The work life of a visual artist can be a solitary one. It’s an individual profession where most of the work is done alone in a studio. Even when there …
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How Community Connections Are Good for Business
Working in the arts comes with some pretty fantastic perks, not the least of which is being surrounded by incredible professionals doing incredible things. We are a community, a word …
Knocking Down Walls
Is the art-world pendulum once again swinging back toward realism? When asked about this for a recent Artspace article, Bill Arning, the director of Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum, made the case …
Appraising Your Artwork for Artists & Collectors – Interview with Caitlin Kelly
As an appraiser of fine art at Frenkel & Company, a New York-based international insurance broker, Caitlin Kelly works with everyone from artists and gallerists to auctioneers, art advisors, and …
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Balancing Art and Business Across Cultures – Krystii Melaine
When a four-year old Krystii Melaine declared to her family that she would someday become a painter, little did she imagine what that statement might actually entail. But as a …
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Shake, Rattle & Roll
Disruption. It’s a word we’ve been hearing a lot these days to describe companies that are changing the way business is done in the collaborative or “sharing” economy. The dictionary …
Anatomy of the Business Accelerator Grant for Artists
An accelerator lets you lay on the gas and move your career forward. The Clark Hulings Foundation for Visual Artists’ Business Accelerator Grant lets you take control of your business and drive …
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Rising Rents: The Ripple Effect For Artists and Communities
What happens when artists can no longer afford their studios? The question was raised in a recent New York Times article (“Priced Out of Brooklyn“), which described sculptor Gabriel Koren’s struggle …
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Pricing Your Art: What a Big Mac can Teach You About Value
In college, I was fascinated to learn about the “Big Mac Index,” an economic index that tracked the price of McDonald’s famed sandwich in various countries around the world. (I’m …
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Money and Art: The Beautiful Paradox
Seth Godin recently wrote: “You can keep track of what you get in return, or you can make art.” As a great admirer of Seth Godin’s work, this quote stirred …
Time Out for a Coke
Well, it’s July. We have entered the second half of the year, and it’s time to review, adjust course and then spring back into action for the next six months. …
MoMA’s Wall
Beauty can be found even in a garbage cart and an old crone picking at her ultimate tooth – A Gallery of Paintings by Clark Hulings Casa Suecia, Clark Hulings 1968 …
It Takes A Village…
It’s midsummer, one of my favorite times of the year. Everything is lush and green, the days are long and warm, and the markets are full of fresh produce (those …
Event Recap: Fresh Perspectives on Collecting Art: A Panel Discussion for Collectors and Arts Professionals
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Salmagundi Club, in partnership with The Clark Hulings Foundation For Visual Artists, presented Fresh Perspectives on Collecting Art: A Panel Discussion for Collectors and …
Trending Values
In last week’s edition of Fine Art Today (the weekly e-newsletter of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine), editor Jeffrey Carlson reports on a new exhibit of works on paper at Portraits, Inc. …
