Wyland Galleries Hops Aboard the GE Luxury Financing Train
When it comes to a secret formula for art gallery success, it’s not just about location, location, location. At least not if the folks at GE Capital have anything to say about it. A behemoth in the consumer financing sector for more than seven decades now, if you’ve ever opted to pay for a big-ticket [...]
Daria Bagrintseva—Rebel Without a Pause
They don’t make a business card large enough to list all of Daria Bagrintseva’s accomplishments. Though she’s best known as a painter, she’s gained acclaim as a photographer, graphic designer and interior designer, too. In the past few years alone, Bagrintseva has shown her work everywhere from her native Russia to Spain, Germany, Italy and [...]
The Ins and Outs of How To Sell a Banksy
In 2007, when London-based moviemakers Christopher Thompson and Alper Cagatay made the decision to “acquire” a piece of art by legendary street artist Banksy—whose Space Girl and Bird sold for $575,000 at Bonham’s auction house in 2007—and find a buyer for it, neither of them knew exactly what they were getting into. Having no prior [...]
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Masterpiece
“Sustainability.” A beautiful buzz word that has been floating around arts and crafts communities for decades, it refers to environmentally-conscious artwork created using material that, to the average observer, may just look like junk. Whether created with scrap metal, old furniture or discarded paint, sustainable art has environmental, economic and social implications—even if, for the [...]
Gone Hollywood: Getting Your Art on a Film or TV Set
Ah, Hollywood. The glittering lights, the movie stars, the red carpet galas… For artists who have always harbored a secret desire to break into the film industry, enrolling in potentially humiliating acting classes or buying a camera you might never use are far from being your best options. As someone who has devoted your life [...]
Five Tips for Building a Thriving Gallery Business
When it comes to running a successful art gallery, the formula isn’t as simple as “location, location, location.” Like the subjective nature of the art form itself, there is no one easy solution for building a business that thrives. “We don’t believe that one single strategy is the silver bullet for success,” says Cristi Smith, [...]
Bring the Art World Home With Arthouse Films
Ah, movie night. Sure, you could watch Transformers 3. But you’re an artistic type and therefore probably appreciate creativity. So when it comes to entertainment, why not try something from Arthouse Films instead? Focusing exclusively on art-, music- and culture-related movies, Arthouse Films (“Where art and film collide”) produces and/or distributes around 15 to 20 [...]
Introducing Fine Art Registry
“As the forerunner in art registry and fine art registration throughout the world, I am proud to represent Fine Art Registry (FAR) as the international standard for the authentication of fine art collectibles,” says Richard Ahart of Lighthouse Media Management, FAR’s international representative. In the Summer edition of Art Business News, FAR CEO/founder Theresa Franks [...]
The Summer of Autumn
Autumn de Forest is a fifth generation painter whose artwork has sold for as much as $25,000. Already much sought-after by domestic and international collectors alike, this weekend sees the opening of the artist’s very first solo exhibition. She’s also only ten years old. A selection of 90 the child prodigy’s paintings will be on [...]
High School Students Get a Taste of the Art World with ArtWorks
Miami is one artsy city, and non-profit arts education organization Arts for Learning (A4L) aims to keep it that way with ArtWorks, their newest venture into providing the youth of the Magic City with the resources and skills they need to realize their artistic potential. Made possible by a $75,000 grant from global financial services [...]
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