This article has some good advice and some bad advice --- but the key rule is: NEVER, EVER compete with yourself -- that means that you MUST keep your prices consistent and not all over the place... that only hurts you (and if you're represented by a gallery or dealer, their reputation, and thus yours...).
There is a well-known Oscar Wilde quote that goes, "When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss money.”
As an artist, you understand the making part of your job like the back of your hand. You could probably paint blindfolded and come up with a decent-looking piece. You have spent thousands upon thousands of hours honing your craft. What we often struggle with is the part that comes after we put that last final touch on an artwork—pricing.
Pricing is awkward. Setting a price on something that is so deeply personal and doesn't have a set market value is even more awkward.
Especially at the start of your career, or if you don't have a nest egg to fall back on, you want (and need) to make sales, but you also don't want to sell yourself short.
So, how do you start setting the prices for your artwork so you can get the salary you deserve? If you don't have a consistent history of selling your art in a particular price range or in a particular market, follow these seven rules to get started.
If you want to make a full-time living as an artist or creative, it's not enough to rely solely on online sales or gallery representation. If you have been a professional artist for any number of years, you are probably already familiar with the slow seasons, with flopped shows, and rained out art fairs. It can be difficult to count any single income source.
You don't put all your money on one horse, or all your eggs in one basket, so why do you want to get all of your income from one place?
The good news is that there are so many different ways for artists to make a living today. The better news is that most of these ideas require some work up front, but minimal ongoing labor. The best news is that as an artist, you already have the creativity to think of unique ways to grow your business.
Read the whole article here.
Super Casual Open House at Otis Street Arts Project
COME ON BY!
WHEN: Saturday September 8th
1:30-4:30
WHERE: Otis Street Arts Project
3706 Otis Street
Mount Rainier, MD
WHO: Gloria Chapa, Liz Lescault, Kirsty Little, David Mordini, and Lisa Rosenstein will all be there to welcome you.
Other artists studios are open for viewing. The list includes Nick Alberti, Chris Boehner, Ceci Cole Mcinturff, Beth Curren, Art Drauglis, Eric Gordon, and Sean Hennesey
A few months ago, before I knew that I had to deal with cancer resurgence, I agreed to do a huge commission for one of the nicest NYC art collector on the planet. It is essentially a multimedia family portraits which cuts across generations and comes together in an embedded video piece.
Here are some parts of the piece...
Getting my ass nuked every day in the middle of the day makes it harder to find studio time, but the work is moving along...
Lori Anne Boocks, Germantown, MD
Clay Dunklin, Laurel, MD
Mary Early, Washington, D.C.
Jay Gould, Baltimore, MD
Caroline Hatfield, Baltimore, MD
Phaan Howng, Baltimore, MD
Timothy Makepeace, Washington, D.C.
Nicole Salimbene, Takoma Park, MD
Virginia gets shut out! I think that this is the first time that I recall this happening in the DMV's most prestigious art prize!
The exhibit will be on display Sept. 5 – 29, 2018 at Gallery B, located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E. The award winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. The Best in Show, first place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000.
The public opening reception will be held Friday, September 14 from 6-8pm. Gallery hours for the duration of the exhibit are Wednesday through Saturday, 12 – 6pm.
The 2018 Trawick Prize jurors are Christopher Bedford, Director of The Baltimore Museum of Art; Sukjin Choi, Head of Ceramics and Associate Professor of Art at James Madison University; and Valerie Fletcher, Independent Art Historian and Senior Curator Emerita at the Hirshhorn Museum.
Founded by Carol Trawick in 2003, the regional competition is one of the largest prizes to annually honor visual artists. Ms. Trawick, a longtime community activist in downtown Bethesda, also established the Bethesda Painting Awards in 2005. She has served as the Chair of the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Strathmore and the Maryland State Arts Council. She founded the Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation in 2007 to assist health and human services and arts non-profits in Montgomery County. The Foundation has awarded grants to more than 90 nonprofits in Montgomery County and funds the annual Trawick Prize and the Bethesda Painting Awards.
To date, The Trawick Prize has awarded more than $220,000 in prize monies and has exhibited the work of more than 135 regional artists. Previous Best in Show recipients include Richard Cleaver, 2003; David Page, 2004; Jiha Moon, 2005; James Rieck, 2006; Jo Smail, 2007; Maggie Michael, 2008; Rene Trevino, 2009; Sara Pomerance, 2010; Mia Feuer, 2011; Lillian Bayley Hoover, 2012; Gary Kachadourian, 2013; Neil Feather, 2014; Jonathan Monaghan, 2015; Lauren Adams, 2016 and Larry Cook, 2017.
For more information, please visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660.
The juried exhibit consists of 45 billboard-size images, each work of art is created by local, national & international artists reflecting their interpretation of our theme “enriching lives through diversity & inclusion."
Awards are given for “Best-in-Show Adult,” “Best-in-Show Student,” and “People's Choice.”
The exhibit will be displayed from 1-19-19 through 3-14-19, in Sarasota's Bayfront Park.
No Entry Fee.
Details: 941-404-5710 OR http://embracingourdifferences.org/submit-art?utm_source=dailycampello OR brenna@embracingourdifferences.org
