Art business

By Carrie Lewis in Art Business Advice > General Art Advice When most artists think about making money with their art, three things immediately come to mind: selling originals, doing commission work, and selling prints. Some artists might also think of teaching, or design jobs. But are those the only ways to make money as an artist? Absolutely not! In fact, we’ve put together a huge list of 77 ways you could turn your artistic skills into income. Not all of these […]

Find out how to make money as an artist and turn it into a side hustle or business!

By Lauren Schleider in Art Business Advice > Selling Art Online In 2016, art insurance group Hiscox stated that online art sales jumped 24% from the previous year, totalling $3.27 billion in artist earnings. E-commerce has certainly evened out the playing field for artists at different career levels, but a huge problem remains: in a vast sea of online platforms, how can individual artists stand out from the pack to forge meaningful connections and boost their sales? Increasingly, the answer…

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When I started website-building in the pre-blog era of 2005, I found an article titled "26 steps to $26k in One Year." Although by 2024 standards that advice would be terribly outdated, those 26 steps were my gameplan and helped me create several thriving websites and, eventually, Instagram art accounts. Although for the sake of

ARTISTPRENEURSHIP TIPS Whether you’re diving straight in as a full time artist or taking it slow as a part-time artistpreneur, there are a few strategies that can help you survive your first year. In this article, I’ll go over what you need to focus on to stick with it, make a profit, and expand your

The art world is booming thanks to the creative people around the world. It is amazing when you think that you can turn your art hobby into a profitable business. Here is the Nine-Step Guide to Start A Profitable Art Business.

If you are an artist who is looking to start making your own art prints, this is for you. Maybe you've been ordering them from a printer but your profit margin is really low because the prints cost so much. Maybe you don't want to have to worry about communicating with the printer and making sure they don't make any mistakes. Or maybe you don't make art prints yet and you need to find out how to get started. In this post I'll tell you all about how I make art prints from my original…

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Building an art business? Use this checklist to make sure your have business planning, portfolio, pricing, marketing, and other practices in place.