How to Start Marketing Your Art if You Don’t Yet Have Fans or Collectors We were hosting a FASO Members Only Live Art Marketing Webinar recently, and we spent quite a bit of time discussing reaching out to people on your mailing list, romancing people who have bought from you […]
Ep 119 Carmel Jenkin Figurative Artist
In today’s art podcast we are talking to Carmel Jenkin. Carmel is a figurative artist from Melbourne Australia who specialises in the female form. We both came across Carmel at around the same time but on different social media platforms. We were immediate fans. Her paintings are incredibly beautiful and […]
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 211th Exhibition in 2023
The OPEN Call for Entries for The Royal Institute of Water Colours (RI) Annual Exhibition in 2023 has been published. It invites submissions from both International and British artists over 18 years of age. The RI’s annual exhibition has been described by Rosa Sepple, Former President of the RI as…. “the […]
Gurney Journey: Enchanted Poster
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Contact You can write me at: James Gurney PO […]
Art Process over Product — Caryl Fine Art
The Damage of “Practice Makes Perfect” From childhood onward, we’re constantly told that “practice makes perfect.” These three simple words cause us to strive for perfection as a final product. We repeat this mantra to ourselves, hoping that someday, after hours and hours of work, we’ll reach that pinnacle and […]
I’ve been meaning to ask… Children’s Lessons — A Sanctified Art
Our newest worship series, I’ve been meaning to ask… is shaped around four guiding questions to foster curiosity and courageous conversations. With a series focused on connection and community, we chose to introduce dialogue in as many places as we could. We welcomed a panel of four guest contributors, created […]
Pioneers Go East Collective Presents Out-FRONT! Fest.
Launched in partnership with The LGBT Community Center, Pioneers Go East Collective’s Out-FRONT! Fest. is a dance, film, and cross-disciplinary festival championing the voices of LGBTQ and feminist artists for a lively exchange of art and culture. Curated by Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte, Hilary Brown-Istrefi, and Philip Treviño, witness […]
Adam Handler and Peter Opheim: Warriors and Ghosts
Adam Handler and Peter Opheim: Warriors and GhostsDecember 9th – January 14th 2023GR Gallery255 Bowery (between Houston & Stanton)New YorkNY 10002 “Warriors and Ghosts“, a joint exhibition by artists Peter Opheim and Adam Handler, features 22 works that challenge the exhibition title. The duo unleash an assortment of ghostly paintings […]
Is Direct Patronage the Future for Artists?
What is direct patronage? Perhaps you’ve heard the term “direct patronage.” I refer to it because I believe it is the future for artists. Patronage, as described by Wikipedia, is: Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. You can […]
Orchidelirium. Colonialism through the lens of botany – We Make Money Not Art
Very little is known about Emilie Rosalie Saal. She was born in Estonia, studied in Russia and lived from 1899 until 1920 in Indonesia with her husband Andres Saal who was the head of the military cartography department of the Dutch colonial army. At the end of Andres’ mission in […]