The Artist's Guide to Selling Work
1st Edition
Published on 5. December 2013
176 pages
978-1-4725-6666-9 (ISBN)
Description
A practical, inspiring toolkit for turning creative passion into a sustainable career - packed with actionable advice, real-world examples and marketing know-how.
The Artist's Guide to Selling Work is the definitive handbook for artists who want to turn their creativity into a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your reach, this fully updated second edition offers practical, proven strategies to help you sell your work in today's competitive market.
Packed with real-world advice, it covers everything from pricing and contracts to building a website and mastering social media. Learn how to approach galleries professionally, manage online sales through platforms like Etsy and eBay, and print your own reproductions with confidence. Discover how artists like Pip McGarry and Mary Ann Rogers built successful careers - and how you can too.
With sample contracts, case studies and guidance on copyright, licensing and financial management, this book is your one-stop resource for navigating the art world. Whether you're selling originals, prints or merchandise, The Artist's Guide to Selling Work helps you do it smarter, faster and with more impact.
The Artist's Guide to Selling Work is the definitive handbook for artists who want to turn their creativity into a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your reach, this fully updated second edition offers practical, proven strategies to help you sell your work in today's competitive market.
Packed with real-world advice, it covers everything from pricing and contracts to building a website and mastering social media. Learn how to approach galleries professionally, manage online sales through platforms like Etsy and eBay, and print your own reproductions with confidence. Discover how artists like Pip McGarry and Mary Ann Rogers built successful careers - and how you can too.
With sample contracts, case studies and guidance on copyright, licensing and financial management, this book is your one-stop resource for navigating the art world. Whether you're selling originals, prints or merchandise, The Artist's Guide to Selling Work helps you do it smarter, faster and with more impact.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-6666-9 (9781472566669)
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Annabelle Ruston
The Artist's Guide to Selling Work
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04/2018
Herbert Press Ltd
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Annabelle Ruston
The Artist's Guide to Selling Work
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11/2013
2nd Edition
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
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Annabelle Ruston is an editor with the Fine Art Trade Guild, one of whose main functions is to guide its members through the potential pitfalls of selling their work.
Content
Foreword
Introduction
1. The business side of being an artist
2. The different types of art business
3. Selecting the right business
4. How businesses find artists
5. Making an approach
6. Pricing original work
7. Terms and conditions between artists and galleries
8. Case studies: agreements between artists and galleries
9. Selling direct
10. How to make exhibitions work
11. Agents
12. Copyright and reproduction rights
13. Working with publishers and licensing work
14. Contracts between artists and publishers or licensees
15. Printing your own work
16. Case studies
Index
Introduction
1. The business side of being an artist
2. The different types of art business
3. Selecting the right business
4. How businesses find artists
5. Making an approach
6. Pricing original work
7. Terms and conditions between artists and galleries
8. Case studies: agreements between artists and galleries
9. Selling direct
10. How to make exhibitions work
11. Agents
12. Copyright and reproduction rights
13. Working with publishers and licensing work
14. Contracts between artists and publishers or licensees
15. Printing your own work
16. Case studies
Index
