Document Sharing Websites for Successful Artists
Document/file sharing sites are a quick and easy way for an artist to upload articles, announcements, press releases and images to the Internet. As a result of these uploads and the interest that they generate, they help the artist to create and attract new visitors to their art website. Just …
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Tips for Being Accepted into More Art Competitions
The “juried process” is a necessary career step if an artist wants to be considered as a serious artist. In order to help build and develop their artistic resume’ artists will find it necessary to enter juried art competitions on a regular basis. By entering and being accepted into juried art competitions, …
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Use Google Alerts to Find New Art Opportunities
If you are not familiar with, or have not used Google Alerts to find art opportunities, this article can be a very important new tool for you to use on a regular basis. Google Alerts will help you monitor very specific sections and segments in your area of expertise or …
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Resizing Images for Competitions for New Artists
Many times we get an artist who needs help with resizing their images in order to meet the requirements for uploading. If the artist runs their computer in Windows, there is an image editing feature that they can utilize to resize their images. In Windows this editing feature is called …
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8 Secrets of a Successful Artist’s DNA
Most successful artists have worked very hard on their craft in order to get where they are. I believe that we inherit our “creative” genes from our families and that we learn (through trial and error and through experience) how to be a successful artist through our traits and habits …
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Social Media “Netiquette” for Successful Artists
Are you marketing and branding your art through social media and getting the results that you desire? Have your efforts in social media so far been worthwhile? Do you feel comfortable in establishing your presence in this new medium? Are you up-to-date on the effectiveness of this media? If you …
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Benefits for Artists Entering Online Art Contests
What is an online art contest and what are the benefits for an artist when entering online art contests? Online art competitions may be organized and operated by “bricks and mortar” art galleries, online art galleries and by other art organizations. These groups have chosen to promote their art contest, …
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How to Write a Press Release for Art Events
Press releases can help anyone, especially an artist to not only bring attention to their art, but to generate traffic to their website and also to assist with the branding of the artist and their art. Just exactly is a press release? A press release is defined as “a prepared …
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Twitter Do’s & Twitter Don’ts for Artists
Twitter is a social media platform which allows users to express themselves by sending messages to their followers in 140 characters or less. Twitter for public use was launched in July 2006 and since that time, they now have 155+ Million users, who Tweet 1 Billion messages a month! Twitter …
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Press Release Marketing for Professional Artists
Today, press release marketing presents the artist with another low cost opportunity to promote their artwork. If done properly, press release marketing will bring traffic to the artist’s website, help in building and maintaining an artist’s brand and will eventually create incoming links to the artist’s website, thus, enhancing it’s …
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Can You Lose by Entering a Free Art Contest? Yes!
In our haste to enter art competitions, art contests and art shows, we sometimes do not read the fine print, details and the use rights for that art show or art exhibition. Is there a downside for entering some art competitions, even if there is no entry fee? If so, …
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Rejected! or He’s Just Not That Into Your Art…
After submitting for a juried art show and being rejected, it can be quite a negative experience to the artist. Sometimes this will lead the artist to doubt their artistic talent, their technique and their overall sense of well-being. Artists’ should understand that the decision as to who is accepted …
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