By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
It can be very easy, as an aspirant or current artist, to see the broader art world as arcane and impenetrable, in which those who possess the ‘gift of the gab’ all too often triumph over those with the most…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Art And Culture
Unless you are the type of person who can flit from one social circle to another, they are nightmares: the constant explanations, the chin rubbers, the ‘I-am-just-here-for-the-free-wine-ers’, the outlandish outfits and the same old questions. Private views sneak up on…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Art And Culture
Yes, museum shops can be holding pens for the worst atrocities known to high art in the form of low culture; alas, they can also be great sources of inspiration for those of us working outside of the museum walls.…
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By Sara in How To
A few months ago we wrote an article about how important the idea of branding is for artists. We talked about building an identity, sharing the stories behind your work, and gaining publicity through various sources. For this article we’ve…
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By Sara in How To
A couple of months ago we talked about how to ensure your artist brand is well defined, and how to find your marketing niche. Here we’re going to continue that ethos, and discuss how you can build on your professional…
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By Sara in How To
Hello and welcome to the second instalment of our Pinterest for Artists blog series! In Part 1 we looked at setting up your account and getting it right from the start. Now we’re going to focus on how to implement…
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By Sara in How To
Welcome to our 2-part series on Pinterest for artists! If you’re reading this, you’ll almost certainly have heard of it, but perhaps you’re still unsure about what exactly Pinterest does, or how to go about making it work for you.…
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By Sara in How To
So, you’ve been busy creating lots of art… now it’s time to show the world! Welcome to part 2 in our ‘Exhibiting your Art’ blog series. The series will be covering various aspects of exhibiting, including getting started, working with…
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By Sara in Art And Culture, How To, Resources
Hello! We hope you enjoyed Part 2 in the ‘Art and Money’ series, in which we focussed on Generating Traffic. Over the next few months we’ll be continuing to look at some of the issues to do with selling your work online,…
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By Sara in Art And Culture, How To
Hello! We hope you enjoyed Part 1 in the ‘Art and Money’ series, looking at pricing your artwork. Over the next few months we’ll be looking at some of the issues to do with selling your work online, inlcuding generating traffic to…
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