Carolyn Edlund, the founder and author of the web site Artsy Shark, has pulled together a useful list of places to sell your artwork online. You'll have to swim through the list to find the right tasty morsels for your own nourishment. Image credit: Great white shark image from clker.com. … [Read more...]
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Creative Capital Blog on Raising Funds
Do you frequently read The Lab, Creative Capital's blog for artists? "I do now!" (we humbly suggest you respond). Because the Lab is packed with good stuff. It has tips on applying for funding (from Creative Capital and elsewhere) along with lots of other nitty gritty aspects of being an artist and being awesome at it. A recent article written by experienced fundraiser … [Read more...]
To an Artist Seeking Funding
To make art, you sometimes you need to find a way to fund it. These days, that can mean traditional grant funding programs, like Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowships or Local Cultural Council grants, or alternative methods like crowdfunding or microfunding. We asked a group of artists and funders: What's the most important thing for an artist to keep in mind in asking … [Read more...]
Absentee Voting
It's a given that artists are used to freely expressing their opinions through their art. Every decision that goes into the creation of the final piece matters. "Do I like this color, should I remove this passage..." and so on. Voting is another form of expression. You get to decide what matters to you. So we here at ArtSake encourage all eligible citizens of the … [Read more...]
How to Let the Universe Know About Your Art News
You've got something absolutely smashing - a new book, an exhibition, an artist talk, a performance - and, naturally, you're looking for the most effective mountaintop from which to shout about it. Here are some ideas about where to promote your art news. People Are Social (Media) Animals Now, about Facebook. Did you particularly want to know where your middle school … [Read more...]