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Making Art & Money in the Digital World - Meet Me in Atlanta
Any artist wishing to improve their business will benefit from attending. In a fast-paced hour, you will discover new perspectives on art marketing for visual artists and photographers...
Indie Art Intersection
I don't believe you can wish your way to success, but I know for certain you can't create success unless you believe you can....
Orphan Works Act 2008 Gets Squidoo Courtesy of Making a Mark
Katherine Tyrrell has tackled the challenge of creating a viable repository of information regarding the Orphan Works Act...
Art Marketing Lessons from American Idol
American Idol is a true phenomenon that offers visual artists marketing lessons. From humble beginnings, the Fox singing contest reality show program has grown to 27 million viewers making it the most...
Advice on Working with Giclées & Giclée Printers
Congratulations! You've decided to create giclées of your work. Here are some important things to know. These items are by no means all you need to consider, but should help inform your decision on h...
Shift Happens - Slideshare is Way Cool, Use It Freely!
Recently, I republished a post from the fertile mind of futurist Watts Wacker wrting in his monthly newsletter, First Matter. In his Keep Your Eyes Open I'm Convinced It's About to Happen article, W2,...
Art is Work - Milton Glaser - More Artist Inspiration
It is not a regular practice to immediately follow up with a second post on the same subject. There is so much to say, and I don't want to bore you dear readers with too much of a good thing.......
Milton Glaser - 10 Things I Have Learned - The Secret of Art
Creative Director: Silas H. Rhodes, Designer: Milton Glaser, Photographer: Matthew Klein, Visual Arts ©2007 Milton Glaser is...well, words nearly don't do him justice...one of the most important, pro...
Business Advice for Artists in Today's Economy
A few months ago, I introduced readers of this blog to Richard Harrison. We met and became fast friends after reading each other's posts on Wet Canvas threads. Dick has generously created a series of ...
Creative Publicity Pays
Here is a great question from a loyal reader (And a pretty good answer if I do toot my horn myself): Dear Barney, You mentioned publicity. Can you give us a few ideas on creative publicity and how to ...
How to Pronounce Giclée
Despite increasing awareness, widespread use and ubiquitous display at shows such as ArtExpo New York and ArtExpo Las Vegas, there is still confusion about how to pronounce Giclée. Here is an easy wa...
The Wizard Offers Visual Artists a Unique Illustration Opportunity
There are certain people destined to make their indelible mark on the industry in which they work. Some have talent and influence that spills over into the lives and businesses in other industries. Th...
50 Top Tips for Visual Artists
Sometimes the best thing a blogger can do is to use the forum to pass along information to let readers know about wonderful resources available elsewhere. The Australia Business Arts Foundation just p...
A Year of Blog Topics for Artists - No Reason to Hold Back Now
You are ready to begin blogging, and if you think people don't want to know what you had for lunch, you are right and get the gold star. Here then are 52 suggested blog topics that will get you throug...
Which Colors Are In Your Palette? Bet on blue, not brown
Have you ever wondered how the color palettes of so many varied companies seem to follow suit? For instance in the past year, if you browsed a Crate & Barrel or Horchow or Macy's Home catalog you'd fi...
Thirteen Sure-Fire Rules to Create Success for the Emerging Artist - Part One
Don't have any concerns whether galleries or collectors will have a clue as to what to expect from you when you jump from painting portraits to ponies. With your abundant talent, it doesn't matter bec...
Barney Davey Featured in Great Output Magazine
Although I primarily work with painters, I've lately found many photographers and convergent media artists interested in learning the nuts and bolts of the fine art print reproduction market. This fea...
Broken Links - a metaphor for marketing. Plus the art of the 15-second pitch.
Links to your customers and prospects are the lifeline to your business. When they are broken, so is your business...the more quality links you have...the more prosperous your art business will be....