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How to Approach Galleries and Curators with Your Artwork

Connecting your work with galleries or curators is less handshake hustle and more patient, thoughtful relationship building. Whether you’re just starting or looking to move forward, here’s a clear and friendly roadmap to help your art meet the right curators.

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Smart Strategies to Promote Art Exhibitions

Putting on an exhibition is one thing. Getting people and the media to show up is another. Here’s a guide full of strategies that actually work for art galleries and studios. No fluff. Just real, actionable advice.

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Best Packaging and Shipping Practices for Selling and Transporting Artwork

When you sell or transport artwork, especially stretched canvases, framed pieces, or mixed-media panels, proper packaging isn’t optional. It protects your work, your reputation, and your investment. Here’s a guide to packing and shipping artwork safely.

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7 Ways to Diversify Your Income as an Artist

Relying solely on selling original artwork can be unpredictable. To build a more stable and sustainable career, consider expanding your income sources.

1. Offer Art Prints and Digital Downloads

Selling prints allows fans to own your art at a more accessible price point. Platforms like Etsy and Society6 make it easy to offer high-quality reproductions. Additionally, digital downloads such as printable art or design assets can provide passive income with minimal overhead.

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How to Build a Loyal Fanbase for Your Art in 2025

Building a loyal fanbase is about more than just showcasing your art; it’s about creating genuine connections and providing value to your audience. Here’s how to do it effectively in 2025.

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How to Price Your Artwork for Profit and Sustainability

Pricing your artwork appropriately is important for achieving both profitability and sustainability in your artistic career. Striking the right balance ensures that your art is accessible to buyers while adequately compensating you for your time, effort, and creativity. Here’s a guide to help you learn about this crucial aspect of your profession.

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Unsold High-Value Art: 8 Strategies for Gallery Owners

As an art gallery owner, the fear of not selling high-value artworks can be awful. However, with the right strategies, you can navigate this challenge and turn it into an opportunity for growth. Here are some practical approaches to lessen this fear and improve your gallery’s success.

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Engaging Younger Audiences: Strategies for Art Galleries and Studios

Attracting younger audiences, particularly Millennials and Generation Z, is essential for the vitality and sustainability of art galleries and studios. These generations, born between 1981 and 2012, are reshaping the art market with their preferences and behaviors. To connect effectively with them, consider the following strategies:

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5 Powerful Strategies for Art Gallery Owners to Boost Their Online Presence

With today’s technology, art gallery owners have a unique opportunity to reach beyond the walls of their physical space and captivate a global audience. Building a solid online presence is key to attracting both local visitors and art lovers from around the world.

Here are five expert strategies to help gallery owners boost their visibility online, increase engagement, and ultimately drive more visitors and sales.

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Top 5 Art Podcasts Worth Following

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If you want to learn more about art, whether in techniques or managing an art business, try listening to podcasts. A podcast is a type of digital media consisting a series of audio files on lectures, interviews, discussions on a variety of subjects. To listen, you have to subscribe to a podcast and download it to your computer or any digital device.  Podcasts are in .mp3 format so you can play it in any media player.

A podcast is a great way of expanding your knowledge in art, know about famous artists, influential persons in the art industry, or simply just being productive even during your idle time since you can listen to a podcast wherever you are. When you’re preparing your canvas for your next project, tidying up your studio, or on your way to your shop, podcast can be a great companion. With lots of podcasts out there, here is a list of 5 art podcasts which you can subscribe to:

1. National Gallery of Art. Currently, this audio series offers more than 300 lectures about the arts and events at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. You can listen to one of the best museum lectures and talks of well-known artists and other personalities in the art world, and learn about the different art movements. Art students, art beginners, and art lovers will enjoy listening to lectures such as The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series, Conversations with Artists Series, and Elson Lecture Series.

2. MoMA Talks: Conversations. This podcast is created by the Museum of Modern Art. There are more than a hundred of lectures from curators, scholars, and artists discussing modern and contemporary art. You can listen to readings, courses, and workshops that educate about contemporary art.

3. National Gallery Podcast. The National Gallery in London produces monthly podcasts that explore what happens behind the scenes in the Gallery. They announce upcoming art exhibitions and events, and interviews of people in the art scene. Currently, they have 80 episodes, the latest of which discusses the link between music and Dutch art.

4. SFMOMA Artcast. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is devoted to contemporary and modern art. Its podcast is called “artcast” which gives subscribes interviews with artists, curators, and visitors about the museum’s different exhibitions and collection of modern art. SFMOMA Artcast is produced on a monthly basis.

5.The MAN Podcast. The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a weekly podcast on artists, curators, art historians, and authors. Learn about art exhibitions and collections from contemporary artists including Kerry James Marshall, Joyce Pensato, and Kaz Oshiro.

There are many art podcasts available in the Internet. Listen to some and find what suits your style, interests, and needs.

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