How to Improve Your Slide Submissions for Juries
One of the sessions at the Arts Festival Conference in Portland, sponsored by ZAPP, was “Public Portfolio Critique.” A mock jury of 6 people sat at the front of four screens in a large room. One at a...
View ArticleThe First Step to Curating Your Art
Let’s face it. Artists are terrible at curating their own work. There’s no way you can be objective. You love everything, you hate everything, you want to show everything you have, or you don’t want to...
View ArticleDo The Math for the Juried Art Exhibition
An anonymous artist sent me an email with these stats. The painting she is sending to a juried art exhibition sells for $1200. ©2012 Jim Carpenter, Storyboard VI. Acrylic on canvas, 4 x 12 inches. Used...
View ArticleHow to Investigate an Artist Call for Entry [Infographic]
Guest blogger: Debby L. Williams This is the second in a series for artists who are just starting to respond to Calls for Entry or who have unsuccessfully responded to Calls and want to understand how...
View Article8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions
Guest Blogger: Michelle Davis Petelinz I have served as juror two times for a local art show. Most recently, there were over 250 applicants for 170 spaces across ten categories, including wood,...
View ArticleAssessing juried exhibition opportunities, Part 1
How do you know when a juried exhibition opportunity is too good to pass up or is something that you should let pass you by? You have to ask a lot of questions without allowing yourself to be...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Slide Submissions for Juries
One of the sessions at the Arts Festival Conference in Portland, sponsored by ZAPP, was “Public Portfolio Critique.” A mock jury of 6 people sat at the front of four screens in a large room. One at a...
View ArticleThe First Step to Curating Your Art
Let’s face it. Artists are terrible at curating their own work. There’s no way you can be objective. You love everything, you hate everything, you want to show everything you have, or you don’t want to...
View ArticleDo The Math for the Juried Art Exhibition
An anonymous artist sent me an email with these stats. The painting she is sending to a juried art exhibition sells for $1200. ©2012 Jim Carpenter, Storyboard VI. Acrylic on canvas, 4 x 12 inches. Used...
View ArticleHow to Investigate an Artist Call for Entry [Infographic]
Guest blogger: Debby L. Williams This is the second in a series for artists who are just starting to respond to Calls for Entry or who have unsuccessfully responded to Calls and want to understand how...
View Article8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions
Guest Blogger: Michelle Davis Petelinz I have served as juror two times for a local art show. Most recently, there were over 250 applicants for 170 spaces across ten categories, including wood,...
View ArticleAssessing juried exhibition opportunities, Part 1
How do you know when a juried exhibition opportunity is too good to pass up or is something that you should let pass you by? You have to ask a lot of questions without allowing yourself to be...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Slide Submissions for Juries
One of the sessions at the Arts Festival Conference in Portland, sponsored by ZAPP, was “Public Portfolio Critique.” A mock jury of 6 people sat at the front of four screens in a large room. One at a...
View ArticleThe First Step to Curating Your Art
Let’s face it. Artists are terrible at curating their own work. There’s no way you can be objective. You love everything, you hate everything, you want to show everything you have, or you don’t want to...
View ArticleDo The Math for the Juried Art Exhibition
An anonymous artist sent me an email with these stats. The painting she is sending to a juried art exhibition sells for $1200. ©2012 Jim Carpenter, Storyboard VI. Acrylic on canvas, 4 x 12 inches. Used...
View ArticleHow to Investigate an Artist Call for Entry [Infographic]
Guest blogger: Debby L. Williams This is the second in a series for artists who are just starting to respond to Calls for Entry or who have unsuccessfully responded to Calls and want to understand how...
View Article8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions
Guest Blogger: Michelle Davis Petelinz I have served as juror two times for a local art show. Most recently, there were over 250 applicants for 170 spaces across ten categories, including wood,...
View ArticleAssessing juried exhibition opportunities, Part 2
In Part 1 on this topic, I went over the questions you should ask of yourself when considering a juried exhibition. Now, let’s look for answers that might be beyond your control, but for which you need...
View ArticleAssessing juried exhibition opportunities, Part 1
How do you know when a juried exhibition opportunity is too good to pass up or is something that you should let pass you by? You have to ask a lot of questions without allowing yourself to be...
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