The Art Business - Resources for Visual Artists

Starting Out - what do you need to know? 

Artist Tips to be Famous and Make Lots of Money

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READ
Alan Bamberger answers the questions of those who say
I WANNA BE A FAMOUS ARTIST AND MAKE LOTS OF MONEY

Make Money; Be Successful - Artist Questions Answered

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READ
Alan Bamberger of artbusiness.com
COMMON ARTIST QUESTIONS ANSWERED: EPISODE II

(A follow on from I WANNA BE A FAMOUS ARTIST AND MAKE LOTS OF MONEY)

Making a Mark: The "stickability' factor

RECOMMENDED READ
How do you cope with the 'grind' of being an artist and developing your art and your business at the same time. What is 'stickability'? Why is 'stickability' an essential ingredient of being successful.

Making a Mark: Will you be a success if you blog your paintings daily?

Discusses the characteristics of people who do well and achieve success selling online

Making a Mark: What increases your artistic productivity?

I've been prompted by a couple of posts I read recently on a productivity blog about organisation and increasing productivity to ask all my readers two things:
* What's the one thing you do which increases your artistic productivity - BUT you've never read about it in a 'how to' art book?
and
* Which recommendation for improving artistic productivity do you tend to ignore - because it doesn't work for you?

Making a Mark: Feedback on what increases your artistic productivity

At the end of January, I did a post about What increases your artistic productivity - and invited people to comment on what they found helped them. It attracted a lot of comments and lots of really good insight into what works for other people!

Self Discipline for Artists by Nita Leland

Ten steps to self discipline suggested by Nita Leland, author of The Creative Artist

About.com: Developing Your Career as an Artist

In order to be a successful painter you need to work at it, as you would for any other career. Here you'll find information on painting competitions and exhibitions, career development, organizations which offer funding, and the various art organizations you can join.

The Painter's Keys Community :: The Most Comprehensive (Free) Resource For Artists Worldwide

For emerging artists or improving painters - Robert Genn writes weekly about how to improve painting, learn creativity, motivate artists and teach creativity....and enjoy success in any creative field.

This is a RECOMMENDED READ for emerging artists. Check through the archives for more good advice.

Art Blogs at absolutearts.com - "Rejection/Perseverance" by Paul Dorrell

Rejection/Perseverance by Paul Dorrell. " Artists have frequently asked me, how does one go about getting accepted by a gallery? Well that's a complex question, to which there is no easy answer".........read on

Making a Mark: Maggie Stiefvater - two of everything

Maggie Stiefvater tells how she organises her art and art business around her other major responsibility - being a 'stay at home' mum of two young children

Making a Mark: From ACEOs to powerseller

Why Maggie Stiefvater succeeds at doing what she is doing with her art career

Making a Mark: Six secrets of success - more butt-kicking advice from Maggie Stiefvater

Last week Maggie shared her secrets of success in Virtual Sketching and Butt Kicking on her blog Greywaren Art
Maggie has got it. She knows who she is, what she wants and how to get it - and she's knuckled down and put in the work....and Maggie has got it.

Art Blogs at absolutearts.com - "Posterity or Prosperity — Can Artists Have It Both Ways?" by Barney Davey

"Should you create for commercial success or attempt to create a museum bound legacy?" ..........read on

"Making their Mark" - an audit of visual artists

This report on an audit of visual artists in Scotland tells us about what sort of aspirations artists had in Scotland in 2003, what sort of challenges and difficulties they faced, and what opportunities artists identified and what their views were on their needs for continuing development. It has universal messages for people all over the world.

Making a Mark: The Artist's Year Book 2006

The Artist's Year Book is published by Thames and Hudson. It is published on an annual basis and relates entirely to the UK art world and includes advice, information and contact details about: commercial galleries and dealers; public museums and galleries; art material suppliers and services; framers and printers; studios and exhibition spaces for hire; art education and courses; art fairs and festivals; art prizes, open competitions and residencies; arts boards, councils and funding opportunities; societies and other arts organisations; art magazines and PR contacts

Paul Dorrell's Blog - Friday Tips For Artists : Index

Paul Dorrell is a novelist/gallery owner, and author of Living The Artist's Life- a seminal guidebook for artists. This is the link to the index of his "Friday Tips for Artists: Making Things Easier" on his blog

Art Biz Blog: Ask for what you want--the right way

Tips about how to ask for help.

Reality Checks 

Don't try and reinvent the wheel!

ArtBusiness.com - How Not to Succeed in the Art World

HOW NOT TO SUCCEED IN THE ART WORLD
Artists everywhere work hard to sabotage their careers, compromise their reputations, make sure they never get shows, ignore the advice of dealers or advisors or coaches or consultants or anyone else knowledgeable about how the business works, all in order to maintain art world statures of consummate anonymity........So are you ready to go nowhere? Excellent. Here's all you have to do:

Art Advice - 5 Facts Artists Have To Face To Succeed In Business

Face the Facts
5 Facts Artists Have To Face To Succeed In Business
It's important to note that the title of this article specifically refers to facts related to being successful in business, rather than being successful as an artist. Success is a term that is defined differently by each us. Think about it...what are the things you think you need to accomplish before you consider yourself successful?

dickharrisonblogspot: TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR SELLING WHAT YOU CREATE

Dick Harrison's 10 Commandments start with "You can't sell it if you don't show it". Read on to find more good advice

The Painter's Keys: Principles of Pricing Art by Robert Genn, posted: 04/02/17

The Ten Commandments of Art Pricing

Making a Mark: 10 Free Life Lessons on being a Professional Artist

Maggie Stiefvater has written yet another butt-kicking piece for all those people making excuses for why they're not more successful as professional artists.

Artist & Art Competitions, Contests, Opportunities, Gallery Show Scams, Pay to Play

ART & ARTIST CONTESTS, COMPETITIONS, SHOWS, AND MORE--WILL THEY GET YOU SOMEWHERE OR ARE THEY DEAD ENDS, TIME WASTES, OR SCAMS?
Alan Bamberger of ArtBusiness.com with another riveting reality check.

U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics : Artists and Related Workers

U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

Jonathan Melber: Seven Things Every Artist Should Know

Seven Things Every Artist Should Know - The Huffington Post

See also the related book below this item

LINC - The Artists and the Economic Recession Survey: Selected Findings

Artists in the Artists and the Economic Recession Survey represent a wide range of disciplines and are at varying stages in their artistic careers.

Being a Professional Artist 

advice and guidance on professional standards and contractual relationships

a-n The Artists Information Company

HOME PAGE:
Exposing the diversity and complexity of artists' practice, we're providing an inspiring critical space to research, analyse and debate contexts for practice now and in the future.

a-n THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY: : CODE OF PRACTICE

The Code of Practice for the Visual Arts draws from the experiences of practising artists and of commissioners, curators and others with whom they work and sets out the principles that underpin good practice, and makes connections with examples to show how they work.

a-n THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY: : PRACTICAL GUIDES

Practical guides: How do I set up in business, organise events, make proposals? What are my responsibilities on copyright, insurance and health and safety? What's the best way to price work, approach galleries, get legal advice and collect debts?

Use these guides from artists, curators and arts experts as an introduction to being professional as an artist.

a-n THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY: : TOOLKITS

The toolkits are designed to support and enhance artists' professional practices, and improve their working relationships.

- The artist's development toolkit: enables practioners and students to develop themselves and their practice.
- The artist's contracts toolkit - an introduction to the contractual process.
- The artist's fees toolkit: establish a charge rate.
- The studios toolkit: a step by step guide to developing group studios.

SNAG: Professional Guidelines for the arts and crafts community

Professional Guidelines include inventory record proforma, model release contract, checklists for exhibitions and claims for damaged work etc

American Artist: Checklist for Certificates of Authenticity

October 19, 2006 - an article providing a checklist for Certificates of Authenticity and identifying those states which require them

Professional Guidelines - by Harriet Estel Berman

Professional Guideslines covering various topics (exhibition ckecklist; juried opportunities; open studios; fundraising etc), compiled by metalsmiths but with generic application

American Artist: Putting a Positive Spin on Rejection

Nothing is more frustrating than rejection, and many times artists inject a rejection letter?often merely a form letter?with more meaning than was intended: The art is bad; the artist is an idiot for submitting it; the letter writer is biased or expressed the opinion of the entire world. Handling adverse?or even favorable?reaction to one's work is a learned behavior, the result of maturity, confidence, and experience with how art dealers, exhibition jurors, and collectors think.

The Business of being an Artist - sources of information 

Websites providing Information and Advice

Articles for Artists - Resources to Present, Promote, Market Your Art

Very useful business articles by Alan Bamberger for artists on this generic art business site

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - they stem from practical knowledge and sound common sense and are written in a direct no nonsense way

Art Marketing Workshops, Classes and Consulting

Artists: Are you tired of waiting for success?

Art Biz Blog

Art business blog for marketing, promotions, and general business help for artists. From Alyson B. Stanfield.

Art Advice

This series of articles is designed to teach artists the skills they need to manage their own careers.

Artists are encouraged to return to this site frequently to obtain information and advice on business aspects of their career and to help see themselves as emerging professionals.

Artquest

Artquest is London's advice and information service for visual artists and craftspeople providing online and face-to-face support. As well as our website, which receives over 25,000 visits a month, we run conferences, training events and networks.

FREE SALES TIPS FOR ARTISTS PODCASTS

A website with free podcasts / talkcasts providing sales tips for artists from Dick Harrison an art rep experienced in art marketing

Selling Art Online: Information on Where (and How) to Sell Art on the Internet

Artists, need help selling art online? EE has tips for how to sell art online, reviews of art-selling websites, and online art marketing advice. Learn what art buyers want, how to price your art, and which online art galleries you should use to successfully make art sales online.

WetCanvas! - Art Business Forum

Being a professional artist is more than just creating art. Come on in for a daily dose of tax issues, dealing with galleries, print vendors, and commission seekers.

American Artist: Business of Art

Business of Art articles

The Art Business: Internet forums 

Forums which focus on the business issues relating to the visual arts

Wet Canvas: Art Business Forum

Drop in for discussions about the business side of creating and share your experience with others.

Wet Canvas: Legal Corner

Get ripped off by a gallery and want to know your rights? Need advice on negotiating a contract? Need more info on copyright implications? BUT make sure you read the WC Disclaimer and be aware that not everybody offering an apparently definitive opinion is an expert.

Wet Canvas: Internet Sales Strategies

This forum can be a useful resource for those endeavouring to market their art on-line. However be aware that it can be obsessed with e-bay at times and some opinions can be based on only partial information.

Etsy :: Forums :: Business & Marketing

Business and marketing matters - posting limited to Etsy members

Art Business Journals for Artists 

Art Calendar | the business magazine for visual artists

Art Calendar is the business magazine for visual artists. It's the only subscription-driven, business-oriented magazine in the USA published specifically for visual artists.

Founded in 1986, and written by knowledgeable industry pros and successful working artists, Art Calendar offers practical business advice on subjects such as art marketing, art law, portfolio development, exhibition presentation, communication skills and sales techniques, as well as advanced technical applications of photography, computer and Web tools.

It also offers the most extensive and recent listings of Calls to Artists, including galleries reviewing portfolios, juried competitions, grants, fellowships, festivals, publishing opportunities and residencies.

a-n THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY: a-n Magazine archives:

a-n News (magazine)

Bringing you updates and announcements on our own activities and about our collaborators and partners, with news of partnership projects and programmes as they happen.

(Access to the magazine is subscriber only)

Growing your art career 

Art Business Links and Other Career Resources for Artists

The following paragraphs will provide some pointers and - hopefully - help to answer two important questions that lots of artists face. I've provided links wherever I could, but where there isn't a link you should feel free to google the keywords and get busy!

Greywaren Art: How to Juggle & Other Parlor Tricks

Maggie Stiefvater's tips for being productive and finding the time to get things done

Legal Tips and Reminders for the Independent Designer - Prepared by Joi Lakes

The most important thing to remember when dealing with legal issues as a designer is: GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING. We can't stress this enough. It never hurts to take the time to put things in writing and it will always help you in the end. When in doubt, put it in writing.

Organising yourself, your artwork and your studio 

Making a Mark: Folders and files and finding things

My file structure and organisation of folders for artwork is "awesome" - but very simple. Really!

The basic principle works for anybody who likes a bit of structure in their lives - like "cat's eyes" on the roads and signposts in airports. If you don't like structure you might as well stop reading now..... ;)

Making a Mark: Starting over with a clean sheet and a tidy studio.......

OK - so did you have a New Year Resolution to tidy up, clean up your studio, declutter, give away everything you don't use and generally recycle your way back to creativity - and some space to put the results? Try reading the blog posts identified in this item

Making a Mark: Open Studios around the world

There has been a positive surfeit of people getting their studios built/reorganised/tidy for Christmas and then 'boasting' about how nice they look - with photographs!!! Plus I've found a few others that look rather nice.

The Pastel Pointers Blog - Keeping Records of Your Paintings

Keeping track of our finished paintings and the "lives" they're having is something we shouldn't overlook. When they're fresh in our minds, we remember them, but let a few months or years pass by, and it becomes more difficult. Without good records, you'll struggle to confirm a title for a specific painting, the place where it was painted and when, its size and outer frame dimensions, the medium used, the exhibitions and galleries where it has been shown, and the purchase information.

Contemporary Textile Art » Art Business Organization - How I Organize my email

One of my goals for this year was to get my email under control.

I started the year with over a hundred emails in my inbox and a disorganized system for dealing with them. I've gotten my queue down to 6 a few times but I still haven't conquered it. My goal is to end each week with 0 emails in my inbox AND to minimize the number of times I have to touch each piece of email because it's unorganized. I swear I reopen some of the same ones over and over again when things become a mess.

Making A Mark - on Marketing and Selling in the Art Economy 

Katherine Tyrrell's art blog

Making a Mark: How NOT to succeed in the Art World

Commentary on an artbusiness.com article (see "Reality Checks")

Artist and Gallery: the risk/reward equation

A blog post which looks at the risks and rewards of the relationship between artists and bricks and mortar galleries - from both perspectives

Making a Mark: The Own Art Scheme: making art affordable

The National Art Purchase Scheme set up by the Arts Council

Making A Mark: PayPay in Europe

In Europe, on the 2nd July 2007, PayPal arrangements will change when the company which provides the PayPal service in Europe changes and moves location from the UK to Luxembourg where it has acquired a banking licence.

Making a Mark: Why women succeed at representing artists

commentary on a Guardian article

Making a Mark: The art of writing a Press Release

This Guide explains what you need to know if
- you've ever written a Press Release but lacked guidance on how to go about it; or
- if you've issued a Press Release but it failed to achieve the impact you had hoped for; or
- one day soon, you think you might want to write a Press Release......
(Now available as a pdf file here)

Making a Mark: Unique vs. repeat visitors - and the impact on sales

How many repeat visitors do you get? Is the number increasing over time? Do they bring you repeat business if you use your blog to help you market your art?

This post looks at site tourists versus repeat visitors and their impact on sales.

Making a Mark: Fine artists in decline in the USA?

The single most important fact about this group is that the total of fine artists, art directors and animators is completely bucking the overall trend of growth and has been in overall and significant decline since 1990.

Making a Mark: What's the MAIN way you sell your art? - The Results

Artists have significant success with being independent and selling online direct to their buyers. That's what the results of the first Making A Mark Poll seem to be suggesting. The poll which posed the question "What's the MAIN way you sell your art?" is now over and I've charted the final results.

Making a Mark: Art values - gold standard or more derivative rubbish?

On the day that Merrill Lynch is taken over, Lehman Brothers declare bankruptcy and banking shares take a major tumble all around the world - could somebody try and explain to me why top end art values have surged ever upward in the last 12 months?

Making a Mark: What should artists do about marketing their art in a recession?

January 2008 - and a recession is looming. What strategies can artists adopt to continue selling their art?

Making a Mark: What should artists do about marketing their art in a recession? - Part Two

In January I wrote about What should artists do about marketing their art in a recession? This is Part Two. We're still not 'officially' in a recession but.....things are getting worse.......

How to sell art 

Advice from a variety of sources

The first 4 steps toward selling your art: Step #1 - Art Biz Blog

When i'm asked "Where do I start?" I can cite 4 steps that an artist should take in the beginning of a career. Step #1 is to be completely devoted to your studio practice.

The first 4 steps toward selling your art: Step #2 - Art Biz Blog

One of the last three steps toward selling your art is creating your mailing list. Anyone can do this! You know people, right? Start there--with everyone you know.

Connect with other artists - Art Biz Blog

Being around other artists builds your confidence and sustains you emotionally. In addition, you will hear about opportunities you never knew existed if you hadn't been part of a group. You'll hear about them before they are ever published! Read more about why you should connect with other artis

Branding 

Branding 101 for Artists: How to Create a Strong Brand for Yourself and Your Art

An artist's ?brand? is not just a label, a logo, or a signature - instead, it is one of the most powerful marketing tools you can have. Here's what you need to do to make your brand stand out:

Pricing Art 

Art Advice - Pricing Your Art by Sylvia White

Pricing Your Art
There are few things in the marketplace priced as irrationally as art. As in other areas of business, pricing is mostly determined by the law of supply and demand.

Painters Keys - Principles of Pricing Art by Robert Genn, posted: 04/02/17

The 10 commandments of pricing art

Design*Sponge Meetup @ DWR: Pricing, Marketing, and Wholesale

The principle rule of pricing is that everybody needs to make money - and that includes you. So know your margins, and be sure to base them on wholesale prices.

Selling Art through an Art Gallery 

Art Dealer and Gallery Advice for Aspiring Artists

ASCENSION ETIQUETTE FOR ASPIRING ART STARS
Everybody wants your art - here are the rules of engagement for dealing with all those offers to represent to you and your work

Top 10 Reasons Why Galleries Reject Artists (It's not what you think) | Art Knowledge News

...by Sylvia White
From a gallery's point of view, adding an artist to their stable is much like adding a stock to one's portfolio. There are many complicated factors to take into consideration, and liking the "stock" usually has very little to do with the decision.

Edward_ Winkleman: How to Do Your Homework, Part I

What leads up to a gallery offering the feedback that "your work isn't right for our program" and how can you minimize your chances of receiving it?

I think it makes sense to break this discussion into two parts: 1) general homework/research for those just starting off looking to work with a gallery and 2) more detailed advice for those artists who have a good sense of which galleries their work fits in but for any number of reasons can't seem to crack the door on one in the market they most want to sell in. Because of time limitations, I'll discuss only the first part today and will delve into the second later.

Edward_ Winkleman: : How to Do Your Homework, Part I

Following up on Part I of our discussion of what it means to "do your homework" in researching which commercial art galleries to approach, in this part I wanted to share some thoughts for those artists who feel they have a strong sense of which galleries their work is a good match for but for any number of reasons can't seem to land in one.

Greywaren Art: Interview with a Gallery Owner

I know that I have a lot of both artists and art buyers in my readership, and I know that both those sorts of folks are curious about the artist-gallery relationship so I asked the owner of Chasen Galleries, Andrew Chasen, if he'd do an interview with me

Making a Mark: Art galleries and artists: a business-like relationship

This post focuses on the relationship between artists and galleries and provides some information which readers contemplating gallery representation might find very useful.

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Promotion

Self promotion and gallery promotion go together, hand in glove. Communication between you and your gallery will tailor the fit. A smart dealer understands that the efforts you take on your own behalf will ultimately benefit the gallery too.

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Gallery Business

Examples of changes in gallery practice during this recession

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: The Follow Up

How to follow up a contact with an art gallery

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: How to Reject a Gallery

Sometimes the shoe is on the other foot, and instead of receiving a turndown, it is you who must do the turning down.
Joanne provides some great suggested responses to different reasons why you might want to reject an approach from a gallery which wants to sell your art.

Art Calendar | Vanity Galleries:
Pay to Play at Your Own Risk by by Renee Phillips

Art Calendar - Vanity Galleries: Pay to Play at Your Own Risk, by Renee Phillips

Selling Art at Art Fairs 

Practical Tips

160 things to take to Art Shows, Art festivals, Craft Shows........

Convenient check list for artists and crafters from Festival Network Online
* product/packing related
* Literature
* Office supply kit
* sales related
* miscellaneous

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD #4: And the Walls Come Tumblin' Down - Luann Udell

Luann Udell - An artist's life, and the business of craft

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD #4: And the Walls Come Tumblin' Down (August 14, 2007)
A long, but not inclusive look at walls for fair booths. Luann 'tells it like it is'.

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD #7 What Lies Beneath - Luann Udell

Luann Udell - An artist's life, and the business of craft

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD #7 What Lies Beneath (August 22, 2007)
Flooring for your booth is another big bugaboo artists struggle with. Should you even cover the floor? If so, with what? And of course, like everything else, it should be washable/portable/sturdy/attractive/affordable. A tall order indeed!

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD#9: What's Your Sign? - Luann Udell

Luann Udell - An artist's life, and the business of craft

GOOD BOOTHS GONE BAD#9: What's Your Sign? (August 31, 2007) Booth signage fills an important role in your sales process....A customer looking at your work and reading your signs is deeply engaged in your work. It's like a double whammy. But what should you sign say? Plus signs do's and don'ts

Endless Summer Art Fair

Endless Summer Art Fair - The Summer Art Fair Newsletter of pastel artist Casey Klahn. Lots of useful tips and comments about the art fair circuit.

Bruce Baker - Increase your sales!

Dedicated to increase sales for Artists and Craftsman

The Cycling Artist: 4 step plan to stress-free (or as close as you'll get) art events

In our line of work we can't use excuses; we have to be jack of all trades and that includes representing ourselves. Read that again: representing ourselves. Not necessarily just representing our work.

So here's my 5 point plan for art fairs:

Art Shows and Competitions 

Juried Art Exhibitions : Art Shows and Art Competitions

Juried Art Exhibitions, Juried Art Shows, Art Competitions, Art Contests, Opportunities for Artists, Call for Entries

THE ART LIST - Art Contests and Opportunities for Visual Artists and Photographers

Monthly e-newsletter and opportunities database for artists and photographers listing hundreds of art contests, art competitions, and opportunities for visual artists and photographers.

ArtDeadline.Com - Artist Income and Exhibition Opportunities

The art world's source for income and exhibition opportunities. Searchable database and magazine for artists seeking juried exhibitions, grants, jobs, internships, residencies, percent-for-art, art in public places, design RFP's, etc, for all mediums and disciplines.

Juried Art Show s-- Judging a Juried Art Show

What a juried art show is like from a juror's point of view.

The Artist's Magazine - Digital submissions to art competitions

A tip of the week identifies the basics that need to be observed

How to Plan and Prepare a Solo Art Show on a Shoestring Budget

I've learned that for $250 or less you can plan an exciting two-day exhibit that will make you money, build a following and leave people wanting more. Here's how you go about it:

Art Commerce sites on the Internet 

eBay stores - Art, Original Art and Paintings items on eBay.com

Assess the competition in e-bay stores used by artists. How does your store template and approach measure up?

Art on e-bay UK

Scope to sell Art, Posters, Paintings, Prints, Photographs on eBay.co.uk

ArtByUs

ArtByUs.com Art Auctions aims to provide a marketplace for affordable art but does not does not sell mass produced art

Etsy - a place to buy and sell things hand-made

An online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade - including orginal art and hand-pulled prints. Etsy lets you shop by color, place, time and material.

Cafepress

CafePress.com is an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products

A Cafe Press Resource

CafePress.com is perfect for artists, authors and musicians or even bloggers. With a free basic shop you can upload your artwork and sell printed-on-demand t-shirts, mugs, stickers and so much more with the only cost being your time. Print-on-demand books and CD are also at your fingertips

Cafepress alternatives

A lens comparing CafePress with its three main competitors

Art.com - Posters, Art Prints, and Framed Art Leader.

Art.com can supply a print of your artwork - and mat it, frame it and ship it on your behalf - for a price.

Making a Mark: SquidBids - a new tool for those auctioning art on e-bay

SquidBids appears to be positioned as an alternative (or a suppement) to blog marketing of e-bay work - just as a squidoo lens could be said to be an alternative to using a search engine.

Art Switch

Art Switch is a service which allows collectors to try out the art through renting - and allows artists to widen their potential income base and number of collectors

It's new - but looks like it has a good business model and the website is very professional.

All Things Handmade: About Page

The sole purpose of the blog is to help Etsy artisans drive more traffic to their handmade goods. The mini blog is maintained by Volunteers.

Empty Easel Review - CafePress.com: Where Art Becomes. . . Stuff.

CafePress.com was one of the first online markets to offer print on demand services to artists. Now CafePress has over 6.5 million members (each with their own CafePress shop) who sell t-shirts, mugs, stickers, cards, and yes, even posters and framed prints of their artwork...........
As a company and a service, I think CafePress is running a good show-you can put your favorite designs, phrases, or artwork on nearly anything your heart desires. But as an art store? For fine art prints?

In my opinion, there are better options elsewhere.

Selling Art Online: Information on Where (and How) to Sell Art on the Internet

Need help selling your art? EE has tips for how to sell art online, reviews of art-selling websites, and online art marketing advice. Learn what art buyers want, how to price your art, and which online art galleries you should use to successfully make art sales online.

Empty Easel Review - Etsy.com: A Place to Sell Fine Art Online or Just Handmade Items?

Because of Etsy's popularity, I've had several requests lately to review it - and while it's not solely a fine art site (the focus is really on crafts and handmade items) it's certainly possible for fine artists to use Etsy to display and sell art online.

The Best Art Websites: A Look at Traffic Trends (So Far) in 2008

Every few months I like to take a closer look at the online art market and see how some of the best art-selling websites are doing, traffic-wise. Let's start with the two art websites at the top. . .

Where Artists Sell Art: A Web Survey of Nearly 300 Artists

Several months ago I posted a survey asking artists where they sold their art. The response so far has been incredible, with over 270 artists taking time to respond. After analyzing the poll, here are some of the more interesting results I found:

Yessy Art Gallery: A Review

This review of Yessy.com will let you know how it compares to other online art-selling websites. Obviously Yessy is a well-established online art gallery and doesn't charge a commission fee - but does it work? Read the full review for more details.

My Review of Zazzle.com: Printable Products and Posters on Demand

Zazzle.com is a print on demand supplier of various products, including posters and fine art prints. It's fairly similar to other print on demand services I've reviewed, but with enough clear differences that I'm sure some artists will prefer Zazzle over the competition.

A Review of RedBubble.com: Online Art Gallery and Creative Community

RedBubble.com is an Australian based website that creates art prints, art cards, and t-shirts from artwork uploaded by its member artists. I first came across RedBubble a few months ago when they were only offering their services to Australian artists.

How to avoid scams and fraud 

Painter's Keys - How to spot a phony

Robert Genn writes about how to spot the sort of scams and phony expressions of interest received by many artists.

Art Biz Blog: What to do with vague email inquiries

Art business blog for marketing, promotions, and general business help for artists. From Alyson B. Stanfield.

The Cycling Artist - For Artists: some words of warning

Tina Mammoser provides a useful summary of what to look out for in relation to scams and potential fraud and what action to take

Making a Mark: Beware of online scams affecting artists

Two of the people I subscribe to have recently tackled the potential for fraud and scams perpetrated on artists - often through the medium of websites, blogs and e-mail. Many are of a repeated type which are now becoming well-known - but not everybody has yet got the message.

Artist, Art Gallery Scams, Time & Money Wastes, Empty Promises

DEAD ENDS, MONEY PITS, TIME WASTES, FLIMSY PROMISES, AND SCAMS
Posted January 23, 2008
All artists wanna sell lots of art and get lots of press and have lots of shows and be lots of famous, right? Well, any artist who's made it will tell you that achieving these goals is a long, arduous, step-by-step process. That said, there's no shortage of artists out there who not only want it fast, but who also believe they can get it fast. For those of you who fall into that category, there's no shortage of promises and propositions floating around, offers to streamline the process and advance you to the endgame, some of which sound immensely compelling, and all which can be yours for varying amounts of outlay-- either cash or art or both.

Artists Network - Beware Internet Art Scams

Beware Internet Art Scams by C. Sharp February 21, 2008
Summary

* How these scams work
* Tips for protecting yourself
* Sample Internet art scam letter

The Guardian - Internet fraud pushes card losses over £300m

1st October 2008
Fraud against UK credit and debit cards has risen by 14% to £302m, an industry body says

e-mail marketing, newsletters and mailing lists 

Art Biz Blog: Resources for your artist mailing list

Art business blog for marketing, promotions, and general business help for artists. From Alyson B. Stanfield.

10 Journalism Tips For Bloggers, Podcasters & Other E-Writers

Blogs, podcast & e-newsletters make it easy for anyone to be a journalist. Here are some tips on how to do it well.

Art Biz Blog: Writing copy that sells

Alyson B Stanfield recommends

10 Keys to Copy That Sells! by Alexandria Brown
© 2001-2008 Alexandria Brown International Inc. www.AlexandriaBrown.com

Online entrepreneur Alexandria K. Brown publishes the award-winning 'Highlights on Marketing & Success' weekly ezine with 28,000+ subscribers.

The first 4 steps toward selling your art: Step #2 - Art Biz Blog

One of the last three steps toward selling your art is creating your mailing list. Anyone can do this! You know people, right? Start there--with everyone you know.

The Press Release 

Making a Mark: The art of writing a Press Release

This Guide explains what you need to know if
- you've ever written a Press Release but lacked guidance on how to go about it; or
- if you've issued a Press Release but it failed to achieve the impact you had hoped for; or
- one day soon, you think you might want to write a Press Release......
(Now available as a pdf file here)

Advertising On-line 

Most Hated Advertising Techniques (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Studies of how people react to online advertisements have identified several design techniques that impact the user experience very negatively.

Making Web Advertisements Work (Alertbox)

Web users are highly goal-driven, and ads that interfere with their goals will be ignored. To succeed, ads must work with the medium, as well as with the user's aims and mindset.

Do I need a Facebook Fan Page? | Make Big Art

Lisa Call - Textile Art - My Fan Page on Facebook What is a Facebook Profile? Before you can decide if you need a fan page let's go over some basics of

Facebook Fan Page – Practical Tips | Make Big Art

Note: The screen captures in this post were taken on June 28, 2009. Functionality could change in the future and things will look and behave differently.

Art Licensing 

What to think about and what to be careful about

Ten Secrets to Success in Art Licensing by Lance J Class, President of Porterfields Fine Art Licensing

"So much of the art that is submitted to us for review at Porterfield's is just beautiful, and yet is completely unsuitable for licensing.... Over the years I've learned that there are basic rules or "secrets" to art licensing that will make some talented artists winners in licensing their art and reaping the potential financial rewards of doing so, while other artists who are perhaps equally talented will lose out completely because they just didn't know the secrets of successful art licensing.

It all comes down to how you paint, what you paint, and how you present your art, and what I'm going to attempt to do in this article is to give you some very basic guidelines that will help you succeed in a very competitive business."

The Do's and Don'ts of Art Licensing by Porterfields

How to license art and protect your rights at the same time.

How to Avoid Mistakes in Licensing Your Art by Porterfields

How to license art and protect your rights at the same time.

Art Licensing Basics. . . | Art Knowledge News

Art Licensing is an exciting area in the licensing market and can possibly supplement and artist's income and increase exposure. Licensing is defined as leasing the right to use a legally protected name, graphic, painting, logo, saying or likeness in conjunction with a product, promotion, or services.

This article was abstracted from LIMA with authors' permission, www.licensing.org (http://www.licensing.org/) Reprinted from The Art Advice Newsletter at : http://www.artadvice.com/

The Art Economy 

Art Market Trends - Art in a Weak Economy

ART MARKET TRENDS - ART IN A WEAK ECONOMY
The following article examines the probable impact of recent economic and financial events on the overall art economy and art market trends, and on the speculative sector of the art trade in particular, a sector which has been, to resurrect the dotcom homily of Alan Greenspan, "irrationally exhuberant" over the past several years. On a broader level, it explains how the art economy works and examines the risks and misconceptions inherent in art speculation. However, no matter who you are or what kind of art you create (or collect), economic uncertainty makes buying and selling art more challenging.

How to Sell Artwork in a Weak Economy

Alan Bamberger writes about how to sell your art in a weak economy / recession - and practical strategies you can adopt

Market Research for Artists - Sell More Art

SELL MORE ART - MARKET RESEARCH FOR ARTISTS
Alan Bamberger on ways to conduct that research

Art indices paint good picture of investment risk

ALTHOUGH most people appreciate art and marvel at the works of the great masters, few truly understand how they are valued or why some works fetch vast sums of money at auction while others go for a song.

Banksy vs Shepard Fairey - Art Market Analysis

ART, MONEY, SHEPARD FAIREY, BANKSY, AND THE QUEST FOR CLARITY
or
Adventures in Art Market Comparison and Analysis

Art Print Issues: Indie Art Intersection

Barney Davey
If you choose to, you could let all the economic troubles and related bad news we are faced with daily and the ongoing deconstruction of traditional art marketing venues get you down. Or, you could rejoice in being living in what perhaps is the most exciting time ever for independent artists.

Business Blogs for artists 

Art Biz Blog

Art business blog for marketing, promotions, and general business help for artists. From Alyson B. Stanfield.

The Painter's Keys Community: Should I blog by Robert Genn, posted: 06/03/10

Roberts discusses blogging and internet communication for artists

The Business of Art

A blog with tips for using curiosity to attract shoppers to your booth at any crafts show.

Art Print Issues

Barney Davey's News and Views on the Business of Fine Art Prints and Giclees. Practical information visual artists can use to learn how to sell art prints and giclees.

Luann Udell

Not just an art business blog - but it does contains lots of very sounds business advice from a very experienced professional artist who sells.

Business blogs - generic advice and information for bloggers 

ProBlogger Blog Tips

Helping bloggers earn money - and lots of good blogging tips besides

Problogger: "18 Lessons I've Learnt about Blogging"

Darren Rowse, a full time blogger, shares what he has learned about blogging

Lorelle: Truths and Consequences of Blogs That Stand Out

Lorelle discusses what makes a blog stand out from the crowd

ConverStations: What Makes a Blog Different: Who Cares?

What Makes a Blog Different - a short series

Church of the Customer Blog

All about word of mouth, customer evangelism and citizen marketers.

evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups

Evan Williams has been blogging since 1999 and was co-founder and CEO of Pyra Labs, makers of Blogger, now part of Google

Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO » SEO Advice: Writing useful articles that readers will love

Matt Cutts: Writing useful articles that readers will love

Communication Overtones: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Blogs

Kami Huyse applies 7 principles to blogging and other two-way communications.

Marketing Pilgrim: Online Reputation Monitoring Beginners Guide

Andy Beal writes about how to monitor your reputation online - worth a read for those wanting to know what is written about their work.

How to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines

Darren Rowse of Problogger - a professional blogger - provides an extensive guide to how to optimize your blog for search engines

31 Days to Building a Better Blog

31 Days to Building a Better Blog. This is the summary page - with links - of the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Project that ran during August 07 on ProBlogger.

The Painting A Day Phenomenon 

Daily Paintings: Frequently Asked Questions

RECOMMENDED READ
Justin Clayton is a successful daily painter. He has published a very informative set of answers to the questions that he frequently gets asked by those wanting to join the daily painting movement - and shows us a video of him painting

This is an essential read for all artists who are thinking about selling daily paintings via a blog.

Making a Mark: Will you be a success if you blog your paintings daily?

Discusses the characteristics of people who do well and achieve success in selling daily paintings online.

Making a Mark: Art Calendar and "a painting a day"

highlights an "Art Calendar" article on the trend for artists to do "a painting a day" and quotes "Making a Mark"

Making a Mark: "Why artists should blog" Part 2 - the success of painting-a-day blogs

Commentary on "a painting a day" blog movement and its potential impact on artist sales and galleries

Making a Mark: Daily painters, paintings and paintworks - and where you can see them

The daily painting movement has seen more than a few sites come and go in the last 18 months or so - but I was extremely pleased yesterday to see the announcement of a new site - Daily Paintworks. This new site includes some of my favourite female artists who paint every day - Karin Jurick, Carol Marine, Sarah Wimperis and Belinda del Pesco - as well as a number of other names who will be well known to the daily painting fraternity.

For today's post, I've decided to place this new site in the context of all the other daily painting sites that I know of and to check out the current state of play as we near the end of 2007.

Making a Mark: Keiser Collectors - a new website community for collectors of work by Duane Keiser

I'm a great believer in keeping a close eye on what Duane Keiser does. He's the man behind A Painting A Day who literally posted a painting each day from 10th December 2004 until 1st April 2006 and has continued to post a daily painting only slightly less frequently ever since. His work is now owned by a huge number of people - many of whom endeavour to collect it. They have rather a lot of competition - from each other and all would-be Keiser collectors!

Yesterday Duane announced the creation of Keiser Collectors, a new venture which creates a website community for collectors of Keiser original art.

Making A Mark - on Blogging and Websites 

Making a Mark: How do I find things to blog about?

Somebody asked me recently how I manage to find things to blog about. It immediately struck me as a good subject to blog about - and therein lies the nub!

So - here are my suggestions for.....

6 great ways to find different subjects to blog about

Making a Mark: Keywords, site descriptions and meta tags - how search engines find your website and content

From an advanced novice's perspective..........

Making a Mark: How to add a sitemap to your website

Does your website get the traffic it deserves? Do you have an xml sitemap on your website? Can the Google and Yahoo bots crawl your website and add its pages to their index of webpages?

Making a Mark: Why artists should blog

some reasons why artists should blog

Making a Mark: "Why artists should blog" Part 2 - the success of painting-a-day blogs

Commentary on "a painting a day" blog movement and its potential impact on artist sales and galleries

Making a Mark: The latest chapter in the Moleskine story

makes a link between the revival of Moleskine, 'small is the new big' and community blogging on the internet

Making a Mark: Contact details: how can I send you an e-mail?

Today's Techie Saturday post is about e-mail addresses on websites:

* advertising your e-mail address;
* leaving your e-mail address; and
* avoiding e-mail spam.

Making a Mark: Exploring Web Analytics #1

Web analytics is the study of the behaviour of visitors to websites/blogs.

Making a Mark: How to find and change key words

This follows on from my post earlier this week on Keywords, site descriptions and meta tags - how search engines find your website and content. It concerns itself with

* How to review/revise page descriptions and keywords for individual pages in SiteKreator
* How to use Google Ad Words to identify keywords
* How to use keywords in Blogger
* How to use keywords in Squidoo

Making a Mark: Advertising your work on your blog - the design essentials

You want to create the right impression with your website or blog - so should you use advertising? Or should you just use the design lessons from advertising? One of the questions which perplexes me is whether or not a case can be made for using advertising on an artist's blog or website. However when it comes to lessons to be learned from advertising about design effectiveness I'm not in the least bit confused. The answer is clear - there's lots to learn and use - whether or not you use adverts!

Making a Mark: Why it's a good idea to use labels in Blogger

The aim of this post is to help people to understand better:
* why using categories or labels is a good idea
* how to choose labels to use
* some things to think about before using Labels in Blogger

101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site - Inside CRM

These quick tweaks will help you keep visitors engaged.

Websites and weblogs 

Help, tips, advice and techniques for different approaches to creating an internet presence

USATODAY.com - Artists take paintings to masses

Artist/bloggers are democratizing the art world, using the Internet to change the making and selling of art. Dealers and galleries, who command 50% commissions, no longer have exclusive control in defining who is emerging or successful. Now artists...

Lorelle on WordPress » 2006

Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress

Lorelle on WordPress - a list of her Blogging Articles

This link is a massive resource for bloggers and would-be bloggers. Lorelle Von Fossen writes intelligently and with humour about: blogging generally; how to begin blogging; writing tips and techniques; blogging tips; blogging tools; blogging adminstration; comments and comment spam; tags and categories; social bookmarking and bookmarks; copyright and legal issues; bloggers; blogger lists and anything else about blogging that you can think of!

Promoting Your Artistic Website - by Matthew Bates

A Simple Introduction to SEO or how to make sure people find your website

Build a Website for Artists by Matthew Bates

This is an article specifically oriented for visual artists who want to create their own websites, however the principals involved work for the creation and promotion of any website.

Google Webmaster Central

Webmaster Central - the one-stop shop for comprehensive info about how Google crawls and indexes websites. You can learn here how to ensure that your site is easily crawled and indexed and access tools that will enable you to diagnose crawling issues, study statistics on how your sit

EBSQ - Self Representing Artists

a website for artists who represent themselves

Google Sitemaps Goes Standard With Acceptance By Microsoft and Yahoo! « Lorelle on WordPress

Why you need a sitemap

A List Apart: Topics: User Science

What does a user want? Designing for needs. Putting the user first. Making web content accessible to more people and more kinds of internet devices. Designing and testing usable interfaces. Use-case models and model users. Scenario development, wireframes. Usability testing on the cheap. And on the not so cheap. How to spec a site people will want (and be able) to use. (87 articles)

Keyword Selector Tool

Not sure what search terms to use or keywords to include? Enter a term related to your website and this selector tool will show you the number of related searches that include your term and the estimated number of times that term was searched in the last month. All suggested search terms are subject to a standard editorial process.

Making a Mark: Why it's a good idea to use labels in Blogger

The aim of this post is to help people to understand better:

* why using labels is a good idea
* how to choose labels to use
* some things to think about before using Labels in Blogger

SEO check list

Satsig.net - SEO check list: Here is a check list about what to do before launching your page. It is worth getting it right, as your page may be read by search engines immediately and then not again for several weeks.

Where Art Meets Technology

A blog by David Darrow which sets out to help artists understand and use computers and web technologies to advance their careers, gain exposure and sell art

F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Eyetracking visualizations show that users often read Web pages in an F-shaped pattern: two horizontal stripes followed by a vertical stripe.

Making a Mark: Keywords, site descriptions and meta tags - how search engines find your website and content

I discovered recently that I can now vary the description for each page on my website and tailor the meta tags/keywords to each page. So that's what I'm now engaged in doing.

However I decided to check out which were the best keywords for each page. This post (and the next one) is about that process - so if you are not an expert and want to know a bit more about keywords, meta tags and site descriptions you may well find something interesting in what follows.

Making a Mark: Exploring Web Analytics #1

Web analytics is the study of the behaviour of visitors to websites/blogs. This post looks at the definitions of the technical terms used in web analytics.

Making a Mark: How to add a sitemap to your website

Does your website get the traffic it deserves? Do you have an xml sitemap on your website? Can the Google and Yahoo bots crawl your website and add its pages to their index of webpages?

This blog post provides some tips for how to create and upload a sitemap

Seth's Blog: Silly Traffic

Seth Godin's riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.

This is a truth of the Internet: When traffic comes to your site without focused intent, it bounces.
75% of all unfocused visitors leave within three seconds.
Any site, anywhere, anytime. 75% bounce rate within three seconds.

Right-Justified Navigation Menus Impede Scannability (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Users scan lists by moving their eyes rapidly down the left edge. Menu items that are right-aligned make scanning more difficult.

Blogging for Artists 

Making a Mark: Blogging for Artists

Blogging for Artists - Resources for Artists is my new squidoo lens. It's going to be the home for all the links that I've accumulated about blogging as an artist.

Making a Mark: Advertising your work on your blog - the design essentials

You want to create the right impression with your website or blog - so should you use advertising? Or should you just use the design lessons from advertising? One of the questions which perplexes me is whether or not a case can be made for using advertising on an artist's blog or website. However when it comes to lessons to be learned from advertising about design effectiveness I'm not in the least bit confused. The answer is clear - there's lots to learn and use - whether or not you use adverts!

Social media Marketing - tips and techniques 

Marketing Pilgrim: Social media marketing

"Any and all forms of Social Media Marketing tactics fall under at least one of these five forms of action........". Read more about what ben wllis has to say about the five pillars of social media marketing

Art Fag City » Round up: Blogger Advice on Press Releases and Artist Press Kits

.....rather than putting together a rehashed list of what galleries and artists should do with their press releases and kits, I've let the experts speak for themselves.

Life Plein Air » Facebook Advertising Update

Facebook Advertising Update: December 7, 2007

I think Facebook is doing a lot of smart things, and their new ads are no exception. Unlike many sites, Facebook contains a lot of information about their users, including their interests, gender, age, home town, etc. I know this worries some people, but not me. If by providing this information I see ads that are more appropriate to me, great. I'm going to see ads anyway, why not see ads that meet my interests?

Although I only started November 18, I do have some results to share that seem interesting.

Computer software for the business end of being an artist 

How to keep track of all those essential details about your art business

ARTLOOK: artist software software for galleries software for artists

Artlook Software - software solutions for art galleries and the individual artist or studio, cataloguing and stock management, gallery management, artist software, gallery software, contact lists and mailings, inventory control, web site integration, web site creation tools
Downloadable evaluation version available
Aimed at UK market

WorkingArtist - Business software for artists.

Track artwork, editions, provenance, images
Manage patrons, patron activity and collectors
Track shows, consignments, projects and registries
Tracke vendor orders and supplies
Create multiple mailing lists and bio/resume.
Create invoices, statements, payment plans
Create price lists and price grids
Create address and slide show labels
Free trial available as a download
Aimed at US Market

Art & Craft Business Organizer

Art & Craft Event Information and Business Organizer for artists and crafters.

Beta Blogger For Dummies: How to analyse site traffic using Google Analytics

One day when I finally get the call to switch to Blogger Beta I'll be coming back to read this!

Art Biz Blog: Updated database software for artists

Alyson B. Stanfield writes about software designed especially for artists' needs - plus links

Copyright, trademarks and web protection 

Making a Mark: Copyright infringement - what to do when someone steals your content

my link to an excellent article by Lorelle VanFossen ("Lorelle on Wordpress" - a top 100 blogger) on what to do when someone steals your content.

The UK Patent Office - Copyright - Index

This site provides guidance on copyright and how it operates in the UK

Intellectual Property: Copyright resources

A portal providing links to websites and organisations providing information about copyright

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

The only official Website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - lots of useful information and regular updates

Trademarks - Frequently asked questions

The FAQ page from the US Patent and Trademark Office

Intellectual Property:Trade Marks in art

Examples of when trade marks have featured in art

Intellectual Property:Trade Marks resources

A portal providing links to websites and organisations providing information about trademarks

Harvard Law School - Links to general news about the art world

Links and news items about legal aspects of the art world

The Art Law Blog

Donn Zaretsky of John Silberman Associates blogs about interesting aspects of art law and legal cases.

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation.

World Intellectual Property organisation (WIPO): Copyright and Related Rights

Copyright and related rights are legal concepts and instruments which, while respecting and protecting the rights of creators in their works, should also contribute to the cultural and economic development of nations.

WIPO: e-commerce and Copyright

WIPO has published a report - Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Survey of Issues - that describes the impact of the digital technologies on intellectual property and, in particular, on copyright and the international intellectual property system.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Wikisource

Digital Millennium Copyright Act From Wikisource

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998

US copyright Office summary (pdf file)

EUR-Lex - EU Directive on copyright

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Creative Commons

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

SEOmoz | Four Ways to Enforce Your Copyright: What to Do When Your Online Content Is Being Stolen

Sarah Bird writes....
One of the most common problems facing anyone who publishes content online is copyright infringement. It's happened to me. It's happened to you. And it'll probably happen to this post too. (Oh, the irony!)What can you do when your copyright is being infringed? Don't get sad. Get letter-writing mad!

Photography, Photoshop and Printing 

Megapixels, DPI, PPI, for digital cameras and photography

Photo Folio presents the answer to a reader's question about Megapixels, DPI, PPI, for digital cameras, photography and printing. What does 300 dpi mean in practice?

Understanding "jpegs"

Understanding File Sizes:
There is a lot of confusion with clients in the area of digital file sizes and resizing of images - what file size is required for what reproduction in different mediums.

The Arithmetic of Printing Images

A comprehensive on-line book on digital photography and digital cameras - including a guide to printing resolution

Why printing can make you see red ... and green | Technology | Guardian Unlimited Technology

An article in the Guradian newspaper identifying the problems and potential solutions to getting the image coming off the printer looking like it should

Scanning Basics 101 - All about digital images

Scanning tips and hints, how to get the most from your digital images and scanner. How it works, for those that want to know.

Microstock Photography

Basic information about microstock photography sites and their requirements.

New Work and Inspiration » Organizing, Storing and Printing Digital Images - SmugMug

Organizing, Storing and Printing Digital Images - SmugMug
Lisa tells us what she's now doing to organise her reference photos.

60 Most Wanted Photoshop Tutorials, Brushes, .PSDs and Resources

in today's post, you'll find an assortment of top-notch tutorials, brushes, patterns, textures, actions and .PSD downloadable files that others have freely contributed to the design community for making your next photoshop effect.

Recommended by Charley Parker of "Lines and Colors"

Continuing Development 

Making a Mark: Painting Retreats, Artist Colonies and Residency Programmes

Some options for time out and further development

What you see is what you get

This extract from Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" inspired Duane Keiser - see whether it does the same for you.

London Art Schools

The Saatchi Gallery has listed London Art schools with contact details and directions.

Pensions for Artists 

Pensions for Artists - Independent Pensions information

Pensions for Artists is a website commissioned by Arts Council England to provide independent, accurate pensions information to the artistic and creative community

Art in the UK 

The Artists Information Company (UK)

Stimulating and supporting contemporary visual arts practice - including professional practice

Artquest | Advice, information and support to London's visual artists and craftspeople

Artquest is the advice and information service for visual artists and craftspeople. Anyone is freely available to access our website - with 25,000 of your competitors visiting each month, can you afford not to? Other Artquest services are only available to London-based practitioners.

Arts Council England : Visual arts homepage

Arts Council England supports the visual arts through regular funding to arts organisations, Grants for the arts, National Touring and strategic initiatives.

Welcome to Art Guide

Art Guide - The Art Lover's Guide to Britain and Ireland.

The Arts Marketing Association

The AMA is the professional development body open to all arts professionals involved in bringing arts and audiences together in the UK and internationally.

Mall Galleries - the home of the Federation of British Artists

The Mall Galleries, run by the Federation of British artists (FBA), has a calendar of art exhibitions, an art commissions service for portraits and other art, open exhibitions and prizes. The FBA is the umbrella organisation for nine top art societies whose members are elected for the excellence of their work.

Arts&Business

Through 12 regional offices, Arts & Business acts as a crucible where businesses and arts organisations come together to create partnerships to benefit themselves and the community at large. Each A&B region runs A&B programmes and services, to bring together the arts and business communities locally.

Arts Council England : Links, Arts management

The national development agency for the arts in England, providing funding for a range of arts activities.

British Arts Festivals Association

Information about art festivals in the UK

Making a Mark: The Artist's Year Book 2006

My blogpost about what you can find in the Artist's Year Book

The Creative Handbook

The Creative Handbook is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, part of one of the world's leading publishing companies. It is a listing directory for all those involved in offering services to and within the creative art industry

Making a Mark: Creative Britain - encouraging talent and protecting content in the fine arts?

The government's new strategy for a creative Britain

The Art Business - workshops and events in the UK 

Museums and galleries Marketing Day: From preservation to podcasting

New technologies: are the possibilities endless or do you struggle to picture how they can be of practical application for museums and galleries? Either way, the world of pod casts, blogs and SMS (texting) can be mind-boggling. This day of presentations, seminars, discussions and workshops will reveal how new technologies can help you reach and communicate with your audiences.

A step-by-step guide to marketing planning for small organisations

Would you like to find out how to produce a marketing plan for your event, project or organisation? This will be a friendly, step-by-step workshop to help you understand and use marketing to your benefit.

Art Consultants - UK 

Commissioning: Agencies, Public Art Consultants and Lead Artists

Practical information on all aspects of public art commissioning written or specially commissioned by Public Art South West

Art in the USA 

THE ART LIST - Art Contests and Opportunities for Visual Artists and Photographers

Monthly e-newsletter and opportunities database for artists and photographers listing hundreds of art contests, art competitions, and opportunities for visual artists and photographers.

Licensing 2007: Art & Design Licensing June 19-21 2007 New York

Art and Design Licensing Gallery and Education programme at Licensing International Expo 2007 in New York.

Art Consultants - USA 

Art Link -- Services-- Art, Appraisal, Art Historians, Curators, Consultants, Art Collections

Virginia based ArtLink -- Work with interior designers to choose pieces of art to compliment the design.

Art in Australasia 

Resources for artists in Australia and New Zealand

Arts Directory - State of the Arts (Australia)

The State of the Arts directory is a comprehensive web contact list of Australian and New Zealand-based arts companies.