Work on Your Art Business

As a creative entrepreneur, you have to manage this delicate balance on a daily basis. It’s at the core of your success.

The Power of Trust

The most basic element of all relationships is trust – business associations as well as friendships depend on it.

Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

Most crowdfunding websites use an “all or nothing” funding model.

Artists on Location

Artsy Shark celebrates artists in the field, hard at work, showing, selling, or gathering inspiration.

Artists, Do You Need an Agent?

There is a huge hunger (and confusion) among artists about how to sell their work. Would an agent be the solution?

Gallery Interview: ArtHaus

An interview with ArtHaus gallerists James Bacchi and Annette Schutz of  ArtHaus in Francisco. 

Selling Art with Confidence

One of the problems that artists have when they set up at an art show is that they aren’t thinking like store owners. But they should be.

Selling Art | How Does Your Art Get Sold?

Top selling artists learn to achieve a balance between making work that sells and finding and tapping the best markets to sell their work.

Building an Art Community

Artist Judith HeartSong, Executive Director of Capitol Arts Network shares insights on the benefits of a community for artists.

8 Ways to Improve Your Online Portfolio

Is your website really showing your art to its best advantage?

In The Studio

Artsy Shark celebrates the artist’s studio, and presents a gallery of candid shots of our artist friends at work

Top 10 Mistakes Artists Make When Building a Website

Your website should be as energetic as a living breathing thing. There will always be something to add, change or remove. With enough attention, you can turn your website into a marketing machine

Building Value in American Handmade Fine Craft

What can artists and craftspeople do today to both build value and express the value of what they love to make?

Copyright Wars: How Big Box Store Theft Culture Hurts Artists

Guest blogger Emily Danchuk is an intellectual property attorney and founder of Copyright Collaborative, a web-based subscription program designed to educate, empower and unionize artists across the country in the fight against intellectual property theft.   I think it’s safe to say that the word “infringement” conjures up visions of Chinese factories and dusty marketplaces in […]