By Carol Burns in Events & Review, How To, Opportunities
2025 may feel far away, but in the world of art competitions, planning is already well underway with themes, submission details and deadlines already decided. So make sure you have plenty of time for the paint to dry on your…
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By Carol Burns in How To
As a professional artist, if you have a website to sell your artwork, collect personal data for newsletter signups or provide information to readers, it needs to meet certain legal requirements. Legal requirements for your website The legal aspect of…
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By Carol Burns in How To
An art book is not meant to collect dust on a bookshelf. It’s a piece of limited edition artwork that should be shown off, like a coffee table book. Major artists and galleries have recognized that carefully curated books can…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, How To
Oil paint is a revered medium among many artists. We explore how its made, its place in history, and popular techniques. What is oil paint? All paint is designed to do the same thing: get pigment (color) to stick to…
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By Carol Burns in How To
The internet has changed a lot about the way we work — and sell — as artists, and one of the best aspects is the advent of online art competitions. What is an online art competition? Every art competition begins…
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By Carol Burns in How To
YouTube is a video-sharing platform that makes sense for visual artists working in film or animation. But for artists working in 2D and 3D static works, it can be still be a vital resource. For the modern artist, there are…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, Events & Review, How To, Opportunities
Judging art competitions is an art form in its own right. And understanding who the judges are and what the judges are looking for will help ensure your work gets to the top of the list and a share of…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, Events & Review
See our latest guide to the best 2024 international competitions Visiting from the UK? Check our our guide to The best art competitions in the UK You can also see our latest on Monthly Competitions that will raise your profile…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, How To, Opportunities
Before mapping out your email marketing plan, you’ll need to consider a few things. For example, do you have enough content for a newsletter, or just enough for an e-shot? Or is your contact list big enough list to justify…
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By Carol Burns in How To
The appeal of art as a second career is an enduring one as many people seek to explore their artistic side. But aside from Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, most artists work in that grey area between a career and…
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By Carol Burns in How To
Cost and value are two very different things when it comes to artwork — so how do you price your artwork and realize its value? It’s a universal truth that an artwork’s value is in the eye of the beholder.…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, Opportunities
Winning a painting competition can earn you recognition within your field. Professional artists know that one of the quickest ways to gain fame and (sometimes) fortune is through awards and prizes. Although many prizes are highly competitive, the competitions are…
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By Carol Burns in Opportunities
Drawing is often overlooked as a simple starting point for creating a final artwork, but drawing competitions are among the most prestigious of all art competitions. What is drawing? Drawing is simply making marks — using charcoal, pencils, graphite sticks,…
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By Carol Burns in Opportunities
The categories for photography competitions come in all shapes and sizes from wildlife and nature, to portraiture, landscape, and even astronomy and abstraction. Artists working in photography may avoid competitions as they’re seen as too commercial, but an award can…
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By Carol Burns in How To
For art lovers, the joy of visiting open studio events is to meet local artists and buy their work. For professional artists, open studios can be part of a solid marketing and networking strategy. And while they can take months…
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