as an artist.

Particularly noteworthy is her chapter on pricing art.

Several sentences I've read have had me mentally saying "YES!!!" and smiling!

The Business of Being an Artist

4 edition Published February 23, 2010

"One of the best-informed and most resourceful writers in the art field." - American Artist

Fine artists are taught many things about the craft of art in the various art schools and university art programs, but rarely do they learn much if anything about how to make a career of their talents.

The Business of Being an Artist contains information on
* how artists may develop a presence in the art world that leads to sales.
* how artists can learn to sell their work directly to the public with an understanding of the principles of marketing and sales as they're applicable to works of art.
* how to find a suitable gallery that will arrange sales and commissions
* how to set up a contractual relationship with the dealer that is both equitable and profitable.
* the range of exhibition opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists;
* how to set prices for artwork;
* when or if artists should pay to advance their careers;
* how artists may communicate with the public;
* applying for loans, grants, and fellowships;
* areas of the law that concern artists;
* using art materials safely;
* online sales and marketing, and much more.

The Business of Being an Artist includes a unique discussion of some of the emotional issues that face artists throughout their careers, such as working alone, confronting stereotypes, handling criticisms and rejection, the glare of publicity, and the absence of attention.

Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist (The Insider's Guide to Exhibiting and Selling Your Art)

Cay Lang's Taking the Leap has helped thousands of artists jumpstart their careers and make real the dream of exhibiting and selling their work. An internationally exhibited photographer and teacher, Lang offers the wisdom of experience, combined with enthusiasm and gentle humor, to guide artists through the ins and outs of the art business. Practical and inspiring, this revised and updated edition offers two new chapters -- on using the Internet and the media to best effect -- plus provides step-by-step advice on preparing presentation materials; finding and dealing with galleries (as well as bypassing the traditional gallery system); handling rights, royalties, and taxes; an extensive resource list; and other invaluable information for both beginning artists and those ready to take the next step in their careers.

Getting Your Sh*t Together: A Professional Practices Manual For Artists: By Karen Atkinson and GYST Ink

Amazon rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) | Like (1)

This book aims to help all artists everywhere get on the track to success on their own terms. Whether you are a gallery-bound artist, a conceptual artist who is not interested in selling work, an emerging artist just beginning your career, or a seasoned artist in need of a tune up, this manual is meant for you. This manual is informed by decades of experience and years of research into how to perform as a professional artist in the 21st century art world. This book is filled with easy-to-follow instructions that will help you do everything from archive your work, to start a mailing list, to write a grant, and everything else you can think of. It will even address some topics you may not think you need to know about now - but you sure will later!

The Successful Artist's Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art

Ratings: 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) | Like (4)

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: North Light Books (February 27, 2012)

This is a book which grew out of a conversation between artists about what they wish theyd been told at art school. It's a combination of tips, worksheets to work out where you want to be - plus interviews with artists and advice on how to make iy

Starting Your Career as an Artist: A Guide for Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, and Other Visual Artists (Starting Your Career)

Amazon rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) | Like (5)
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press (July 27, 2011)

Starting Your Career as an Artist is a comprehensive manual full of sound advice for artists seeking to advance their professional careers. Veteran art career professionals Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller show aspiring artists how to evaluate their goals, create a plan of action, and use their talents to build a productive life in the art world. Chapters cover topics essential to the emerging artist, such as building community through networking, collaborating, and finding mentors; setting up a studio; health and safety for artists; artist's resumes and CVs; developing marketing plans; finding alternative exhibition venues; and refining career aspirations. In addition, the book includes inspiring and insightful interviews with professional artists and well-known players in the art scene.

The Right-Brain Business Plan

Amazon rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews) | Like (2)
Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 7266 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Publisher: New World Library (February 16, 2011)

Millions of artists, entrepreneurs, crafters, and solopreneurs dream of making a living doing what they love. But turning their vision into a viable business plan can feel like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Jennifer Lee knows what it's like to make the entrepreneurial leap - and how to do it successfully. The key is showing creative types how to use - rather than stifle - the imagination and intuition that make them creative in the first place. Lee's illustrated, colorful worksheets and step-by-step instructions are playful yet practical, enabling readers to get down to the essential business of defining their vision and nailing down plans for funding, marketing, networking, and long-term strategy. Both budding and seasoned business owners will benefit from Lee's wonderfully original approach.

Ancient Wisdom: Emerging Artist: The Business Plan (not just) for the Mature Artist

Amazon rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) | Like (1)
Paperback: 110 pages
Publisher: Outback Press (November 8, 2011)

At the age of fifty, Sue Favinger Smith decided to reinvent her life and become an artist. At the age of sixty, she was accepted into the prestigious National Association of Women Artists. Are you thinking about taking the leap and becoming an artist? Do you want a creative lifestyle that supports your talents, energy, expectations and goals, but don't know where to start? Ancient Wisdom: Emerging Artist is a comprehensive guide for the aspiring artist, written from an artist's perspective and experience.

What makes this plan unique is the emphasis on age, creativity and art, and the powerful advantages of the mature artist over younger peers. Written in a warm and engaging style, this book is a source of encouragement and support, offering key insights into building a strong artistic identity, understanding the business aspects of art, and discovering your true potential. There is honest, real life knowledge in this business plan, not just for your art career, but for living a creative life every day.

I'd Rather Be in the Studio: The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion

RECOMMENDED RE. SELF-PROMOTION BY ARTISTS
Amazon Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) | Like (14)

BEST SELLING ART BUSINESS BOOK IN FEBRUARY and MARCH 2011
TOP RATED ART BUSINESS BOOK MARCH, OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011

This book hovered near the top spot for some time, how reviews picked up and it achieved the top rated position in February 2011 - in anticipation of the second edition published in April 2011

Alyson B. Stanfield, the art-marketing guru behind ArtBizCoach.com, shares self-promotion tools that have enhanced the careers of thousands of artists.
Step-by-step instructions show artists how to write a better artist statement, attract blog readers, write a more compelling newsletter, and use social media more effectively
NEW! in the 2011 edition:
- Power up your Facebook page
- Master Twitter with 9 types of tweets and 5 tweet makeovers
- Discover the secret for maintaining an active blog
- Save time on social media sites
- Boost your online presence using the social media tips throughout the book

Art Marketing 101, Third Edition: A Handbook for the Fine Artist (Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist)

302-page, twenty-one-chapter volume guides artists to create both a long- and short-term marketing plan so they can become independent businesspeople. It educates them to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, honing their business skills and knowledge of their legal rights. Artists will learn about: overcoming roadblocks, the secrets of successful artists, alternative avenues for selling art, building name recognition, sales and publicity tactics, pricing artwork, planning an exhibition, creating a beautiful portfolio, photographing artwork, the proper way to contact a gallery, succeeding without a rep, promotion, maximizing value, and much more.

Fine Art Publicity: The Complete Guide for Galleries and Artists (Business and Legal Forms)

This savvy resource helps artists and art professionals generate the publicity that keeps their artwork and business in the public spotlight. Provided are practical tools for attracting the media's attention and building bridges between artists, their galleries, and collectors, and between museums and their audiences. This new edition provides the latest word on new art markets; how to research the Internet, build a Website, and launch e-mail publicity campaigns.

Making It in the Art World: New Approaches to Galleries, Shows, and Raising Money

Interestingly this book went from Top Rated to #78 in Art Business Books inside a month. This is very suggestive of a book which had had its status artificially inflated in some way - friendly reviews from those who are fans of the author maybe? The big question is where are the sales?

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press (November 15, 2011)
* December 2011 - TOP RATED ART BUSINESS BOOK DECEMBER 2011
* January 2012 - #74 in Books > Arts & Photography > Business of Art
* Amazon reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews) | Like (8)
* Goodreads: Avg rating 5.00 (1 rating)

"Starving" to Successful | The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting Into Galleries and Selling More Art

Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews) | Like (5)

Paperback: 203 pages
Publisher: RedDot Press | Xanadu Gallery; 1st edition (August 21, 2009)

Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to show your work in galleries? Have you felt frustrated because you are unsure how to best approach galleries for representation? Do you know what you need to do to prepare your work, your portfolio, and yourself to make an effective approach? Starving to Successful | The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting into Galleries and Selling More Art will answer these questions and many more as you prepare to increase your presence in the gallery market

The Artist-Gallery Partnership: A Practical Guide to Consigning Art

Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press; 3 edition (May 13, 2008)

The definitive guide for those who create and those who sell art is back, now in a newly revised and updated third edition. Artists, dealers, and gallery owners will welcome this clear explanation of the consignment contracts that lie at the heart of the relationship between artists and galleries. Updates include the latest developments in state laws and all of the current statutes in the 32 states that have laws regarding consignment sales. A thorough discussion of the Standard Consignment Agreement, covering agency, consignment, warranties, transportation, insurance, pricing, gallery commissions, promotion, return of art, and more, plus a ready-to-use contract, is included.

Selling Art Without Galleries: Toward Making a Living from Your Art

This comprehensive resource shows artists how to make a living from their art--without relying on galleries. Through interviews with a range of successful artists, readers will learn how to write about their own work, how to arrange and curate exhibits, how to work in nonprofit arts spaces, how to determine when and if to advertised artwork for sale, and how to exhibit in non-art spaces. Artists will also find useful information for marketing their work, including photographing and framing, selling at art fairs, getting into juried shows, and selling over the Internet.

Art Fairs: 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started (Artist Organized)

File Size: 577 KB
Print Length: 65 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Artist Organized; 1 edition (February 27, 2012)

This book is independently published and may well have benefited from an editor. Nonetheless advice from somebody who has done art fairs is better than no advice at all. It's very much focused on the practical - and expensive - aspects

20 Steps to Art Licensing: How to Sell Your Designs to Card and Gift Companies

Amazon rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) | Like (0)

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 258 KB
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

A booklet on how to license your art to companies that publish greeting cards, and manufacture coffee mugs, magnets, wall hangings, kitchen items, and dozens of other gift items. This booklet covers 20 basic steps from how to prepare your art, to what companies to contact. It includes topics on: How to find agents, classes and what trade shows to attend. There are extensive resources on social media, licensing community groups, copyrights, and lists of interviews with professional designers ( 6,700 Words).

Licensing Art 101, Third Edition Updated: Publishing and Licensing Your Artwork for Profit

This comprehensive handbook guides readers step-by-step through the licensing and publishing industry. It contains a wealth of ideas and practical examples of how to increase income through licensing reproduction rights to manufacturers and publishers of greeting cards, posters, calendars, and more. This book provides assistance from an expert, allowing readers to educate themselves and gain a competitive edge. Readers learn about: negotiating fees, exhibiting in trade shows, protecting their rights, and more. Over three hundred professional contacts are listed.

How to Profit from the Art Print Market

Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) | Like (1)

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 427 KB
Print Length: 302 pages
Publisher: Bold Star Communications; 2 edition (December 15, 2010)

Barney Davey uses his experiences and perspective culled from advising and observing leading art publishers and print artists in three decades to guide artists towards making informed decisions. By learning to accurately assess their resources, which results in making wise choices, artists can eliminate many frustrations by avoiding unproductive methods and lead themselves to success in the print market.

Business And Legal Forms for Fine Artists (3rd Edition)

The third edition of this eminently useful book includes new forms for commercial lease, sublease, and lease assignment, plus: contract for the sale of an artwork, contract for a commission, delivery-of-art confirmation form, contract for an exhibition loan, model release, and much more. Each form includes step-by-step instructions, advice, and unique negotiation checklists for making the best deal possible. A convenient CD-ROM lets buyers customize and print their forms from any PC or Mac.

Art Office, Second Edition: 80+ Business Forms, Charts, Sample Letters, Legal Documents & Business Plans (Art Office: 80+ Business Forms, Charts, Sample Letters, Legal)

Artists will find forms to help them organize their office: a twelve-month planning calendar, financial statement, sales agreement, model release, Form VA, rental-lease agreement, artist-agent agreement, slide reference sheet, competition record, target market chart, monthly project status, show planner, sample letters to various art world professionals, pricing worksheet, bill of sale, and many more.

2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. For years, artists have relied on us to help them find new markets and navigate the changing business landscape. The 2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified listings possible.

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines)

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical guidelines, 12th Edition is the industry bible, containing information all graphic artists and their clients need to buy and sell work in a totally professional manner. This edition has been revised and updated to provide all the information you need to compete in an industry moving at lightning speed.

Inside the Business of Illustration

This guide to the ins and outs of today's dynamic illustration business tells budding illustrators everything that their teacher didn't know or their art director didn't tell them. Using an entertaining, running narrative format to look at key concerns every illustrator must face today, this book covers finding one's unique style and establishing a balance between art and commerce; tackling issues of authorship and promotion; and more. In-depth perspectives are offered by illustrators, art directors, and art buyers from various industries and professional levels on such issues as quality, price negotiation, and illustrator-client relationships.

Breaking Into Freelance Illustration: A Guide for Artists, Designers and Illustrators

Breaking into Freelance Illustration provides a step-by-step road-map for illustrators looking to promote themselves and running a creative business. Written from the perspective of an experienced freelancer with plenty of industry insiders insight added, this helpful guide gives readers everything they need to start a full-time business, see their work published, or moonlight as an illustrator. This book is a down to earth guide that fills in the creative business blanks.

Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers (3rd Edition)

New Third Edition! Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers provides 40 essential forms and checklists-all ready to copy and put to immediate use in any graphic design studio! Each form includes step-by-step instructions and can be used as is, or easily tailored to meet a specific business situation. This latest edition features brand-new forms for employment and lease agreements, as well as revised examples of letter of interest, estimate for client, preliminary budget and schedule report, purchase order, status report, contracts with illustrator/photographer/printer, nondisclosure agreements, copyright application, and much more.

How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press (July 14, 2009)
Amazon reviews: 4.7 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) | Like (1)

Aspiring and new art gallery owners can now find everything they need to plan and operate a successful art gallery in this comprehensive volume. Edward Winkleman draws on his years of experience to explain step by step how to start your new venture. Chapters detail how to: write a business plan - find start-up capital - find your ideal locale - renovate the space - manage cash flow - promote and grow your new business - attract and retain artists and clients - hire and manage staff - represent your artists

Seven Days in the Art World

BEST SELLING ART BUSINESS BOOK IN MARCH, APRIL & DECEMBER 2011 AND JANUARY 2012
Amazon ratings: 4.1 out of 5 stars (45 customer reviews) | Like (2)
Goodreads: rated 3.58 avg rating - 1,879 ratings - published 2008 - 16 editions
Google Books: 239 Reviews

This has been around at or near the top of the charts all year - as a hardcover and a paperback - and is an easy read.

A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art...and the institutions that have the power to shape art history, based on hundreds of interviews with high-profile players, Thornton's entertaining ethnography will change the way you look at contemporary culture.

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

Intriguing and entertaining, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark is a Freakonomics approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world. Why were record prices achieved at auction for works by 131 contemporary artists in 2006 alone, with astonishing new heights reached in 2007? Don Thompson explores the money, lust, and self-aggrandizement of the art world in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work valuable while others are ignored.

The Art Business

Drawing on the vast experience of Sotheby's Institute of Art, The Art Business exposes the realities of the commercial trade in fine art and antiques. Attention is devoted to the role of auction houses, commercial galleries and art museums as key institutions, with the text divided into four thematic sections covering:
* technical and structural elements of the art market
* cultural policy and management in art business
* regulatory legal and ethical issues in the art world
* the views, through interviews, of leading art market experts.

The Art of Selling to the Affluent: How to Attract, Service, and Retain Wealthy Customers and Clients for Life

The Art of Selling to the Affluent immerses you in the world of wealth so you can better understand how the affluent think and act, uncovering and influencing those critical factors that shape their buying decisions. With proven, step-by-step advice on satisfying and retaining top-dollar clients, this is the ultimate guide for salespeople who must tap the affluent market in order to survive and thrive.

Understanding International Art Markets and Management

Written by an international array of experts from the US, the UK and China, this book is essential reading for all those studying or interested in art markets and management.

Fine Art and High Finance: Expert Advice on the Economics of Ownership (Bloomberg)

Clare McAndrew and a highly qualified team of contributors explain the most difficult financial matters facing art investors. Key topics include: appraisal and valuation, art as loan collateral, securitization and taxation, investing in art funds, insurance, the black-market art trade, and more.

The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors

The International Art Markets assesses art's potential as an investment class on a country-by-country basis and is designed for collectors and investors looking to broaden their knowledge of the global market for art investment -- including history, buying patterns, and future trends for many countries around the world. Locally-based experts supplement James Goodwin's extensive knowledge of world art markets.

The Art of Buying Art

An easy to understand book on how to buy, sell, evaluate, appraise, and collect art.
Soft cover; 284 pages. By Alan S. Bamberger, noted art expert, author, and syndicated columnist.

The Art of Buying Art: An Insider's Guide to Collecting Contemporary Art

In The Art of Buying Art, contemporary art expert and self-described art addict Paige West breaks through the misconceptions about contemporary art and inspires readers to discover the joy of collecting original works.

The Intrepid Art Collector: The Beginner's Guide to Finding, Buying, and Appreciating Art on a Budget

In The Intrepid Art Collector, Lisa Hunter shows you how to start a fine art collection without spending a fortune. This accessible, jargon-free resource contains up-to-date information on the most popular original art-everything from photography and posters to African art and animation-including where to find it and how to buy it at a fair price. Easy-to-use checklists help you evaluate original art and steer clear of clever fakes.

Legal Guide for the Visual Artist (Fifth Edition)

This is the FIFTH EDITION of this highly acclaimed reference book (first published in 1999) which presents a comprehensive overview of the legal issues faced by anyone working in the visual arts.

Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists

This "surprisingly readable guide" (published in 2005) engages the reader with 32 conversations about the legal topics artists face in their professional careers. From copyright to contracts, each conversation is packed with information and internet links for further study; yet each is accessible, brief and (some would say) funny.

A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections, 2nd Edition

This work covers issues that bear on collection management and that may arise in relation to the acquisition and disposal of objects, loans, appraisals, tax considerations, insurance, and visitor and employee safety.

Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Artists, Investors, Dealers, and Artists, Third Edition (3 Volume set)

Long considered the gold standard in legal and tax guidance for visual art professionals and their attorneys, ART LAW is now even more valuable to anyone involved in this complex, interconnected industry.

Teeming with new information and analysis and many new sample documents, the three-volume Third Edition of ART LAW is the one resource you must consult to help ensure you formalize rock-solid agreements, maximize tax savings, and minimize legal liabilities.

Published 2005

An Artist's Guide to the Law: Law & Legal Concepts Every Artist, Performer, Writer, or Other Creative Person Ought to Know

A guide to legal issues as they relate to artists and creative people (published in 2010)

It gives a general overview of key legal concepts important to US artists and includes landmark cases. Appendices include: resources for artists, Statutory References and Case References. The book is divided into seven chapters: 1. What does the artist own? 2. What is the artist selling? 3. What can and can t the artist use? 4. What is the artist allowed and not allowed to say? 5.How does the artist protect intellectual property? 6. What contracts does the artist make? 7. What happens to art when the artist no longer possesses it?

Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the School's Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of Free Culture, The Future of Ideas, and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, and is a columnist at Wired. He chairs the Creative Commons project and has won numerous awards, including the Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award. He was named one of Scientific American's Top 50 Visionaries and has also been listed as one of BusinessWeek's "eBiz 25," the magazine's roundup of the twenty-five most influential people in electronic business, several times.

Possibly more relevant to musicians than artists, this is nevetheless a seminal book on a very hot topic - how copyright is treated in an Internet age.