Art Santa Fe 2024 returns to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center July 12-14. We’ll be highlighting the four Spotlight Artists for this year’s fair starting with Ouida Touchon. Q: Introduce yourself – who you are and what your vision as an artist is? What is your background? A: More than a printmaker, or painter, I think of myself as…
NOTE FROM ART BUSINESS NEWS: We were intrigued with Mr. Courtney’s story after seeing it go viral on social media and reached out and asked him to tell us about his journey as an artist over the last 50 years. Enjoy! For more than 50 years, I have worked as a professional artist in both commercial and the fine arts,…
As Art Santa Fe looks toward its 24th edition, we are pleased to announce this years recipients of the Spotlight Award. Each artist recognized for their creativity, as well as unique and forward-looking works of art. Art Santa Fe 2024 will once again have an interesting mix of 80+ exhibiting galleries, art dealers, and artists from across the globe, showcasing original…
Global macroeconomic conditions, including the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on disposable income and investment decisions, and the increasing importance of emerging markets, such as China, has significant impact on the high-end art world, influencing both supply and demand[1]. Fluctuations in the stock market and other investment sectors affect the confidence and purchasing power of high-net-worth individuals…
What most people don’t realize about artists is that they’re often entrepreneurs. Their days aren’t just filled with pondering and creation – they photograph and market their work, they pack and ship, they do accounting and bookkeeping, they tend to customer service demands, they do inventory management, they build websites, they reach out to brands, and dozens of other things…
Art Business News loves connecting with creators and collaborators, especially when it results in something unique. We recently interviewed Daniel Duarte, Creative Director for Street League Skateboarding about their collaboration with artist Madsteez for both their events and products. Check out the interview below — and some great photos from one of their events! ABN: Daniel, please Introduce yourself —…
The AI art generators make use of artificial intelligence for some automotive processes such as composing music, producing images, making websites, etc. It is highly different from digital art, which is created by skilled creators. It may assist non-creative individuals who are unable to make diverse forms of art due to constraints like knowledge, skills, creativity, etc. That’s why they…
John Darovitz, artist and owner of ArtbyDarovitz, is using his passion for Pointillism and thousands of colored map pins to combat his struggles with anxiety and depression. Through this custom approach, Darovitz not only finds solace but also raises awareness about mental health. Darovitz’s journey with pin art began in grade school in Metro Detroit, where he was captivated by…
Have you ever discovered an art exhibition in a place you wouldn’t expect, like an old warehouse or an empty retail store? These are known as pop-up galleries—temporary art spaces that inject fresh creativity into unusual environments. Untethered to any fixed location, the nomadic nature of pop-up galleries means that they can emerge anywhere, revitalizing spaces that have been overlooked.…
Christy Lee Rogers is an American artist who works in the medium of underwater photography, breaking its usual conventions by shooting from above the water – the distortion of the surface producing a painterly effect of her subjects who are in the water, which has led to her photographic works being compared to paintings from the 15th Century. Christy beat 224,000…
