It has been said that contemporary art is about the statement or meaning of the art and not about the artist’s process and technique to create it. I have also heard that artists’ need to be cautious about being seduced by their medium. This means that working with any one medium becomes more important than …
It is a brave new world with the internet being so instrumental in an artists’ career. I think that it is only reasonable that artists should add online collections to CV. This does need qualifying though. What exactly constitutes an online collection? Grant it there are 100’s of sites that artists can submit their work …
It is hard time consuming work to write a grant application especially for a visual person to whom words do not come as naturally as imagery. But if you’re willing to invest the time you will find that there are all sorts of benefits even if you are not successful. The least of which is …
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More and more you see calls to artists where there is a $25 to $35 submission fee. I have also seen some that are asking for $10 per image submitted. This fee doesn’t guarantee that you are in the show only that you can submit. I have also noticed that alot of calls state that …
Weather it is a group or a solo exhibition if you are showing in a Public Art Gallery you have responsibilities. NEVER assume anything, always ask. There are a number of responsibilities you have as a exhibiting artist but in this post we’re going to talk about the installation of an installation work. What you need to know: …
I posed the question for Alyson Stanfield to use at artbizblog.com: Have you ever shown at a venue that broke or damaged one of your artworks and didn’t offer to remunerate you for the loss? What did you do? The response was over whelming, 19 38 comments. Admittedly a few of those comments were me …
Shipping art to the U.S. and getting it back again. It’s the getting it back that’s the tough part. I had 5 pieces in an exhibition in New York a few years ago. After the show was over and the gallery shipped it back, the work was stopped at the border. Customs would not release …