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BEFORE APPLYING TO AN ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: NO APPRECIATION WITHOUT PROPER REPRESENTATION (PART 4 OF 4)

“Remember: this is a photograph of your work, not your actual work” So, you’ve finished your opus and you want to share it with the world. You find an exhibition that looks promising, and you are about to apply when you notice that the judges will be evaluating your work using digital photo submissions. What…

BEFORE APPLYING TO AN ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: SU-SU-STUDIO: FINDING THE RIGHT SPACE (PART 3 OF 4)

Private or shared studio space? Requirements or restrictions necessary to your work? Consider these factors when looking for an artist workspace. There comes a point in every artist’s life when they decide it’s time to move the easel out of the basement and into a place of its own: a studio! Every studio space comes…

STAY IN NEW YORK: WORKSPACE RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS

To achieve and sustain affordable housing and workspaces in New York City, citywide collaboration is absolutely necessary Stay in New York: The Affordable Workspace Conference for visual artists was organized by Art F City and launched in partnership with the Queens Museum. The conference focused on how artists can create better neighborhoods, find affordable workspace,…

BEFORE APPLYING TO AN ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: BEWARE THE IDES OF ARTS  (PART 2 OF 4)

Learn about red flags and opportunities to avoid One of the biggest problems facing artists today is the multitude of scams and schemes out to swindle, especially those on the Internet. And no, it’s not just the foreign princes looking to transfer money anymore. Every artist wants to be discovered and make it big, but…

GETTING STARTED: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE APPLYING TO AN ARTIST OPPORTUNITY (PART 1 OF 4)

A primer for visual artists when entering exhibitions, contests, and competitions Breaking into the art world is a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be. To be a successful artist, you must be determined, hard-working, and passionate about your field of work. It also helps to understand how the art world does business: how…