Effective Art Display
While I try not to let it go to my head, we frequently receive compliments about the display of artwork in the gallery. Positive comments about the display are gratifying…
Ask Me Anything – Recording Available of this Week’s Online Critique Group Session
Does lighter, cheerier art sell better than moody, dark art? How should you accept payment for online sales? Why do galleries treat artists poorly? Should galleries run gallery-wide discounts to…
Our Pinetop Gallery is Open for the Summer Season – Check out this Video Tour of the Gallery
We recently opened our Pinetop, Arizona gallery for the summer season. We had such a great response to our video tour for our Scottsdale gallery that we’ve created a similar…
What to Do When You Get a Bad Online Review of Your Art Business
This post is a little hard to write. In order to tell the whole story, I am going to have to admit to a pretty major mistake we made with…
Surviving An Art Sales Slump
If you’ve been in the art business for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced an art sales slump. I’m not talking about an overall drop in the market (like…
How to Deal With Art Criticism from Your Spouse, Partner, or other Close Family and Friends
Several weeks ago, I received the following email from a discouraged artist: I’ve been working on a sculpture for some time now that I thought was finished and at least four…
Online Critique Group Recording Available | Featured Artist: Pastelist Carolyn Hancock
This week’s Online Critique Group recording is now available in our archive at: https://artbusinessacademy.net/online-critique-group-broadcasts-and-archive/#archive This week’s featured artist is Carolyn Hancock, a pastelist out of the Houston, TX area. In…
How to Get Collectors To Follow You on Social Media
Over the last few posts, and throughout the comments on those posts, we’ve seen that, while it may not be easy, artists are selling art through social media. Through careful…
Discussion: What do you Feel is the Best Social Media Platform for Marketing Your Art?
Over the last several weeks, I’ve begun a discussion with artists about marketing art through social media. In today’s post, I would like to ask for your input and thoughts…
Online Critique Group Broadcast Recording Now Available | The Secret to a Successful Art Career, Does SEO Make Sense For Artists? Approaching Galleries During Pandemic, and More!
We just completed this week’s Online Critique broadcast where we discussed whether it makes sense for artists to spend a lot of money for SEO, what it takes to…