The Pros and Cons of this Model for Exhibiting Work Each #ArtistHotline, we receive a lot of questions from artists about co-op galleries: What is a co-op gallery? How do I apply to an artist cooperative? What are the membership benefits? Before you even consider applying to a co-op gallery, learn as much as you can…
The first step of mastering self-promotion is viewing yourself as an creative entrepreneur. As an artist, self-promotion is a valuable skill. Yet not everyone is of this mindset. Self-promotion can be intimidating and difficult to master. Most artists simply want their work to silently speak for itself. Noble but not always effective! The quality of…
In preparation for #ArtistHotline tomorrow (September 16), we’re answering @amandaheidelart’s question: Artists often find themselves fighting against two self-defeating labels. ‘Starving Artist’ and ‘Sell-Out’. Artist Robert Genn, once said the term ‘starving artist’ is “acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60.” After graduation, you may fall into the ‘starving…
With each milestone, self-reflection becomes an increasingly important part of the process. Ask #ArtistHotline returns with new advice from our Artist Professional Development Day on August 19, 2015. This time around the online discussion began with a rather simple question: Together our #ArtistHotline community – art organizations, visual, performing, literary artists, and more – answered…
NYFA’s #ArtistHotline kicked off last month with a lot of insightful questions and much needed artist conversations. Discussions ranged from selling your artwork to starting a non-profit. You can read the whole recap here. A few questions needed more than 140 characters to answer, so we’re delving into our Twitter feed to see how we…
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