This article got me thinking…
Art Galleries, Art Sales and the Internet: A Survey
I can remember in 2000 thinking how I had to change the way I did things as an artist. After receiving injuries in a car accident I needed to find new ways of marketing and promoting my artwork to the outside world
So, I had a website designed where I could show, sell and write about my artwork and other related things of interest
I believed at the time that an online portfolio was the way to go and that eventually every artist and gallery would do all their arts business online, anyway. So, I got online and haven’t looked back since …
Showcasing my art online allows me to work in reasonable physical comfort, for short amounts of time on my arts business. My website generates interest for my work from local and international audiences. I get contacts by gallery directors, collectors and have received several awards, art residencies and invitations to exhibit my work in many countries
A website allows me the freedom to control and curate my own exhibitions online. I can write in my blog area and participate with other artists worldwide in collaborative art projects and exhibitions
I can set up a portfolio where my artwork is for sale
Being online gets me out of my “studio mind” so I can network and share my thoughts, skills and ideas with others, as well as, sell my art to an international audience.
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