Art Collectors – What do they really want?
You are a hunter. You didn’t know it, but you are. As an artist you are hunting elusive and rare game called the ‘Art Collector’. Mostly solitary creatures, roaming the plains of the art gallery establishment they need very tasty bait if you want them to come out of hiding, cheque books in hand.
If you manage to snag enough of these collectors with your tasty wares then there is the potential for more of them to head your way, demanding all the morsels you can feed them. But, as an artist, do you have enough fresh carcasses in the cupboard?
Art Agents for Early Career Artists – Good or Evil?
Year ago when I first took the plunge into the professional art world I started out creating screen prints in runs of up to 100 at a time with home-made equipment in my Garage.
I figured it would make sense to be able to distribute my wonderful works as widely as possible, and what better way than producing a ton of copies and then selling them to eager buyers.
Is your Artworld in Recession?
So, what do we do now? Just sit twiddling our creative fingers? Or do we get on and do ‘something’ while we’re waiting for the affluent people to feel affluent again?
Okay, enough already! Everybody has now heard that we’re in recession and the media seem to bang on about it at every possible opportunity.
10 good reasons why artists should get real jobs
We’ve all seen the deluded souls on Pop Idol shows, absolutely convinced that they are the next big thing, staring open mouthed in disbelief as the judges proceed to tell them that they have no hope whatsoever of going anywhere anytime soon with their dream.
Are you the equivalent of that person in the art world?
Begging for your Business Card
Ah, the humble business card. Such an institution in the world of commerce and trade that to not to have one is positively unseemly. Could such a thing induce begging behaviour? Would one even want someone to beg for your business card? We shall see…
How to build a marketing list at your exhibition
So it’s opening night. Your heart is all aflutter with excitement. Will people turn up? Will they like your artwork? Will they buy it? Will you have enough white wine to get people tipsy enough to extract their credit card? So many things to think about, and here’s another.
