It’s difficult to imagine a time prior to the arrival of the Internet and the proliferation of online art galleries. The only option an artist had to share their art with the public was through Open Studios and exhibitions in galleries and other public venues. Now, artists have the potential of having thousands of art enthusiasts and art buyers viewing their artwork on a global … [Read more...]
Important Advice For Creating Your “About The Artist” Page
Every day I have the pleasure of making several hundred visits to artists' websites; however, I'm sorry to say that on many of those visits, I am disappointed by what I encounter. Many artists fail to present themselves professionally to visitors of their websites and ignore how they share information with potential art buyers, galleries and curators. They don't give proper … [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 who had to be disqualified. Rather than go into detail about any mistakes they made, I prefer to devote this article to what the artists who made it into the exhibition did … [Read more...]
The Joys of Being An Art Curator
Earlier in my art career I organized exhibitions throughout NYC, NY in galleries, cultural institutions and corporate venues. Now I curate them online. It's been extremely rewarding for me to promote artists in this way to further their careers. Recently, I received an email from an extraordinary artist who won one of the top awards in an exhibition I curated for Manhattan Arts … [Read more...]