Art and Generation X

Generation X-the generation that came after the baby boomers of post WWII. Artist, Mark Edward Adams has some really good points about why it is time to revisit WHO your market is and who your market will be-or, perhaps, think of it as ways to expand your current market and what you will need to do:

Generation X and Art

by Mark Edward Adams

There are ways to reach Generation X and it is not too late. But it requires a change of plan. [...]

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Alyson Stanfiled's Top Blog Posts For 2011

From Alyson Stanfiled's Blog-the well known Art Biz Coach, is her roster of most popular blog posts. Please visit her site and you can sign up to subscribe to her weekly blog postings-it will come directly to your email inbox spam-free!




"According to my unscientific method of discerning the best of the Art Biz Blog from the past year, these posts rose to the top of the crop of 219 posts to date."

Most Commented On

6 Limits for Donating Artwork
12 Tips for Pricing Your Art
You Promise Exposure, We Want to See Results
Attracting Good Karma
Artists’ Day Jobs – What’s Yours?
Is There a Downside to Teaching Your Art?
Social Media Is Only a Tool

Most Critical For Your Art Biz

What Artists are Getting Paid for Teaching
When To Invest In Your Art Business
7 Ways to Establish That Your Art Has Value
Quick Blog Fixes
How to Organize Photos of Your Art on Facebook
Your Marketing Strategy
Is It Okay to Add People to Your Email List?
Enlist Help Promoting Your Art
Take a Sales Tax Class
Rework Your Artist Statement with 3 Answers
Photo Ideas to Shake Up Your Online Presence
Checklist for Your Invitations

Feel Good

Just Because . . .
Feel Better About the M Word

Great Tips on Portraiture and Other Things

Do What You Know

by Jack White

"Peacemaker" by Jack White

My best advice is stay focused until you master what you know. The fastest way to the top is being really good at something, rather than knowing a little about a lot. I see many, many websites where the work looks like ten different artists did the art. If you want to be successful, then find what you know the most about, then become an expert on that one voice. [...]

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City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Program

A reprint from their newsletter so that you can enjoy it in its entirety (note the call for art proposals):

Two New Public Art Opportunities for Artists in Albuquerque! Creative Albuquerque Mural Project Creative Albuquerque and the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program are pleased to announce a new opportunity for artists living and working in Albuquerque. The selected artist or artist team will be given $25,000 to design and implement a mural or low-relief on the exterior wall of the Creative Albuquerque offices in Downtown Albuquerque. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Please visit our " Opportunities for Artists" page for more information about this project. Hahn Arroyo Water Quality Structure Project   The Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority and the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program seek preliminary ideas by local metalworkers to adorn the newly installed Water Quality Structure in the Hahn Arroyo. The Art Selection Committee anticipates proposals that acknowledge the intent of the Hahn Arroyo Renovation and may address the natural surroundings of the site. Metalwork craftsmanship and the artist's consideration of existing artwork and landscape design themes have been identified as desirable proposal elements. The selected artist or artist team will be given $20,000 to design and implement this project. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Please visit our "Opportunities for Artists" page for more information about this project.  Attend the City Hall Public Art Open House    The City of Albuquerque's and Bernalillo County's Public Art Programs are pleased to invite the public to a special viewing of the Public Art Collections at the City County Government Center, January 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Public Art Open House will include relocated Sunport artworks; County Collection Committee, Real Deal and APS Metro Youth acquisitions; and a special reception for "El Otro Lado; The Other Side" a community art project created in partnership with The Academy for the Love of Learning and 516 Arts. The Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Program will also release the much awaited 2012 Public Art Brochure, featuring maps and images of much of the collection throughout the entire city. Public Art trading cards will be given to kids and those "young at heart", and a preview screening of the latest Public Art Mini-Documentary entitled "Flyway" produced by Anthony DellaFlora and GOV-TV will be shown on the 7th Floor.   Light refreshments will be provided and local musicians will perform. Visitors should enter City Hall from the 400 Marquette street entrance or the One Civic Plaza entrance. They will be given an art guide with a complete listing of all the artists and artworks in the building, as well as a special features map. This event is free, no reservations are required.

A Really Good Point

Questions You Don't Have to Answer: Where is This Place?

This post is by Luann Udell, regular contributing author for FineArtViews.  Luann also writes a column ("Craft Matters") for The Crafts Report magazine (a monthly business resource for the crafts professional) where she explores the funnier side of her life in craft.  She's a double-juried member of the prestigious League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (fiber & art jewelry).  Her work has appeared in books, magazines and newspapers across the country and she is a published writer.  She's blogged since 2002 about the business side--and the spiritual inside--of art.  She says, "I share my experiences so you won't have to make ALL the same mistakes I did...."You should submit an article and share your views as a guest author by clicking here.

by Luann Udell

Of course, to do this with integrity, you’ll have to do some deep thinking about what inspires you, and why. Why what you do really matters to you, rather than being some intellectual painterly exercise. But you know me by now. And you knew that was coming, didn’t you? [...]

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 (photo by Paula Scott: Molokai Girl Studio)

SOMETHING ABOUT SYLVIA...

I was born in Tucumcari and have lived most of my life in New Mexico. My
grandparents came here in 1900 (still Indian Territory) and homesteaded outside Tucumcari ranching (The Killgore Ranch). Everything about New Mexico influences my art, My most cherished dream was to be an artist, wife and mother, all of which I have
had. I met my husband at the University of New Mexico where I majored in
Business and minored in Art. I began drawing and coloring as a child, progressed to, palette-knife Oils,
watercolor, mixed media and beaded and polymer jewelry. Just 2 years ago, I
organized and with help from other members brought into being a
new Co-op Gallery, Galeria de Corrales, the 4th I have been a member of.
Besides painting, of which I have
completed and sold over 1000 pieces, I have taught oil and watercolor
classes since 1975, both private and
community college. I believe that no matter how accomplished you think you
are, you can always improve
by constantly evolving, trying new techniques and experimenting. Your work
will reflect this in many wonderful
ways.

SYLVIA GORMLEY Will Critique For Us on Nov. 14th

Our program on Monday, November 14th, will be a critique...this is always a special event for us!! We are blessed to have artist Sylvia Gormley critiquing for us...

This critiquing is open only to members of RRAA. If you want to participate, please bring one piece of your artwork with you to the meeting on Monday...Sylvia works in several different media including oils, jewelry, polymer clay, watercolor, etc...she is an excellent artist and business person. Sylvia is the person who began the gallery that I am a part of...Galeria de Corrales.

The meeting begins at 6:30pm with the program immediately following...Destiny Center, 4401 Northern Blvd NE, Rio Rancho...