Working as an Artist’s Assistant

Today, there are many online means of promoting and selling artwork, and many collectors go online before they head to their nearest gallery.

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The Internet Art Market

Today, there are many online means of promoting and selling artwork, and many collectors go online before they head to their nearest gallery.

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Warm-Up Exercises for Artists

Warm-up exercises are as important for artists as they are for musicians and athletes.

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Christian Art Market

Numerous artists have found success selling to the Christian market, a large segment of the population consisting partly of art collectors but mainly of people who are looking to purchase prints and posters that reflect their beliefs and values.

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Putting a Positive Spin on Rejection

Nothing is more frustrating than rejection, and many times artists inject a rejection letter—often merely a form letter—with more meaning than was intended: The art is bad; the artist is an idiot for submitting it; the letter writer is biased or expressed the opinion of the entire world.

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Disaster Relief For Artists

When disaster strikes, people often lend a helping hand, and Hurricane Katrina brought forward an outpouring of assistance from around the country for many artists.

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High-School Students Show Their Artwork in the Capitol

The next time you visit the nation’s capitol, add the art exhibition in the Cannon Tunnel to the list of things to see.

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Ending a Gallery Relationship

Two New York City galleries recently stopped representing a number of artists, who were then forced to take charge of their careers.

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Building Your Own Printing Press

Painter John Himmelfarb had been making prints for almost 40 years, but it wasn’t until Hudson Hills Press produced a catalogue raisonné of those prints in 2006 that the artist realized prints were an essential part of his career, generating 10 percent of his income. A year after the catalogue was published, Himmelfarb bought a $17,000, 7'-x-4' etching press that occupies a large portion of his Chicago studio.