May 23, 2013

5 Ways to Market Your Art in Your Community

Selling Art Locally

Going Local: 5 Ways to Market Your Art in Your Community by: Steff Metal As artists, we’re told again and again how vital it is for us to market online, to reach an international audience, to establish a profitable niche. And this is very true, but in extending our reach we often neglect a lucrative [...]

Waxing the Golden Rule

"Brushes" by Mae Chevrette on Flickr

    Waxing the Golden Rule by: Kara Brook   The road to hell & litigation is often paved with good intentions I’m an encaustic painter who enjoys sharing what I have learned as I develop my own skills. I’ve found there’s a lot of information on the web, specifically video trailers often linked to [...]

5 Strategies Artists Can Use to Overcome Procrastination

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  Stop Thinking About It and Start Doing It! By: Dan Johnson You know that feeling when you’re dying to create some epic piece of artwork, but for some reason, it never gets done? As an artist, I get that feeling a lot. Sometimes I have a whole weekend free, and I think I’ll get [...]

Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are!

Copyright Puzzle by Horia Varlan

Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are! by: Cory Huff   Pinterest is upon us! For some reason, the Internet decided to throw a giant fit over copyright over the last few weeks. It started (sort’ve) with this interesting blog post by a lawyer who tearfully deleted her Pinterest inspiration boards. Her post spread like [...]

How to Not Screw Up your Art Scholarship Submission

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  How to finally get that art scholarship by: Kristina Gehrmann There are literally thousands of available scholarships, awards and grants out there, for both art students and professional artists alike, in all fields of art: writing, painting, sculpture, dance, acting, music, ballet, photography… This mere fact is a revelation for many. You too can [...]