Start An Art Business: How to Start up and Run an Art Business

You'll discover everything you need to transform your artistic passion into a thriving business, from finding inspiration and developing your talent to mastering marketing, finance, and PR specifically for the art world. Our constantly updated articles, case studies, and expert advice give you all the knowledge and confidence to succeed. Start An Art Business is here to help.

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Framing as an Addition to Your Art Business

Changing economic circumstances, particularly a global downturn, is the perfect opportunity to reassess your business health. It is a chance to streamline yo...

How to Get Commissions For Your Art

Producing art for commissions feels like the ultimate compliment for your art business. Someone has liked your work so much they want to buy a piece before i...

Finding Art Business Investors

Finding investors for your art business doesn't need to fill you with horror. It can be beneficial to your businesses finances to have an investor, or invest...

Creating Your Artist Portfolio

The most important part of any artist's collection is their portfolio. A professional portfolio is entirely different to that of your working portfolio. Your...

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Building a Core of Repeat Business

Regardless of the state of the economy, starting a successful art business relies on one golden rule: build your business with a solid core of repeat busines...

How to Get Commissions For Your Art

Producing art for commissions feels like the ultimate compliment for your art business. Someone has liked your work so much they want to buy a piece before i...

How to Photograph Art for Publicity

Digital photography has made the process of reproducing art so much simpler. Digital images are used for online sales and publicity, insurance purposes or as...

How to Start an Online Art Gallery

If you thought art galleries were only built from bricks and mortar, think again. Online art galleries are becoming increasingly popular. E commerce is enjoy...

Identifying Trends in the Art World

Where there’s art, there are trends. From realism to modernism and cubism to impressionism, for your art business to succeed it’s vital you stay on top o...

Licensing Your Art

Sometimes increasing the income from your art business involves some lateral thinking. If you want to make your art work for you and raise your exposure at t...

Run a Successful Art Workshop Day

As a busy artist and business owner, you’ll have more than enough on your plate without getting involved with running art workshop days. It might be time t...

Social Networking and Your Art Business

Networking has always been a vital tool for the success of every business. Today, networking has extended from the offline, real world into the online realms...

How to Price Your Art

Pricing art is one of the most difficult aspects of running your own art business. To a novice businessman or impassioned artist it is reminiscent of that ag...

Teaching Art: A Case Study

Diane became an artist when she was still at school. She showed a natural gift for painting and art from a very early age. After leaving school, she began to...

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