Here are some links you can use to help you and your art career. Please share them with your friends.
Gawker Artists - You may have noticed the rotating images with the Gawker Artist logo on the left column of this blog. (Hit your refresh button to see more images.) Artists are invited to submit their work to Gawker Artist for consideration. There is no charge to the artists when their work is added to the roster. The art is displayed on blogs and Web sites at no charge either. If you decide to add one of the three sizes of displays, your blog or Website will be listed on the Gawker Artist site. It's generated good traffic to my blog. Liz Dimmit is the curator for the site. Her Gumshoe business provides cultural tourism to New York city visitors and is tailored to their specific interests. Sounds like a great way to see the city to me!
The-Artists.Org - Artists can list for free with a reciprocal link to their Web site, or make a one-time $65 donation to get a more robust listing. The site has a Google Page Ranking of 6, which is excellent and claims 7 million annual visitors. Worth checking out!
Marketfusions - A blog on thoughts on strategy, business, marketing, content & creativity. The link here is to a very good article on Personal Branding. The business side of art is all about personal branding. This post offers clear advice on how to get your arms around it and incorporate it into your career.
Passionate for Life - Are You Pursuing Happiness and Joy? I'm not personally involved with any coaches or mentors, but I've seen enough positive results from those who are to pass this along. The site features writers and life coaches who address the key elements of living life with passion - exploring the power of passion; how to discover one's passion; how to live a life of purpose and authenticity; the law of attraction; the art of living passionately; finding your dream career; re-inventing oneself and more.
Outdoor Art - Trends come and go. I think this one has a long life. Consumers are spending more time and more money to accommodate a lifestyle of living as much as possible outdoors. They want to decorate these spaces much like their indoor counterparts. If you or your publisher haven't considered adding weatherproof prints to your lineup, you are missing some sales opportunities. You can find lots of information by Googling "weatherproof art" and "outdoor art." (Did you know when you put a phrase in quotation marks in a search engine it will only search for that exact term?)
Final note - those of you who get Art Print Issues by email subscription or RSS syndication received a notice for Links for 2007-09-26 (Digg). It points to a blog post titled Ten Timeless Persuasion Writing Techniques; It's very good information, but I didn't intend to send it to my subscribers, especially one day after sending a new post. This happened automatically when I Dugg (voted) for this post on Digg. It's something I'm not thrilled about because I can't figure out why it happened and until I do, I'll do no more Digging of any articles despite how much I like them. I admire the blogger and am glad you have the information, but I'm confounded by the technology that does such things. Too much of a good thing, I suppose. And, yet another reason to put a post together on social bookmarking, social networking, etc. If we all only had the time to investigate and tame these beasts...
When you hear from me again, I will be back from ArtExpo Las Vegas where I have great hopes for a good show for all involved. You'll get my report on it and Decor Expo Atlanta soon!






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