The business of selling art is a skill that needs to be learned. This book provides an easy approach to selling that will save years of frustation. With the right attitude and the information provided in this book, your sales will soon. You will learn: closing secrets, 14 power words, telephone techniques, listening techniques, how to get referrals, good setting and much more.

BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BOOK, PLEASE NOTE: This book is designed like a coloring book with almost 50% blank pages.Why? Each blank page is reserved for you. It is an invitation for you to break the rules about not writing in books. A place for you to consider each rule and to react to it. Comment, color, journal, scribble, or destroythe page. Say whatever you want. There are no rules.Please scan your page and email your contribution to:[email protected] page may be included in the second version of this book,representing a deeper, long overdue, collective exchange aboutthe meaning of selling art and "selling out."It as invitation for you to "SELL YOUR ART without Selling Out," reveals 101 rules, each bite sized nugget is part of a proven eight-partmethodology helping artists secure their creative freedomthrough business savvy.1. Valuing2. Visioning3. Dealing4. Copyrighting5. Targeting6. Selling7. Profiting8. AccomplishingAnn Rea challenged the scarcity and permission based artestablishment by going around its gatekeepers and starting herown profitable fine art enterprise in San Francisco in 2005. Shehas received notable national recognition, including features onHGTV and the Good Life Project, and in Fortune magazine. Hertalent is commended by American art icon, Wayne Thiebaud,and she has a growing list of collectors throughout NorthAmerica and Europe.

BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BOOK, PLEASE NOTE: This book is designed like a coloring book with almost 50% blank pages. Why? Each blank page is reserved for you. It is an invitation for you to break the rules about not writing in books. A place for you to consider each rule and to react to it. Comment, color, journal, scribble, or destroy the page. Say whatever you want. There are no rules. Please scan your page and email your contribution to: [email protected]. Your page may be included in the second version of this book, representing a deeper, long overdue, collective exchange about the meaning of selling art and "selling out." It as invitation for you to "SELL YOUR ART without Selling Out," reveals 101 rules, each bite sized nugget is part of a proven eight-part methodology helping artists secure their creative freedom through business savvy. 1. Valuing 2. Visioning 3. Dealing 4. Copyrighting 5. Targeting 6. Selling 7. Profiting 8. Accomplishing Ann Rea challenged the scarcity and permission based art establishment by going around its gatekeepers and starting her own profitable fine art enterprise in San Francisco in 2005. She has received notable national recognition, including features on HGTV and the Good Life Project, and in Fortune magazine. Her talent is commended by American art icon, Wayne Thiebaud, and she has a growing list of collectors throughout North America and Europe.

A user-friendly guide explains in detail how an artist made $30,000 using the Internet.

The business of selling art is a skill that needs to be learned. This book provides an easy approach to selling that will save years of frustation. With the right attitude and the information provided in this book, your sales will soon. You will learn: closing secrets, 14 power words, telephone techniques, listening techniques, how to get referrals, good setting and much more.

“Not simply a how-to book, Selling Art without Galleries is a hands-on guidebook to daily life in the complex and sometimes murky world of the art market.” —Sculpture Magazine The days in which artists must get their work into galleries in order to gain success and recognition are long over. With that in mind, Daniel Grant gives readers advice on the multitude of options artists now have for marketing their work as well as how to sell work in a host of nontraditional venues, such as online, through open studio events, and in hospitals, restaurants, and art fairs. In this updated and revised edition, Grant provides new chapters on such topics as: Publicity and social media Public art loan programs Meeting prospective buyers at museums “Handmade” and “Made in America” Artists’ estates and private foundations The benefits of donating artwork In addition, Grant includes tips on disaster preparedness, workspaces, housing and residencies, emergency funds, and legal assistance. For any artist looking to explore success outside of a gallery, Selling Art without Galleries is a comprehensive and invaluable guide.

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.