ARTSY SHARK NEWS – August 2015

Mark your calendars! The next Call for Featured Artists starts on August 26th, with a deadline of September 4th. I will be searching for 48 artists to feature and promote in the coming months. Interested? This will be the last chance to apply in 2015. Because you are on the Updates & Opportunities mailing list, you will receive an email invitation. Learn more here.

Enjoy the wonderful artwork of the most recently featured artists, and business articles that offer honest insights from guest bloggers who are developing their own art businesses. Good reading!

Carolyn Edlund, Founder of Artsy Shark

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Click on each artist’s name to see their feature!

Featured Artist Ellen November – fiber art

Featured Artist Patricia Coulter – acrylics

Featured Artist Mary Hicklin – jewelry

Featured Artist Leah Davies – oil

Featured Artist Sara Bardin – acrylics

Featured Artist Claire McCall – oil

Fall 2015 Art Business Workshops

The Artist Doesn’t Always Know Best

Overcoming Wild Card Event Fails

An Honest Look at Social Media for Artists

Artsy Shark’s next Call for Featured Artists starts on August 26th. Get more info here and watch for your email invitation!

Interested in a Business Accelerator Grant for your art business? The Clark Hulings Fund is offering two $5,000 grants this fall. This is a great opportunity. They are accepting applications from September 1-30 from visual artists. Learn more here.

Attention photographers and digital artists! Exhibitions Without Walls has an online competition called “Patterns Observed or Created” which is receiving submissions now. Deadline August 23. Cash awards for winners. Get details here.

Wholesale Intensive. Interested in learning how to sell your work in the wholesale marketplace? Assets for Artists and MASS MoCA co-sponsor a one-day workshop for artists on October 27th. Join me for an information-filled day on how to build a business using this sustainable model. Details here.

New online course “How to Launch a Handmade Business”

I’m very pleased to announce a six-week interactive course for entrepreneurs who want to start a small business selling their handmade work. F+W Publications and The Arts Business Institute are partnering to offer this course through Craft Online University, beginning September 1, 2015. Includes videos, case studies, artist stories, exercises & online discussion board with co-author Wendy Rosen and me. Learn more.

October 16-17 – Naples, Florida.

Art Business Bootcamp program. Topics include Making Work That Sells, Creative Marketing, Art Licensing, Wholesaling, Sales Strategies, Pricing for Profit, Niche Markets and more. Personal business consultations available. Learn more here.

October 24-25 – Portland, Maine

This two-day intensive workshop includes presentations on Gallery Relationships, Artists & Money, Creative Marketing, How to Photograph Your Art, Sales Strategies, Wholesaling, panel discussion and more. Personal business consultations available. Learn more here.

Did you know that Artsy Shark has the largest directory on the internet of places where artists can sell work online?

Almost 300 website listings with descriptions and links are listed on this massive directory, which is completely free to use. Find it here.