Selling Art Without Galleries: Toward Making A Living From Your Art [EPUB]

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The first guide to selling art independently. This comprehensive resource shows artists how to make a living from their art--without relying on galleries. Through interviews with a range of successful artists, readers will learn how to write about their own work, how to arrange and curate exhibits, how to work in nonprofit arts spaces, how to determine when and if to advertised artwork for sale, and how to exhibit in non-art spaces. Artists will also find useful information for marketing their work, including photographing and framing, selling at art fairs, getting into juried shows, and selli.;Intro; Title; Copyright; Toc; Introduction: Difficulties (and Benefits) of Going It Alone; Part I: Marketing and Selling Outside of Galleries; Chapter 1: Adjusting Expectations; Are You Being Realistic?; Marketing Artwork; A Short Course in Public Relations; What Does or Doesn't Impress a Collector?; Signature Letters; Prizes and Awards; Is That an Insult?; Chapter 2: Juried Shows, Art Fairs, and Festivals; Selecting among the Many Fairs and Festivals; Is This Show for You; Online Jurying; A Last Word on Slides; Making Art Look Good; Talking to Collectors; Sidewalk Ordinances

E-Book Information

  • Year: 2,010

  • City: New York

  • Pages: 221 pages

  • Language: English

  • Identifier: 9781581158236,1581158238

  • Org File Size: 395,055

  • Extension: epub

  • Toc: Intro Title Copyright Toc Introduction: Difficulties (and Benefits) of Going It Alone Part I: Marketing and Selling Outside of Galleries Chapter 1: Adjusting Expectations Are You Being Realistic? Marketing Artwork A Short Course in Public Relations What Does or Doesn't Impress a Collector? Signature Letters Prizes and Awards Is That an Insult? Chapter 2: Juried Shows, Art Fairs, and Festivals Selecting among the Many Fairs and Festivals Is This Show for You Online Jurying A Last Word on Slides Making Art Look Good Talking to Collectors Sidewalk Ordinances Chapter 3: Open StudiosOpen Studio Events Turning Visitors into Buyers Or, By-Invitation Open Studios Studio Tours Chapter 4: Exhibiting Art in Non-Art Spaces Art Is Everywhere Art in Health Care Cruise Ship Art Art in the State Capitol Art Workshops "Custom" Artists Chapter 5: Web Sales Internet Marketing Some Risks in Selling Online Internet Scams Chapter 6: Alternative Galleries Is This Vanity? The Artist as Curator Publish One's Own Catalogue? Galleries and Associations for Women Chapter 7: Specialized Markets Religious Art Sports Art Entering the Print Market RemarquesPaying Artists in Proofs? Tourist and Second Home Art Working Small Part II: Starting an Art Business Chapter 8: Practical (and, Perhaps, Ethical) Considerations Photographing Art Are Artists Responsible for Their Art? Framing and Matting Artwork From an Exhibition Standpoint From a Conservation Standpoint Juried Show Etiquette Chapter 9: Talking about Art, Talking about Money The Question of Artist Statements Pricing Art Discounts? Giving Artworks a Name Chapter 10: Spending Money, Making Money Artists and Advertising Incorporating Soliciting Investors Chapter 11: Help That Is Tailored to Artists' NeedsWorkspaces and Residencies for Artists Health Insuranc