Welcome to January’s Artist Newsletter! This month we are focussing on New Year’s resolutions: Make time for that painting you’ve been putting off starting, give your website that long needed update, and get your work seen by more people! 1. Get Discovered Last year we covered quite a bit on the process of getting your work out there, and being [...]

Welcome to this month’s Artists’ newsletter, on the subject of arts/craft fairs – fitting for Christmas! We hope you find these little snippets of advice useful, whether you have already held an art fair this year, or are thinking about doing one in the future! ‘Christmas Cushion Collection’ by Lettie Belle 1. Marketing So you’ve spent hours handcrafting your products, [...]

Welcome to our latest article, ‘Getting the Most Out of Your Website Part 4: Design’. This is the last article in this series, and will focus on how you can develop your own individual website design, without going over the top and without having to know lots of fancy coding! A lot of you will be using Artweb’s templates, so [...]

Welcome to our latest article, ‘Getting the Most Out of Your Website Part 3: Increasing Traffic to Your Site Via Social Media’. For many artists, social media and publicising your website or work on the Internet is already a major part of their routine. For many others though, this can be a very confusing and daunting area, particularly when using [...]

Hello! We are going to be doing a series of articles with some tips on how to get the most out of your website. In this first part, we’ll be looking at how you can maximise connection with your visitors by creating an ‘About Me’ section that really stands out, and represents what you and your work are about! There [...]

Blogging for Artists This month we are looking at the benefits of blogging for artists, providing some tips and advice as well as giving you an idea of the different blogging platforms available, and other online articles that shed some more light on the blogging world. Firstly, some thoughts on why blogging might be good for your art practice in [...]

Main Topics this month: How to create an artist’s successful Facebook page. How much will artists sell online in 2010?

3. ARTIST’S SITE OF THE MONTH This site I’ve banged the gong for………………..Cornelia Blunt. Cornelia is a portrait sculpture artist who creates stunning sculptures from life in resin, clay, bronze or plaster. Why Cornelia’s site? It’s a good example of less is more. There are enough clearly photographed images of Cornelia’s work without reams and reams of text to pore [...]

2. ART COURSES – TAKING ‘EM AND TEACHING ‘EM! If you’re an artist who makes a living from their work (or at least has a fair stab at it!), the chances are you’ve undertaken some form of art training in the past. Many artists who study art in higher education are busy enough afterwards trying to sell their work, get [...]

1. ART SHOWS & FAIRS 2010 Art shows and fairs dot the calendar year-round, providing opportunities for artists and art-enthusiasts alike to showcase and buy art and to network with those who are also passionate about art and crafts. As an artist, you may well have your own website showcasing your artwork and you may also occassionally exhibit at local [...]