What I Learned by Participating in an Art Festival | Part 2 – Setup
Earlier this week, I shared my experience planning to participate in an outdoor art festival. Planning was a lot of work and took a lot of time, but once the…
What I Learned by Participating in an Art Festival | Part 1 – Preparation
I vaguely remember traveling with my parents to several outdoor art festivals. I was too young at the time to understand what was going on – I just knew that…
Special Report: Xanadu Gallery Sales Trends for the 2023-’24 Season
This past season at Xanadu Gallery has defied the notion that the art market is in terrible shape. Despite widespread concerns about economic challenges and a sluggish market, our experiences…
I Bought an NFT (So you don’t have to)
Update: This article was originally published in the spring of 2022. The crash in value in cryptocurrency and NFT values over the following months has born out many of my…
AI is coming for your job: artists need not apply
I read several recent articles about OpenAI’s DALL-E 2, an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can create realistic images and art from a text description prompt. Example images are stunning….
What I Learned by Participating in an Art Festival | Part 4 – Results and Teardown
Over the last week, I’ve shared my experience preparing for, setting up, and participating in an outdoor festival in Pinetop, AZ, where we have our second gallery. Overall, it was…
What I Learned by Participating in an Art Festival | Part 3 – Selling
Last week, I shared my experience planning to participate in an outdoor art festival and getting set up for the event. The planning and setup were intense but not half so…