By Tanya Ogilvie-White Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia Eco-grief and Artivism: Both are new terms to me, but they’re beginning to define my life in Australia. As a wildlife artist and animal lover, I’ve been so deeply affected by the devastating bushfires that it’s been hard for me to focus on anything else. Every day, I pour my heart into…
In fact, you do not need to know too much. It’s easy and can be very rewarding. To start an art journal you do not need any clear instructions and guides. This is not the process of building an airplane — it is the free flight of your creativity, thoughts, ideas, and talent transferred to paper. However, if you still…
By Dan B. Shaw Where in the world does creativity thrive the most? Canva looked at four countries selected as some of the “most creative” in the latest ranking of the Global Creativity Index and found that the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand contributed around $1 billion in total last year to their respective governmental art programs, which seek…
Wall sculpture has been around as long as mankind. Early developments of cave wall art, relief art, or wall sculpture have been found in places like Germany, France, The Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and many more countries. Contemporary wall sculpture is a development of the Modern Era of Art and is often featured in local art galleries and museums.…
2020 is poised to be a year of changes for the art market, driven by factors ranging from environmental changes to the effects of trade wars. Here is a look at three of the trends that Huntington T. Block Insurance Agency expects to make a major impact on the art market in the new year – globalization, climate change, and…
On the journey to becoming a successful artist-entrepreneur, you must change the way you think. The art business is similar to most other forms of business in that it requires planning, implementation, and a goal-oriented mindset. Most advice will direct you towards these points, though often regard the goal-oriented mindset as of less importance than the former two. If you…
I have always known the power of art to heal. My father, an art therapist, instilled in his children a faith to trust the creative process. I grew up in a family of artists and have worked in the arts for over a decade. But it wasn’t until my son was born with a rare genetic syndrome that I truly…
Art is both an agent and a reflection of cultural change, and society’s overwhelming infatuation with technology is presenting artists, galleries, museums and public spaces with new opportunities to excite the public’s imagination through captivating and immersive art installations. Using cutting-edge audiovisual technologies such as projection mapping, augmented reality, virtual reality and immersive LED displays of all sizes and shapes,…
You probably already know the basics of approaching a gallery. You have a solid portfolio of current work. You researched and targeted galleries that show relevant work. You polished your CV and artist statement. Everything has been prepared with care and you are ready to send it off and finally land representation from your target gallery. But, how can you…
Content is pulled from all parts of the web in order to compile the results you see in Google. So, if you’re looking to have a strong Google presence you need to create the right content in the right places. The more relevant content you’ve got to offer Google, the higher in the rankings you’ll climb. If you’re an artist…
