The Best Art Business Books
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For artists, illustrators, galleries, collectors and all those interested in the art business
Do you want to learn more about the business of being an artist?
Looking to improve your marketing of your art - and your sales?
Want to make the jump to full-time artist or illustrator but not sure what you don't know that you need to know?
Thinking about setting up and art gallery and looking for tips?
If any of the above apply then this site has a book which can help
These are the best books on and about the art business which are available on Amazon. So while you learn more about art you can save on your business expenses!
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- NEW Art Business Books in 2012
- NEW Art Business Books in 2011
- Annual Reference Books for Artists
- Starting Out: Making a living as an artist
- Book Reviews by Art Bloggers #1
- Business Plans for Artists
- Marketing and Selling Fine Art
- Selling Art in Galleries
- Selling Art without Galleries
- Selling yourself as an artist
- Licensing art
- Selling Art Prints
- Selling Art Online
- Fine Art Business Forms for Artists
- The Illustration and graphic art business
- The Art Business - Resources for Artists
- How to run an Art Gallery
- The Art World Business
- Buying and Collecting Art
- The Art Economy, Art Law & Copyright
- Law and copyright in the Art Business
- Art and Copyright on the Internet
- Comments and Suggestions
NEW Art Business Books in 2012
Just published and about to be published
This section will be updated on a regular basis as new books are published. Remember new does not necessarily mean good and one even needs to be a tad circumspect now about the glowing reviews.....
NEW Art Business Books in 2011
did you know these books were published in 2011?
These are all the new art business books published in 2011. New does not necessarily mean good - but it's always good to see new perspectives
Annual Reference Books for Artists
Starting Out: Making a living as an artist
starting out and sustaining your journey
You have to start somewhere. Whether your're a hobby artist looking to start selling your work or an accomplished artist who's hoping to realise the dream of becoming a full-time artist - a good book about starting out in the art business is a good place to start.
Beyond starting out is survival as a full-time artist. Do you know everything you need to know. Are you aware that you don't know what you don't know? Find out more about WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW by choosing one or more of these books
Book Reviews by Art Bloggers #1
Books covered:
* The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love by Jackie Battenfield
* How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul by Caroll Michels
* I'd Rather Be in the Studio!by Alyson B. Stanfield
* ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhandari, Jonathan Melber
- myartspace>blog: Book Review: Jackie Battenfield's The Artist's Guide - How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
- Jackie Battenfield's new book, The Artist's Guide - How To Make a Living Doing What You Love, is an excellent resource for visual artists at any stage of their career. Battenfield writes in a professional and yet easy manner and provides invaluable information, inspiration and resources on making a successful career in the art world. Battenfield's words do more than just dictate the "how to" and "why for" of the business end of art.
- Get Known Before the Book Deal: Fund Your Writing Projects: Featured Money Magnet Jackie Battenfield
- By Gigi Rosenberg
The idea for the book, The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love, was born out of the professional development workshops she taught for artists. Her students' enthusiasm for her handouts egged her on. "My students kept telling me they used my handouts over and over again," she said. As she developed her idea for the book, she began to feel a mission to reach a larger audience with information about how to succeed as an artist. - Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: "The Artist's Guide" and Other Books
- Talk about timely. Just as the art world is shaken to its foundations by the economic downturn, along comes The Artist's Guide: How To Make A Living Doing What You Love by Jackie Battenfield. I'm not being flip. Even though galleries are downsizing or shutting their doors, artists are still making art and still need to find a place for themselves. This book explains the art world (to the extent that something as multifaceted, international, freeform and unencumbered by "rules" can be explained) and offers clear and useful steps to setting goals and achieving them--information that until recently most artists never learned in art school.
- CWCA Calls for Entry: Caroll Michels - 6th edition of HOW TO SURVIVE AND PROSPER AS AN ARTIST: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
- Drawing on more than three decades of experience as a career coach and artist-advocate, Michels shares insights for navigating the complicated, often political, art world. In the chapter "Launching or Relaunching Your Career: Overcoming Career Blocks," she pinpoints specific danger zones for artists - including an unwillingness to confront money issues, an awe of New York and self-imposed "regionalism," the quest for external validation, and adolescent career goals.
- Josh Grabowski Art: Artist Necessity
- Any artist, no matter your craft, should read this book if a career in art is the goal in mind. Personally, coming from the painting side of things, I feel that this book spoke to me directly. An easy read with so much information on what to do and where to do it, and with a price tag that will most certainly not break the bank it is a no brainer... go get your copy now of How to Survive and Prosper As An Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul by Caroll Michels!
- how to survive and prosper as an artist | Sofie Dittmann's Photography Blog
- The book talks about establishing prices for your work, attracting attention to your work and building immunity to rejection....I was prepared for a book that wouldn't sugar-coat anything. However, not only does it do away with the notion that art is only art when you're starving, it has some REALLY good advice on how to market yourself as an artist.
- which craft business book is right for you? craftMBA.com; business thinking for designers & makers
- Read it if: you dream of selling in galleries and cultivating collectors across the country. If you're more interested in one of a kind work than production models, then you should definitely check out I'd Rather Be in the Studio. It doesn't cover the nuts and bolts of running a business (you should check out another small biz guidebook for that) but it does teach you how to promote your work and increase your sales so you can spend the maximum amount of time focusing on creating your work.
- Review: I'd Rather Be in the Studio | D*I*Y Planner
- I'd Rather Be In the Studio is an amazing book that, while targeting artists looking to build their business and promote themselves, I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking to promote their passions....I started this book three times over. Not because it was a bad book but because it was so chock full of good advice that every time I picked it up and read a bit more, my mind would churn and I'd go off to put some of her advice into practice.
- BmoreArt: Book Report: 'I'd Rather Be in the Studio!' by Alyson B. Stansfield
- This book is structured like a twelve-step program, organized around eight typical excuses that artists use to avoid self promotion or taking a professional risk......Like a caring therapist, Stansfield builds up the reader's confidence, chapter by chapter, and mixes emotional exercises with factual information, like how to write an artist statement and resume........While well-intended, I personally had a hard time getting through this particular text. There was an overall emphasis on self-promotion, instead of a holistic approach to one's career, and I found this a bit one-dimensional.
- Suggested Reading - ART/WORK - Heather Darcy Bhandari & Jonathan Melber | Studio Fuse Art Blog
- Darcy Bhandari & Melber's comprehensive manual is intended to help artists expand their business practices while encouraging professionalism as it relates to artistic practice. This book serves the dose of practicality needed to aid in dispelling the antiquated over-romanticized notion of the starving artist.
-Dustin Dennis - Amazon.com: GroveCanada "Grove"'s review of ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and...
- Please remember WHO is writing the book...by artists? No. By gallery workers, yes..., April 11, 2010
It's all very well to write a book for artists, but if you are working for galleries, you may have a bias.
Business Plans for Artists
Most artists will run a mile rather than think about creating a business plan. However you should try taking a look at these two books before you think business plans are not for you!
Marketing and Selling Fine Art
...and promoting yourself as an artist
Making a living as an artist is not about how much talent you have. Unless people know you art exists it's not going to be bought and you won't have an income.
Successful artists spend a lot of time and effort on marketing - or they have somebody who spends a lot of time and effort on their behalf. But what's involved in promoting your art?
Selling Art in Galleries
Selling art via a gallery is most people's idea of how art is sold. But how exactly does it all work?
These three books will explain:
* how to get into a gallery
* what the processes are when dealing with a gallery
* what "consignment" is
* how pricing and commission works
* who is responsible for insurance
* what costs you might be responsible for
Selling Art without Galleries
Juried shows, art fairs, art festivals, open studios
How do you sell your art without a gallery?
There are lots of options - including:
* face to face in non permanent venues (eg Juried shows, art fairs, art festivals)
* face to face out of your own studios (eg open studio events)
* non-art venues - from cafes to hospitals to banks
* the Internet (online gallery sites, e-shops, auction sites and your own blog and website)
Selling yourself as an artist
Two sites dedicated to providing you with all the FREE advice and information which is on the Internet for saying who you are and what you've done as an artist.
Licensing art
Have you ever thought about licensing your art? That way you can get repeat income from an existing original work of art.
The two books below walk you through all the things you need to think about and what you need to do to licence your art - and all the different objects your art might be used for
Selling Art Prints
Selling Art Online
more resources for artists
There's a lot more to being successful as an artist than learning how to paint. Marketing is one of the most important activities of an artist. If you want to market art online, these websites will give you some pointers
Fine Art Business Forms for Artists
forms, forms and yet more art business forms
Did you know you need forms to sell art, transact business with galleries and generally run an art business?
Well you do - otherwise it all gets very messy.........
The Illustration and graphic art business
for fine artists, graphic artists, graphic designers and illustrators
Leading handbooks for graphic artists
The Art Business - Resources for Artists
How to run an Art Gallery
How to get past the dream and actually do it!
For all those who have ever dreamed of owning their own art gallery
The Art World Business
the international art world
It helps if you understand how the art business world works at its upper reaches too.......
Buying and Collecting Art
The Art Economy, Art Law & Copyright
Law and copyright in the Art Business
for artists, collectors, investors, dealers and museums
Art and Copyright on the Internet
Making A Mark
Artist and author Katherine Tyrrell draws and writes about art for artists and art lovers.
Making a Mark reviews......
a consumer's guide to quality and value in art books, art supplies and services to artists
- book reviews (art instruction and art history)
- reviews of art media, art materials and art equipment
- reviews of places where you buy (art shops, online art suppliers and art bookshops)
- reviews of other products or services used by artists
- summaries of good quality and relevant reviews by other practising artists
The label "book reviews" in the side column of Making a Mark reviews...... gives you a shortcut to all the book reviews.
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