Applying to an Art College, University or a Foundation Course and Need an Art Portfolio? If you have decided to apply to college, university or another art & design based course, you will quickly learn that you will need an art portfolio to showcase your work, ideas and skills. This article is a compilation of [...]
Art in greeting spaces such as halls and other entrance areas may be overlooked because they are not large spaces, but no matter how tiny the space an entrance way is usually the first and impression your guests get when entering or exiting your home! Keeping in mind halls and entryways are not usually places [...]
Working with models is a common practice among artists but when do you need to have an artist model release? If your painting of a publicly known person or public building is used to inform and educate the public, then you won’t need an artist model release. The only exception is if the painting depicts [...]
If you’re trying to increase the number of views on your profile page, here are seven things you can try to bring in more web traffic and sell art online. #1: Feature Your Art When you feature your art on Artistically Connected, it will be included in both the top slideshow on the home page [...]
The terms contemporary art and modern art often cause a little confusion. So what is the difference? Simply put; contemporary art typically refers to any artwork that was made since World War II, and it usually refers to artists who are still living and still producing work. On the other hand, modern art usually refers [...]
What Happened in Visual Art News This Week? Looted art returned to Afghanistan Almost 20 years after they were stolen or smuggled abroad, 843 artifacts are back home in Afghanistan, with the help of the British Museum. The Begram Ivories and a sculpture of Buddha were two of the items that were returned. The works [...]
The modern artist has many different types of art supplies and mediums at their disposal. This article will talk a little about some of the most common types of paints used to create those beautiful works of art. Acrylic Paint For Art Acrylic is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer [...]
What is Mixed Media Art? Artwork that is classified as mixed media art can be any type of art that incorporates a variety of mediums in one single piece. Materials Mixed Media Art Uses Mixed media art pieces use several mediums such as oil, acrylic, collage, ink, paper, sculpture or photography to create texture, interest [...]
What is Abstract Art? Abstract art encompasses several genres of art, but generally it is art that utilizes color, line and shapes to convey a message or a feeling with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. This departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or [...]
MOCA board exits pile up There was more trouble for the L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art this week when noted artist John Baldessari resigned from its board. “To live with my conscience, I just had to do it.” Baldessari’s said Thursday after emailing his decision to MOCA. One of his reason for resigning was the [...]
Art News For The Week Of July 1st, 2012 What Happened In Art News This Week? Floors empty as London’s Shard tower opens When the Shard tower in London opened on Thursday, it had a lot of open space, the equivalent of a whole vacant neighbourhood. The building has 26 floors of vacant office space, [...]
Is this your first time selling your art in a show or festival? Or maybe you have been selling art for a long time, either way here are some basic tips to make sure your art festival showing is always a success: STEP 1: Do Your Research. Identify the shows and festivals you would [...]
Art News For The Week Of June 3rd, 2012 What Happened In Art News This Week? Expansion set for Corning Museum of Glass A $64-million expansion is coming to the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York. It will add about 100,000 square feet of space to its facilities. Architect Thomas Phifer and Partners [...]
The Importance of Record Keeping For Artists In the business world there is nothing more important then keeping accurate bookkeeping records even if you have a year-end accountant. Not only will it make your life a lot easier come tax time (especially if you are ever audited and have to prove you are running an [...]
There are tones of different kinds of networking breakfast clubs that cater to almost any industry. If you aren’t already networking with other fine artists who are marketing their art you are missing out on an important element to create success. Typically a breakfast club will meet once a week around 7:30am or 8 am [...]
