Note: The following is a guest post from our friends at ArtPlacer. We’ve collected several fantastic pieces of advice and insight from working artists to help...
Art Business Advice
Want to be a professional artist?
Then you MUST know how to sell your art—online and off. At EmptyEasel we only share art business advice for artists by artists. You'll learn where to sell fine art online, get strategies on how to market your art successfully, and find out which art websites are better at selling original art versus fine art prints.
Not online? That's OK. Besides learning which art-selling websites are the best, you'll also find complete art marketing guides, tips for how to sell art at art fairs, and step by step instructions on using your email list (yep, email!) to build a successful career from selling art.
We also do our best to encourage and motivate every artist who stops by. And if you're an art buyer or new art collector, we'll occasionally share tips for buying art as well.
Explore all our art business advice below:
The artistic process can be a delicate one, and your surroundings play a vital role. Although everybody approaches their work differently, there are a few key...
You’ve been an artist for a long time. Perhaps you’ve even been in business as an artist for a long time. But for some reason, you can’t work up the same sort of enthusiasm for art that you used to. In other words, you’re bored with your subject, your medium, or your art in general. . . so what do you do? 1. Don’t panic...
Anytime you want to paint or draw a portrait of an animal, the best thing you can do is start with a great reference photo. The...
Every now and again, something happens that changes the way we look at things personally, socially, and globally. We are now in the middle of such...
You can’t please everyone with your art—and you shouldn’t try! In the long run, the artist who is serious about his or her art truly has only one person to please: him or herself. But having said that, there are still ways to please MOST of your clients or collectors. . . most of the time. :) Here are 5 tips that will help you...
Are you thinking about making art videos to promote your art on YouTube? Before you take the plunge, I encourage you to ask yourself the following...
Artists always seem to be looking for the next new marketing tip or idea. I’m no different, I suppose—but so far, “new” hasn’t worked nearly as...
Making a living from your art can be quite a challenge. . . so here are a few of our favorite resources and innovative tips to increase your name recognition and sales this year: 1: Stage your art Giving potential buyers a way to envision your art in their space is a fantastic way to market your art and close sales. Most collectors spend a...
Call For Entry, aka CaFÉ, is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) venues for applying for grants, art shows, exhibitions, artist residencies, etc. As...
I recently participated in a group discussion in an art group on MeWe. One of the administrators posted a discussion-starter question asking what members thought was...
This past weekend I participated in my town’s open studio tours. Since I couldn’t have my home studio on the tour (too messy), I shared a large space with 3 other artists. We had all worked on advertising the event and, luckily, drew in quite a few people over the weekend. Having participated in art shows/sales in the past, I knew I needed a way...
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You have to spend money to make money,” right? That’s not always easy to hear when you’re just starting out as...
Have you ever binge-watched art tutorial videos? I have. I spent a huge part of three weeks watching video tutorials online because a bum wrist kept...
Maybe you’ve always thought you needed gallery representation to sell your artwork and be successful . . but in today’s digital world, that’s no longer true. In this article, I am going to give you actionable tips on how you can sell your art from home so you can pay your bills and enjoy creating art that you know people are going to love. Sound...
A lot of art-related articles encourage us to finish what we start. I’ve even written some of them! It’s a valid topic and one we need...
I’ll let you in on some behind-the-scenes secrets: first, few of the things I create are fully fleshed out before I tell the world that they’re...
One of the most stable ways to generate art income is by creating commissioned art. A successful commission artist has a base of satisfied (and hopefully repeat clients) so happy with his or her work that they’re promoting it to all their friends. That’s what makes the commission art business model so easy once it’s established. However. . . not everyone is good at this...
Say what you will about Snapchat, but you can’t deny that it’s one of the biggest social media revolutions of this day and age, used widely...
A frequent question that comes up for artists who want more exposure to their work is, “How do I become a known artist?” Or, to put...
When most people consider a career, one of the first things they want to know is how much they can expect to earn. If you’re considering an art career, you’re probably wondering the same thing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has income statistics for every profession, including artists, so that’s where I went for answers. But. . . there are many different ways to make...