Enter the 2012 Professional Artist Portrait Cover Contest
The Professional Artist Annual Portrait Cover Contest features an open-ended interpretation of the term “portraiture.” The contest is open to artists 18 and up working in any media or style. Portraits may be literal or nonliteral representations (i.e. collage, digital collage, abstract works, etc. also accepted).
Applying for Grants, Residencies, Funding and Other Assistance
Generating income from art in the form of either cash or cash equivalents is always challenging, especially for artists who have unconventional ideas or create art that may not be commercially viable. The good news is that the art world is one place where anyone who shows talent and promise — marketable or otherwise — can get help in a variety of ways...
Professional Artist | February 2012 (Volume 26 · Number 1)
Learn how to dream big and accomplish your goals through having an optimistic attitude, focusing, and surrounding yourself with a strong artist support system.
Professional Artist | December 2011 / January 2012 (Volume 25 · Number 10)
This issue focuses on the idea of educating others - teaching workshops, providing mentorship and learning to communicate the message of your art in more compelling ways.
Introducing Productive Obsessions
In working with creative and performing artists as a family therapist, creativity coach and meaning coach, I have seen the following recurring pattern: Clients often lose interest in activities, projects, relationships and careers that they started with great enthusiasm. In the face of competing ideas, creative projects, and everyday tasks and responsibilities, they become blocked...
Enhancing the Art Buying Experience
There are many ways that you, as an artist, can enhance the art buying experience without significantly affecting your sales profits. Simple things, such as including a small promotional item or a formal record of an artwork’s exhibition history, might be a little extra cost for you, but can be a significant and valuable bonus to the customer.
Professional Artist | November 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 9)
This issue helps you to strengthen your career foundation, including organizational skills, technical skills and establishing value for your artwork.
Professional Artist | October 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 8)
This issue provides insight into the gallery system, including what gallery owners are looking for, why to avoid vanity galleries, and what it means to be a true professional.
2010 Back Issue CD Now Available
Get all of the 2010 issues of Art Calendar Magazine in digital format on one convenient CD-rom.
Professional Artist | September 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 7)
In this issue, you will learn how to move your art career to the next level by challenging your conventional thinking and revising your business strategies.
Artists Helping Artists
The following article is based on an excerpt from Renée Phillips’ upcoming book Vision, Passion & Purpose: Artists as World Changers.
"12 Step Program for Artists: The Art of Doing Business"
More than 5 hours of business and marketing advice for artists on a 3-disc DVD set. Available for $74.95 plus $5 shipping.
Professional Artist July/August 2011 (Volume 25 - Number 6)
In this issue, we present the strategies with which artists can embrace current technology and develop better relationships with clients and fans in the digital realm.
Professional Artist Writer E. Brady Robinson's Photography Exhibition
Professional Artist Writer E. Brady Robinson's newest photography exhibition "Transfer" will open at the Cornell Museum of Art in Winter Park, Florida, on July 2 and run through October 9.
Access the Interactive July/August Issue
This issue includes articles Facebook, E-Newsletters, Increasing Online Art Sales and more.
Professional Artist | July/August 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 6)
In this issue, we present the strategies with which artists can embrace current technology and develop better relationships with clients and fans in the digital realm.
Professional Artist | June 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 5)
This issue is dedicated to the artists who relish the times they have to revisit the lessons of the past, but with the advanced wisdom, appreciation and perspective that comes with age and experience. Think of it as "summer school."
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Professional Artist | May 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 4)
This month's issue presents the myriad of exhibition possibilities available to artists outside of the traditional commercial galleries. These "alternative spaces" include retail establishments, nonprofit spaces, artist cooperatives and residential galleries.
Professional Artist | April 2011 (Volume 25 · Number 3)
The articles in this issue are intended to inspire you to dedicate serious time to strengthening your artistic voice. Find inspiration in a residency program, in an overseas post-baccalaureate program or simply through thoughtful introspection.
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