What is the Best Way for Artists to Promote and Sell Their Work?
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Selling Art
Artists are usually not trained in selling, so we end up learning to sell our work on our own and from each other. Selling art is not easy, and there are so many ways to sell--in galleries, at shows, online. What is your experience with different ways of selling your work? What is your preferred method? Do you have an agent or a gallery that represents you?
Let's compile the experience of all of us on this Twttrstrm to help each other.
What sources have you found that work for you and would you recommend them to others? What do YOU feel is the best way for artists to promote and sell their work?
How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th ed.: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
"As an artist you have experienced the exuberance of creating something you like. . ."
How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th ed.: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
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Review
"Provides the best overview of political and other aspects of the art world that I have ever come across . . ." -- Shannon Wilkinson, President, Cultural Communications
Praise for the fourth edition:
"Provides the best overview of political and other aspects of the art world that I have ever come across. . . It is a bible that every artist should have." --Shannon Wilkinson, president, Cultural Communications, New York
"This book should be required reading for every exhibiting artist." --Ellen Rixford, Graphic News
"This self-help career book is the pick of the litter." --Donna Marxer, Artists' News
"Michels is filled with energy and ideas. . . Her experience is the reader's bonus." --American Artist
-- Review
"... - Michels explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist." -- Deidre Stein Greben, The New York Times, March 29, 1998
"...the very best book I've found to demystify the artist's process of dealing with the fine art/gallery world." -- Diana Bryan, Graphic News, Graphic Artists Guild, Spring 1998
"Michels is a tough but compassionate advocate, savvy in the ways of the world and the demands on artists..." -- Richard Pachter, The Miami Herald, December 3, 2001
"Michels is an optimistic ally... who dismisses the old cynic's saw that 'you can't make a living as an artist.'" -- Marion Wolberg Weiss, Southampton Press, April 18, 1996
"Michels provides information on art world politics that artists really need." -- Barbara Schreiber, Art Papers, November-December 1998
What is your experience?
Where do you find success in selling your art?
What is the Best Way for Artists to Promote and Sell Their Work?
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Resources for Artists
Galleries, Etsy, and other sites are possible art venues
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Lake Erie Artists Gallery
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Okay, I admit it. I love my job! And this time I truly mean it, because I finally am doing something I completely believe in and that is promoting local Cleveland, Ohio artists to the world at large. Whether you already know it or not, Cleveland, Oh...
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Artists--Rejection is Part of the Process to Success
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Rejection happens every day to people in business. The ones who become successful learn that rejection is just part of the process towards success. What do you when you are rejected? Why do you get rejected? What is the next step?
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Etsy--A Site for Selling Handmade
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Over the last couple of years, Etsy has emerged as THE SITE for selling handmade products, from fabric dolls, to ceramics, from original paintings to jewelry. The range of shops is wide--sellers range from stay-at-home moms earning some money part-t...
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Wholesaling My Artwork
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I am taking a serious business step this year, selling my jewelry wholesale. It is a serious step because I need to make enough profit at the wholesale price, and I need to be able to provide items in quantity. I had to do a lot of research and trial...
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Selling Art Is a Business
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Those of us who sell art know that it is a lot hard work to do so. As a matter of fact, it is just like a business. Not too surprising, because that is exactly what it is. Artists who succeed become proficient entrepreneurs. See what it takes to beco...
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