Start—and end—every day in a great way at your gallery by Linda Mariano Start your year off right! Whether you’re new to the art business or an experienced gallery owner, dealer or artist, to make this year a good one you need to know the sales basics that serve as the foundation for a successful art career. For almost every…
How to pay the bills without abandoning your creativity by Chris Dellorco To sell or not to sell, that is the question, Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous creativity, Or to take arms against a sea of marketing and sales…. Every artist, from Michelangelo to Pollock, has struggled with the question of…
The delicate dance of working for hire by Kevin Canfield About five years ago Jivan Lee (JivanLee.com) decided to create a painting of a home in Mamaroneck, New York. “Just for fun, I was painting the entrance of where I was staying at the time, which was my sister’s house,” Lee recalls. “A neighbor saw that and was like, ‘Oh…
