17 Ideas to Help You Remain Happy and Hopeful Do you have a full-time job that steals time from you that you wish you had for creating art? I’ve been there and I know how crazy and frustrating it can … [Read more...]
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Launching An Arts Organization Part II
While in art school, I founded Artopia, an arts organization for the purpose of giving fellow artists exposure in exhibitions in public venues. Now, in addition to being an artist advisor for … [Read more...]
Read About 4 Amazing Artists Who Will Inspire and Motivate You
Casey Shannon, Barbara Rachko, Michelle Endersby and Mary Mirabal One of the most valuable and perhaps best kept secrets to success for your art career is the inspiration, camaraderie and mutual … [Read more...]
You Can Sell More Art With These Hundreds of Ideas and Resources
To help you succeed in selling more art I have written dozens of articles on the topic of increasing your art sales. Here are several articles to get you started. Each article contains several links … [Read more...]
Use Special Events to Promote and Sell Your Art Every Month
If you want to generate more publicity and attract more art sales you can tap into a range of opportunities available throughout the year. All you need is access to a calendar of special events to get … [Read more...]
Expressing Your Unique Creative Vision As An Artist
I Hope This Gives You the Strength You May Need Expressing your unique vision as an artist may be one of your biggest challenges. This article includes inspirational messages and motivational quotes … [Read more...]
If You Want to Achieve More Art Career Success Read This Interview With Artist JoAnne Carson
JoAnne Carson, joannecarson.com, is a successful artist who has mastered skills in drawing, painting and sculpture and has many art career achievements. She has had solo exhibitions in museums … [Read more...]
Topic Ideas For Your Art Blog Posts
This May Be Easier Than You Think! Whenever an artist asks me how they can drive more traffic to their website (after they have created a well-designed and functioning website) and set up their … [Read more...]
How to Create A Successful Art Blog
Whether you want to increase your art sales or expand your reputation as an artist to a global audience, having an art blog can be the perfect vehicle for achieving your art career goals. An art blog … [Read more...]
Sell Your Art To Interior Designers and Corporate Art Consultants
Professional Organizations and More Resources with Thousands of Leads You can expand your art sales by selling your art to interior designers and corporate art consultants. They are art professionals … [Read more...]
My Wake Up Call to Reality as an Artist
Early in my art career, I was very naive, and assumed all I had to do was create art and I would be discovered. I would say, “I don’t want to handle anything that has to do with business; after all, … [Read more...]
Three Fellowships That Provide Funding For Visual Artists
Fellowships give artists valuable financial means and other opportunities to advance their artistic development. They are essential programs devoted to rewarding artistic excellence. We often see the … [Read more...]
A Positive Future for Maturing Artists
Steps to Take to Restore Optimism and Bring Peace of Mind The artists I have coached over the years come from many different cultural and educational backgrounds and span all different ages -- from … [Read more...]
Helping Artists Attract Good “Luck” and Fortune
Have you ever experienced the joys of being in the right place at the right time? Did you feel it was luck that played a role? Wouldn’t it be great if you could make this a regular occurrence? Well, … [Read more...]
Celebrate Your Love of Nature with Inspirational Art and Quotes
Enjoy This Beautiful Art Presentation It is a pleasure to help you celebrate your love of nature with inspirational art and quotes. This beautiful collection of nature-inspired art has been created … [Read more...]
Art and Artist’s Statements – Quotes by Famous Artists
If you're like most artists I know, the task of writing your Artist's Statement feels like torture. You may question, why doesn't the work speak for itself? But, you've probably also learned that … [Read more...]
How to Deal With Change and Improve Your Art Career Success
If you have fears around the notion of having to change you're not alone. In an article in Psychology Today writer by Gustavo Razzetti reminds us, "We fear change because we can’t anticipate the … [Read more...]
The D, E, F of Fine Art Terms
The art world is an exciting treasure trove with thousands of terms that describe artistic styles and movements. They educate and enlighten us and are essential when clarifying often complicated … [Read more...]
16 Steps to Achieve Your Art Career Goals in 30 Days Spending 30 Minutes A Day
If you're like most artists I know you probably have a limited amount of time to spend working on your art career goals. If so, that shouldn’t deter you from embarking on the journey toward achieving … [Read more...]
Three Famous Artists Offer Their Words of Wisdom With Advice to Artists
Imagine being transported through time and space and you are visiting a famous artist in their studio. You ask them to share insight about their creative process. In this article three famous artists … [Read more...]
How and Why Artists Win Juried Competitions
Over my career I've juried and curated more than 200 exhibitions both in physical venues and online. My process includes viewing jpegs and reading artist's statements. There are many talented artists … [Read more...]
The Powerful Art of Collaboration for Mutual Satisfaction
An important component to achieving the most success in your art career is your ability to grow mutually beneficial relationships. You will achieve a bigger and brighter future when you join forces … [Read more...]
Create An F.A.Q. Page on Your Art Website
You've probably noticed I've written a lot about how to improve your art website -- from mistakes to avoid when creating your art website, how to improve your visitors' experience, and how to create … [Read more...]
How to Prepare For Your Next Successful Art Exhibition
Your next art exhibition may be organized by a sponsor who will do all the preparation and promotional work or you may have decided to share the responsibilities. Maybe you have decided to organize … [Read more...]
Find Several Highly Popular Articles for Artists
Have you ever wondered which are the most popular articles for artists that appear on this website? For the answer to this question I use a few tools. One, is a valuable plugin MonsterInsights for … [Read more...]
Money For Artists During Challenging Times
Artists have always been vulnerable to financial challenges, whether they are facing temporary losses or ongoing conditions that threaten their security. With the change of administration and planned … [Read more...]
8 Golden Keys for Art Career Success
As an artist career coach and mentor I am called upon to provide the best art marketing strategies tailored to each individual client’s creative, career and financial goals. My mission is to help … [Read more...]
When to Avoid Following Advice When Pricing Your Art
There will be many times throughout your art career when you'll be offered advice by people who really want to help you. Much of it will be based on their astute knowledge and will enhance your art … [Read more...]
Advice For Choosing The Best Titles and Themes For Your Art Exhibition
Major curators and those in charge of exhibition promotion and sales put a great deal of time and thought into choosing titles for shows. They consider the title to be an important marketing … [Read more...]
Quick Tips For Writing Your Artist’s Statement
Writing your artist's statement may be one of the most essential pieces of writing and yet the most challenging one to do in your art career. And, as your art evolves, you'll be faced with having to … [Read more...]
Advice About Getting Into New York Art Galleries or Any Desired Galleries
Artists from around the world seek my career advice on many different topics, but the most frequent inquiries are about getting into New York art galleries. I wrote several books about New York Art … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Ensure Ongoing Future Art Sales
Your art buyers are valuable assets. Whenever you make a sale, recognize it as the beginning of a long, rewarding relationship. According to the Pareto Principle, 20 percent of your clients will bring … [Read more...]
View Thousands of Exhibition Images on The Museum of Modern Art Website
A dream has come true for artists, art history enthusiasts, art students, scholars, collectors, and everyone interested in the development of modern and contemporary art from the perspective of one … [Read more...]
Funding Resources and Grants For Individual Artists
It's difficult to sustain your career on art sales alone. Throughout your career you may face financial challenges. These road blocks should not thwart your desire to expand your creative impulse. … [Read more...]
Keith Morant Offers A Solution to The Artist’s Creative Challenge
Keith Morant (1944-2022) was an internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning artist who created expressive oil and mixed media abstract paintings. He received innumerable distinguished awards … [Read more...]
More Than 100 Tips and Resources for Artists to Achieve Art Career Success
Simple, Quick Step-By-Step Ideas Many artists have told me they love the articles I write that contain many strategies and quick tips available in a simple, step-by-step, easy to read format. In this … [Read more...]
Nancy Reyner’s New Book “Create Perfect Paintings”
Nancy Reyner nancyreyner.com, is a world renowned artist, instructor and author. Her three previous books, including her best-seller Acrylic Revolution, are filled with innovative and inspiring … [Read more...]
The Many Benefits of Cross-Promotion For Artists
When I was a professional artist a major collector of mine, who was a floral designer with a retail store on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, prominently displayed my garden paintings in his store … [Read more...]
Teaching Art Brings Hope to Future Generations
As a teenager I gave art lessons to neighborhood children and I continued my love for teaching art when I became a professional artist. Several years later, I encountered one of my students when she … [Read more...]
Master Your Art Career Goals
In this article, I've selected excerpts from 11 of the many articles I've written that will help you master your art career goals, along with quick links to them. Some of the articles have links to … [Read more...]