VIDEO AS CV AND A PR MEDIUM FOR ARTSTS
Yesterday I tried to break down the artist CV and all its features, but I just couldn’t stop feeling like I needed to address video too! So in today’s blog I would like to focus on video as a more…
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ARTIST CV
A well prepared CV is the corner stone of any application, but unlike financial advisors, marketeers and other professionals, artists can’t really do much with the standard form that so many others use — aka. we usually aren’t employed anywhere…
BEGIN YOUR SEARCH FOR GALLERY REPRESENTATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Yesterday’s blog dabbled a bit in talking about things to keep in mind when searching for gallery representation and after a lot of feedback from all of you reading my blunders I decided to expand on it and provide a…
HOW TO FIND GALLERY REPRESENTATION
The amount of CVs and portfolios the average gallery receives on a daily basis is immense, so having a good tactic when trying to approach one is imperative. Even though we live in the digital age, the more or less…
A REMINDER THAT WE LIVE IN A MAGICAL TIME
Today’s mother’s day in Slovenia and while unrelated to art it got me thinking about our ability to do what we do. Without a mom, we obviously wouldn’t be able to exist, but there is a bigger, more universal provider…
THE REASON WHY AGENTS AND GALLERIES EXIST
I feel there is a misunderstanding in the art world, that may or may not be a reality for you, depending on where you are and how strong your local art market is. But in Slovenia and many other countries,…
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A CORE NARRATIVE IN YOUR ART
The number of people producing art has never been higher and with everybody including your aunt trying to sell their work and get exhibited, only the best actually manage to do so in the end. But the issue with art…
PODCASTS ARE THE NEW BLOGS AND WHY THEY’RE A GREAT MEDIUM FOR ANY ARTIST
If in 2007 blogs were all the rage and almost anybody that was somebody online had one, today it’s podcasts. And with platforms like Anchor.fm offering free hosting and distribution, there really are no more excuses from getting on the…
YOUR WEBSITE IS MORE THAN JUST AN ONLINE PORTFOLIO
Today, everybody has a webpage; from the free options at WordPress, Wix or other web providers to the more sophisticated self-hosted options that I would encourage anyone with a free account to have a look into. But it’s not having…
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING YOUR OWN MAILING LIST
Even though mailing lists seem like a thing of the past, they are still an irreplaceable building block of any creative business. Regardless of whether you’re writing daily blogs like me, or if you use your mailing list to sell…