How to survive and prosper as an artist

Business & Money

Michels, Caroll

Job Hunting & Careers

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

Just because you’re an artist doesn’t mean you have to be broke. Caroll Michels offers a wealth of insider’s advice on getting your work exhibited, preparing resumes and presentations, public relations and advertising, applying for grants and awards, legal issues, and more. Includes a fully updated resource guide.

Arts & Photography

Business of Art

Covers public relations, exhibitions, art dealers, rejection, grants, other sources of income, insurance, resumes, and motivation

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul

Holt Paperbacks

The classic handbook for launching and sustaining a career that "explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist," (The New York Times) with a brand-new chapter on Internet art marketing 
Now in its sixth edition, How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist is the definitive guide to taking control of your career and making a good living in the art world. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Caroll Michels offers a wealth of insider's information on getting into a gallery, being your own PR agent, and negotiating prices, as well as innovative marketing, exhibition, and sales opportunities for various artistic disciplines. She has also added a new section on digital printmaking and marketing in this emerging field.
Most notably, this sixth edition contains an entirely new chapter: "Art Marketing on the Internet." Michels offers criteria for selecting an ideal Web designer for your online portfolio and for organizing your Web presence, and shares proven methods for attracting curators, dealers, and private clients to your site. She also addresses vital legal concerns in the age of e-commerce, including copyrighting and registering your art, and finally, the appendix of resources, consistently updated online at Michels's site the Artist Help Network, is fully revised.

“Michels explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist.” —The New York Times Written for fine artists ready to launch their careers as well as experienced artists who wish to relaunch their careers, How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, Seventh Edition, an acclaimed guide, empowers artists to take control of their careers to create a fulfilling life and earn a decent income. In this newly revised edition, Caroll Michels continues to demystify the inner workings of the art world and challenge the status quo. New chapters discuss such topics as: <ul>
<li>New business models for artists: Going to the extreme</li>
<li>The use of social media and website development as marketing and publicity tools and what does and doesn’t work</li>
<li>The confusion between the “art-buying public” and the “general public” and their differences</li>
<li>New suggestions for establishing and calculating prices for artwork</li>
<li>Neighborhood gentrification and the growing challenges of securing a reasonably priced live/work space</li>
<li>How dealers find artists, how to negotiate with dealers, and how to understand a dealer’s agenda</li>
</ul>
 Using her own experiences as an artist as well as the experiences of her clients, Michels crafts a must-read guidebook for anyone interested in embarking upon a successful career as an artist.

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul (Seventh Edition)

Allworth

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How to survive and prosper as an artist

How to survive and prosper as an artist

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul (Seventh Edition)