Is Direct Patronage the Future for Artists?
What is direct patronage? Perhaps you’ve heard the term “direct patronage.” I refer to it because I believe it is the future for artists. Patronage, as described by Wikipedia, is:…
For Women Artists, Studio Visits Can Be Risky Business
The studio visit is a vital place of exchange between the private creative life of an artist and the wider commercial and institutional worlds of the market and museum. But…
Farewell Friend – Perspectives from The Artist’s Road
Farewell Friend Vale Graeme Stevenson OAM (1958 – 2022) A spirit larger than life has left us. Graeme Stevenson was a remarkable person. He had enormous creative energies and the…
Is My Painting Working? | Artists Network
Share: You’ve worked hard, put in many hours, taken a slew of classes and therefore should have the necessary tools to determine whether or not your artwork has merit. When…
Meditation for Artists
I used to think meditating meant sitting up straight and still for a certain number of minutes every single day, focusing on my breath and trying to clear my mind…
Sybaris Collection © | Young Artists for Sale: Do Auctions Validate Art?
In the last two weeks the two biggest auction houses, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have held auctions with young artists between the ages of 25 and 35 alongside pieces by older…
Ep 122 Things we Wish we’d Known as Beginner Artists
On today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the things we wish we had known when we were beginner artists. And hopefully, it might help some of our…
Artists Boycott Finland’s Kiasma Museum over Ties to Zionist Arms Heir
More than 150 artists have pledged to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma until it severs relations with British-Finnish billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz, who sits on the board of…
Profile: Stephanie Birdsall – The Artist’s Road
Artist Profile Stephanie BirdsallSunflowers 10 x 20″ Oil “I often think of light as the melody leading us through the painting.” Growing up surrounded by a family fluent in music…
Should Artists Show Their Art in “Vanity” Galleries?
In a recent interview, I was asked where I saw the art gallery business going in the next ten years. This is a very interesting question and could have resulted…