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Video: A Chronicle Of Gratitude
Professional Artist contributor Brenda Hope Zappitell discusses her process as an abstract painter and why she's thankful. For more on Zappitell, visit ProfessionalArtistMag.com
May 8, 2013

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Video: A Chronicle Of Gratitude
Professional Artist contributor Brenda Hope Zappitell discusses her process as ...
May 8, 2013

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Professional Artist | June-July 13 (Volume 27 · Number 3)

This issue covers the ins and outs of publishing in print and digital markets. Learn how to get press coverage, publish your own book of your work, submit works to blogs, and more.

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Enter the 2012 Professional Artist Portrait Cover Contest

The Professional Artist Annual Portrait Cover Contest features an open-ended interpretation of the term “portraiture.” The contest is open to artists 18 and up working in any media or style. Portraits may be literal or nonliteral representations (i.e. collage, digital collage, abstract works, etc. also accepted).

Applying for Grants, Residencies, Funding and Other Assistance

Strong applications

Generating income from art in the form of either cash or cash equivalents is always challenging, especially for artists who have unconventional ideas or create art that may not be commercially viable. The good news is that the art world is one place where anyone who shows talent and promise — marketable or otherwise — can get help in a variety of ways...

Introducing Productive Obsessions

Keep that motivation

In the face of competing ideas, creative projects, and everyday tasks and responsibilities, artists can become blocked...

2010 Back Issue CD Now Available

Get all of the 2010 issues of Art Calendar Magazine in digital format on one convenient CD-rom.

Artists Helping Artists

An Excerpt from Visions, Passions & Purpose: Artists as World Changers

The following article is based on an excerpt from Renée Phillips’ upcoming book Vision, Passion & Purpose: Artists as World Changers.

Why Artists Need to Get Their ZZZs

Are you getting enough sleep? Sleeping enhances performance, helps generate “aha!” moments, and plays a role in your body’s overall health and well-being. If you are sacrificing sleep to spend long hours at the studio, you could be doing yourself more harm than good.

Exploring Viral Marketing: Part 2 From Spectator to Player

In monitoring online art chatter, you may have identified some blogs, groups and high-profile users of social media networks where a discussion about you and your work could have great impact on your publicity and sales. What actions can you take to attract the attention of users, and what techno-savvy things can you do help push yourself further into the limelight?

E-mail Marketing Part 4: Achieving the Right Look

When you create marketing materials for the Web, you are making something that will be visible to many people. The appearance of your mailings can either make you look either like a pro or a hobbyist. Take the time to produce mailings that create a good impression; your good name depends on it.

Expanded April 2009 Article: Solvent-Free and Safer Solvent Solutions for Oil Painters

For oil painters interested in eliminating harmful solvents from their painting methods, or reducing their exposure to the most harmful, although commonly used, solvents. Expanded article with clean up and color-theory tips.

Using Solvents: Rules for Handling and Disposal

Eco-Friendly Sign Products for Your Art Fair Booth

The start of the art fair circuit has practically arrived! Sign products are a great way to show how green you've become.Take a look at the earth-friendly displays that could hang in your booth:

22 Simple Guidelines for E-mail Etiquette

It is very possible that a major obstacle standing in your way of attaining professional success may be a lack of communication skills, specifically, your e-mail skills.

Overcoming the Fear of the Blank Canvas

Artists can become quite skillful in creating convenient excuses to delay painting.

Six Ways to Promote Your Business During the Holidays

Now that we're in the thick of the holidays, it may be too late to run a sales promotion that will get people into your studio or virtual gallery to purchase artwork that will arrive before December 25. Rather than bemoan might-have-been sales, start thinking about where you can channel your marketing efforts in the time remaining between now and the New Year.

Finding a Market for Large-Scale Art

The recent downturn has resulted in less private buyers placing gigantic 2D pieces in palatial homes.

Expanded February 2009 Content: Add a Custom Search Engine to Your Web Site

The following article is a supplemental piece to Art Calendar magazine's February 2009 article 'An Introduction to Google Analytics.' In the Google Analytics piece, we recommended that artists with their own Web sites implement an internal site search, also known as a Custom Search Engine (CSE), in addition to Google Analytics, so they can better understand if their Web sites are effective for visitors.