Last week, the Governor of Kansas vetoed funding for the Arts Commission in his state. The Governor of Texas has vowed to do the same. There are rumblings of this happening in other states as well. Whether this will be a trend remains to be seen. There’s never been a more important time for artists […]
Learning to Sell Art: Investing in Yourself
There are lots of ways to make money as an artist. You can get your paintings into galleries and sell them for thousands. You can make street art for pocket change and fame. You can sell giclee prints online. You can make greeting cards and sell them on Etsy.You can license your art to other […]
Asymmetrical Insurgents: Artists on the Internet
During the American Revolutionary War, the British armies had a hard time fighting against the Americans. The British were used to fighting in wars where everyone stood across an open field from each other and fired shots until one side gave up. In this kind of war, whoever had the largest army won. In America, […]
Galleries, Representation, and Legitimizing Art
Yesterday over at The Abundant Artist Facebook page, one particular artist made a comment stating: “If you’re making a living being an artist and you’re not represented by a NY or European gallery selling your work for thousands, you’re a cog in the wheel, a hack, not a creative fine artist.” it used to be […]
La Vie de Boheme – The Original Starving Artists
Back in the mid-19th century, there was a guy named Henri Murger – and artists everywhere should know this guy. Murger lived among the Bohemians, a group of French people in Paris who lived poor, obscure lives – until Murger wrote a book about them. Scenes de La Vie de Boheme made the Bohemians famous. They went from […]
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