

Art College...Pros and Cons
MY ART COLLEGE…PROS AND CONS Art college ‘pros and cons’ is a subject that I have been mulling over for the last 54 years. That is since...


AN ARTISTS MANIFESTO
ARTISTS MANIFESTO One of the interesting things about being an artist is that some of us have produced and published a manifesto. I...


AGENTS and MANAGERS for ARTISTS
AGENTS and MANAGERS for ARTISTS We artists are usually one-person businesses. We are loners. That is in the studio anyway. We don’t...


TRADE FAIRS and ART FAIRS
Art fairs and Trade Fairs An ambitious artist might be interested in exhibiting at trade fairs or art fairs. These are usually annual...


Art Publishers Contracts
Publishers Contracts... When an artist has his or her artwork published by a dealer, gallery, card producer, calendar producer etc. then...


The Genghis Khan Principle…
The Genghis Khan Principle… The ‘Genghis Khan Principle’ as it applies to self-employed one-man professional artists is the same as it is...


ARTIST’S ADMINISTRATION and OFFICE SOFTWARE
ARTIST’S ADMIN SOFTWARE There is significant potential value in digital office administration packages and software programmes on...


WEBSITE CRITERIA for an ARTISTS ONLINE GALLERY
ARTISTS WEBSITE CRITERIA... Two recent blog posts have been about retail art galleries and how an ambitious artist can show and sell...


COMMERCIAL ART GALLERIES
COMMERCIAL ART GALLERIES... Here in the UK there are several different sorts of art gallery. Impressive public institutions like the Tate...


Licensing thoughts for artists
Licensing art Licensing is an important item in an artist’s tool cupboard. It does a couple of things that really make a difference. And...