Maximizing trade sales to broaden your distribution and give you more time to create art The traditional way of selling art through brick-and-mortar gallery works. But if you find yourself creating marketing materials, building websites, packing boxes, and accounting for your sales when you’d rather be painting, sculpting, or blowing glass, then it’s time to consider selling to the trade.…
We recently were introduced to an organization that is doing some amazing things and wanted to bring it to our Art Business News readers. Twist Out Cancer is not a new organization, in fact, it’s getting ready to celebrate its tenth year. But it started out as a small grassroots online community that today reaches hundreds and thousands of people around the…
“Just do it.” “Can you hear me now?” “Priceless.” Sound familiar? And you probably can also envision the logo that goes with each. Those are taglines that have been embedded in our memory, and quite effectively. Ideally, a tagline should become synonymous with the brand — but more importantly, it’s a message that resonates with the core emotion of the…
Award-winning artist and animal activist Karin Brauns was a featured artist at the prestigious Beverly Hills Art Show, held virtually this year on October 17 and 18, 2020. Her pre-show interview revealed her passion for painting the emotion infused animal pairs she creatively infuses with gold leaf, diamond dust, crystals, and precious stones. Early in the interview, Karin revealed her…
Art Business News is a business partner with Redwood Media Group. We are intrigued by Redwood’s new Online Art Marketplace, where art enthusiasts and collectors can shop a curated collection of artwork from the artists and galleries that exhibit at Redwood’s art fairs. Of course, at ABN, we’re always looking for artists to shine the spotlight on because of their…
Is Little River the next Wynwood? By Linda Mariano Thirty years ago, Art Miami first opened its doors, initiating the idea that Miami was more than a summer beach town. Then, in 2002, the concept expanded with the first Art Basel Miami fair. And the initial Miami Art Week was born. Today, Miami Art Week rocks Miami with hundreds of…
The Museum as a Cultural Pivot Point By Linda Mariano In today’s world of art and art collections, it’s not unusual to find a private collection turned into a world class museum collection, but it is rare to find one that revolves around sculpture—and becomes a museum. At Austin’s UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum that’s exactly what you have. The…
From the British Museum Collection, London If you are going to Santa Fe this summer, by all means, make sure you add the New Mexico Museum of Art to your itinerary. With an amazing list of exhibitions and events during their centennial year celebration, the museum won’t disappoint. The most exclusive exhibition is the first international venue for Lines of Thought:…
