Articles

The Artist Statement

What is it? Why do you need it? Some perspective from the experts!

• Artist Statements, artist biography tips,  and resumes   Nuts and Bolts
• Artist Statement dos and don'ts
• The Artist Statement - a marketing tool every artist needs
• How to write an Artist Statement
• Independent professionals   what stands between you and your Artist Statement
• Update your Artist Statement
• The challenge of writing an Artist's Statement that is artistic and deep but also makes sense
• Guidelines on writing a good Artist Statement and resume

The Business of Art

General

• Attention artists - you can make money with your art with six sure fire ways
• 10 ways to sell your art - an overview of selling options
• Song demos how to break through and sell your songs
• Making your purpose your business Step 1 - Discovering Your Purpose
• Making your purpose your business Step 2 - Getting From Point A to Point B
• Making your purpose your business Step 3 - Organizing your Resources and Collections
• Making your purpose your business Step 4 - Organizing and Developing Online Content
• Marketing Your Art to Your Niche Online
• Grants for artists - the American Center for Artists
• Promoting yourself and your music
• Promoting your talents with creative commons licenses
• Sell your art online -why you should consider it
• Steps for making a binder portfolio part 1 of 3
• Steps for making a binder portfolio part 2 of 3
• Steps for making a binder portfolio part 3 of 3
• The art of creative business success
• The four pillars for artist success
• The impact of environmental artists in artful change for green artists

Online promotion

• 12 tips for designing an artist website that showcases your art
• 20 tips for artists for a good website
• 20 ways_to website.pdf
• Artists - finding your nche online
• 4 reasons for artists to take their masterpieces to the Internet
• Five things you need to know to successfully sell your art online
• Master quality song demo reels that sizzle

Your Life in Art

• A creative life that pays the bills
• Am I an artist or an artisan?
• Be of service and you'll achieve artist success
• Cover design for artists - everything you need to know
• How to be a professional tattoo artist
• How to become a famous artist
• How to become a freelance artist
• How to become a professional artist
• How to build your reputation as an artist - promote and market your art
• How to make an art or craft portfolio
• How to prepare your work for sale
• Surviving as an artist in a rural area
• Interactive art installation for art exhibition promotion
• Online art galleries can assist in the career and business development of an artist
• Making the connection - customer relationships that build your business
• Licensing artwork - how to protect your assets when entering into an agreement to license art
• What you need to know about being a self-supporting artist or designer
• What your music profile should say about you
• Want to become a professional visual artist? Here are the 8 rules you need to live by

Lifetime Learning

• An education in the arts
• Choosing an art teacher may be the most important decision an artist makes how to choose properly
• Art for the non-artist - of course it's possible
• How the artist uses color
• Why bother with art colleges
• Careers after art school
• What are your career futures with an art degree?

Breaking the Blocks

• Get over it, or no more self doubt
• Art a sacred art impulse
• The artist in search of their art
• Creativity starts with a habit
• Artists and depression
• Artists creative block - overcoming the difficulty
• Awaken your creative intent
• Blocked creatively? Here's a get out of jail free card
• Blocked creatively? You might just be swimming upstream
• Breaking barriers to creativity - Five strategies for Third Agers
• Building a foundation for an enhanced artistic vision from a distance
• Chance for unknown artists
• Creativity and the artist
• Decluttering creativity
• Defining the true artist
• Defining the true artist - do you have what it takes?
• Digging up the artistic gold found within
• Drawing from meaning - finding self through art
• Four great books to read if you want to live the creative life
• Group genius - everyone can be more creative, but not alone
• Have you left your inner artist behind?
• Having your artistic cake and eating it too
• How to be creative and find motivation for designing websites
• How to survive a good review
• Integrity essential to effortless creative flow
• Make every day an artist retreat day
• Make it a masterpiece
• Making creative output a practical reality
• Making tomorrow a better today
• Natural artistic talent myth plagues fine art world
• On becoming an artist
• Overcoming Artists Block (Part 1)
• Overcoming Artists Block (part 2)
• Permission to be an artist granted
• Self love - primary path to healing health and success
• The inner critic kidnaps the artist soul
• Ways to positively impact other people - artistic creation
• What does creativity bring to your life
• What it takes to live a creatively productive life
• Why every artist needs a blog - how to create an artist blog
• Why it's a great time to be an artist or writer
• Your creative genius - how to tap it for success