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Alternative PR Methods for Artists
Public relations, or PR, is a scary word to most artists, yet it is merely the way you promote your art business to the public using various promotion techniques. You can use a PR professional via a P...
Alternative Venues for Selling Artwork
Apart from the mainstream venues for selling your artwork, there are quite a few alternative ways of making sure your art is sold. When starting your art business it is often difficult to find space i...
Art and Copyright Law in the UK: Protect Your Artwork
When you create a piece of artwork you hold the copyright. The law states that the minute you have created you artwork, or lay pen to paper, that it belongs to you, but even then only three changes ne...
Backing Up or Saving Your Artwork on Computer
With any business, including an art business, it is important that you back up all your computer files away from your hard drive regularly. Saving them onto media away from the main PC is also essenti...
Book Keeping Tips & Systems
Keeping accurate records is essential when running your own business, especially a small business where every penny counts. If you feel that you are unable to deal with this area of running a business...
Building a Core of Repeat Business
Set in place systems for building and maintaining a core of repeat business and you'll find that your profit margin will increase and you will establish a strong safeguard for the future of your busin...
Cataloguing your Artwork on CD or DVD
When you have art work, or other craft, spread all over your business workshop it can be difficult to keep track of everything. This can make it hard when trying to decide which artwork or creation to...
Choosing Business Cards and Stationery
Business cards and complimentary stationary are vital if you want to make a good impression on your customers. As you are starting an art business your business cards can also be used for promotion, ...
Commitment to Setting Up Business
Every new art business is a triumph. It is the culmination of hard work, determination and an idea that grew into a reality. You have a product that you believe has the potential to sell. You have don...
Craft Shows and Stalls to Sell Your Art
Craft shows are lucrative and worthwhile activities introducing new markets for a low outlay. A successful art stall is a matter of common sense and planning....
Create a Press Release for Your Art Business
Creating and writing press release for your art business needn't fill you with fear. It is an easy, simple process that once mastered will allow you to approach the local newspapers and local press t...
Create a Website to Promote and Sell Your Artwork
It is essential for any art business to create and maintain a website on which to promote their artwork. The first thing you need to do is register a domain name and arrange for webhosting. It may se...
Create Fliers or Posters for Your Art
You are starting an art business. You have the capital, the stationary and the premises, now you need to promote your business. Posters and fliers are great tools to help you do this. However, you ne...
Create your Own Art Prints and Canvas Art Prints
A great way of being able to sell more than one copy of your original artwork is to create prints of your painting. You can do this easily yourself, but the equipment is very expensive to buy, or emp...
Creating Your Artist Portfolio
The most important part of any artist's collection is their portfolio. A professional portfolio is entirely different to that of your working portfolio. Your working portfolio will contain all of you...
Credit Card Funding When Loans are Denied
When it comes to raising capital to start a business we all know that the banks can be far from helpful, often refusing loans and overdrafts. Yet one thing most of us have to hand is our credit card o...
Develop a USP for Your Artwork
A unique selling point , often referred to as a USP, is what makes customers buy your product rather than that of your competitor. It is essential that you know what your unique selling point is befor...
Displaying and Promoting in an Art Gallery
It is not always possible to have a say in how your artwork is displayed in an art gallery, but you do have a say on which pieces you want to display and in what order....
E-commerce for Artists
Many galleries, dealers and collections have 'virtual galleries'. In today's cyber world, it makes sense for artists to direct some or all of their sales activities into e-commerce....
Enter Art Competitions and Apply for Art Awards
It can be highly rewarding to enter and win an art competition or be given an art award. Collecting these accolades is part of the art business and can achieve in one event what months of advertising ...
Essential Artist Supplies and Art Equipment
As with any business it is important that you buy the correct equipment in order to start producing saleable goods. With an art business the start-up costs are relatively low, but it is still vital th...
Essential Business Networking for the Art World
With your art business, it is essential you network with other people in order to make useful contacts. You can do this at home, organisations, business functions, or even on-line using your computer....
Finances and Tax for the Self-Employed Artist
One area of your art business that should not be ignored is finance, especially your provision for tax and national insurance contributions. Failure to pay these can lead to fines or even imprisonment...
Find a Venue For Selling and Promoting Your Art
Apart from having your own studio, which is beyond the reach of most small art businesses, you will need to find a venue in which to sell your work. This is not always easy to do as the competition is...
Find your Style and a Niche in the Art World
You have made the decision to start an art business. You think you have a skill, such as painting portraits, which you can sell. That's great, you have your niche, provided you've done your market res...
Finding Art Business Investors
Finding investors for your art business doesn't need to fill you with horror. It can be beneficial to your businesses finances to have an investor, or investors. As long as you can provide as much fin...
Finding Art Materials Suppliers
Brushes, paper, paints, canvas pastels, erasers, easels and essential equipment for starting an art business, just as tools, van and diagnostic equipment is to a mechanic. Sourcing art products from ...
Framing as an Addition to Your Art Business
Framing is a perfect addition to any art business and with research, training and enthusiasm offers great rewards, both financially and personally....
Friends and Family Investing in You
Family and friends can often be the solution to raising essential start-up finance. However, this too can be minefield. It is common for members of your family or friends to need their money back quic...
Hold Your Own Exhibition in an Art Gallery
Holding your own exhibition can be exhilarating and terrifying at the same time, but if you follow a few basic rules everything will be fine....
Holding an Open Studio Day
When it comes to displaying your art, sculpture or paintings there is no denying that you know how to display your work at its best. Therefore it makes sense to arrange to hold an open day for custome...
How to Book a Place or Stand at an Art Venue.
Finding a place to exhibit or a stand at an exhibition for your art business need not be a stressful process. Done correctly, booking a venue is fairly straightforward; as long as you have made sure y...
How to Get a Radio Interview for Your Business
One way to advertise your art business for free, or for a small fee, is via radio - either traditional radio or internet radio. You can reach your target audience and get public interest by giving the...
How to Get Commissions For Your Art
Commissions are an immense compliment to your reputation. Build on this reputation by ensuring the entire process is a great success for both parties....
How to Get Start Up Capital for Your Business
You have decided to start your own art business. All you need now is start-up capital; easy to say, but not so easy to raise. Banks are more reluctant than ever to loan money to new business ventures...
How to Insure and Package a Painting for Transit?
Time spent researching proper insurance, packaging and shipping of you painting will be time well invested. This is not the place to cut corners!...
How to Photograph Art for Publicity
The difference between a good image and a bad snap can make all the difference to making a sale. Try these ideas to help you to achieve the truest images possible....
How to Price Your Art
When pricing art you need to factor in the time taken to produce it, the expenses you incurred while creating and a little bit more. Here are some pointers to help you produce a consistent pricing pol...
How To Secure Art Grants & Art Bursaries
When it comes to finding a grant or bursary for an art business it can be a minefield. Knowing where to look for finance and how to secure it can improve your chances of being successful. However, th...
How to Start an Online Art Gallery
If you thought art galleries were only built from bricks and mortar, think again. Online art galleries are becoming increasingly popular and they are enjoying a huge slice of the action in the art wor...
Identify a Target Market For Your Art
As with any product it is essential that it has a target audience, the people who will buy your product. Without this target audience your business won't survive. It is vital that you identify your t...
Identifying Trends in the Art World
Identifying new trends in the art world will inject energy into your business and set other positive trends- climbing profits and increased customer satisfaction....
Insuring your Works of Art
You have put a lot of work into setting up your art business and creating artwork now is the time to protect that investment by making sure you have insurance to cover your paintings and/or sculpture....
Licensing Your Art
Turn your art into revenue by licensing your work. Successful partnerships ensure consumers enjoy art reproduced onto prints, postcards, books, cards, clothes, textiles and housewares....
Online Promotion Techniques for Your Business
With an art business, as with any business really, it is essential you employ proper promotion techniques to reach your target audience. You can do this via conventional advertising methods or by util...
Online Resources for Artists and Art Companies
There are many on-line resources for art business or companies they sell art related products. A wealth of information is available at the click of a mouse and a computer. You can search directories, ...
Pottery Painting Shops and Parties
Pottery painting shops are a new and exciting way to run a lucrative business. You will gain immense satisfaction from watching other people discover the art you love....
Promoting Your Art Business Through Networking
Networking is as old as business itself! The changes of the modern world have very positive effects on the practice. Make sure you tap all its rich opportunities....
Promotion for Artists and Art Businesses
Promotion is essential to every business. Lack of promotion equals lack of sales. There are many ways that you can promote your art business. All you need is time, a realistic budget and the drive to...
Questionnaire: Your Art or Your Business?
Take a moment to ask these questions and reassess your way of working. Clarity of thought, a business schedule and time management all increase your creativity and income....
Run a Successful Art Workshop Day
As a busy artist and business owner, you’ll have more than enough on your plate without getting involved with running art workshop days. It might be time to rethink this view, art workshop days can ha...
Selling Alternative Art
A walk around your local art gallery will reveal a whole host of alternative art, both sculpture and canvas, for sale by both amateur and professional artists. There is also a large online community o...
Set Goals For Your Start Up Business
Starting any business is difficult, but the ones that survive are the businesses with a road map. Not directions to the local art supply store, although that helps, but a business map; a set of goals ...
Social Networking and Your Art Business
Social networking is a treasure trove of opportunities for your art business. Experiment and enjoy social networking but remember it’s all about your art business....
Surviving Tough Times in the Art World
During a recession, the key to survival is to keep your nerve, reassess business performance and employ a raft of strategies to see you through the bad times....
Tax Planning and Income Tax
It is if vital importance that you make allowances for tax when working out your finances. It is a tax that has to be paid, yet many small businesses and self-employed people forget about in their fir...
Teaching Art: A Case Study
Read Diane's inspiring story- a successful endeavour to combine motherhood with an artist's vocation and a good income. Teaching art to schoolchildren offers Diane constant creative inspiration....
The Art of Selling Art
Subtlety is the key to successful art sales. Study the art of selling and tailor the principles to suit your business. Softly, softly brings in hard cash and profit....
The Art Rental Business
The art rental business is still a relatively new concept. This needn’t be a disadvantage, with lots of planning and forethought it allows you to enjoy art, pander to your passions and make a good liv...
The Fine Art Trade Guild
The Fine Art Trade Guild was established to serve the interest of customers. It is an exclusive body that distinguishes its members as traders of quality and integrity....
The Importance of Using Quality Materials
When it comes to buying art supplies, such as canvas, brushes, acrylics, paints, pastels and all other equipment, it is vital that you buy the best quality you can afford. It is a false economy to bu...
Tips for Displaying and Showing Your Art Work
Once you have a selection of art ready to display it’s imperative that you present it in the best way possible. You need to pay attention to detail or your work will at best appear mediocre, or at wor...
Transporting Your Art Via a Removals Service
Transporting artwork can fill any artist with dread. Even a professional removals service can lose or damage artwork, causing you and your art business a read headache. However, they also provide a va...
Useful Art & Artist Societies or Art Publications
An art business can depend on societies and publications for advice and help when setting up. Whether you venture into fine art, portraits, painting, contemporary watercolour, prints, and sculpture or...
Using Hotels and Coffee Shops to Showcase Your Work
When it comes to displaying your art you don't always need to approach an art gallery. There are other places that willingly display artwork and fine art and other original art for free....
Using TV and Art Channels to Promote Business
TV can offer many opportunities, and can be a lucrative way to advertise your art business. There are many channels on TV that are directly aimed at artists. Utilising these channels can provide an id...
Where to Advertise your Art Business and Art Events
When starting an art business it is essential to advertise your products and any events you may be attending. Promotion is the key to success with any business, and the best way to promote your busine...
Work Out an Advertising Budget
Calculating an advertising budget for your art business can be tricky. How much finance do you commit to your company promotion? There is no right or wrong answer. You need to make sure that you adve...
Your Business Start-up Questionnaire
Before starting an art business, either in the field of art, crafts or design, it is essential that you sit down and ask yourself some really searching business questions. You need to be honest with y...