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How To Price Artwork

Pricing Artwork

by Daric Gill

If you’re an artist with a pulse you’ve probably struggled with applying a price to your artwork. It’s the most common concern for beginners & advanced artists alike. Sure, pricing can seem like a pretty intimidating thing. Especially if you’re starting from scratch.

 “Wouldn’t it be just the greatest if there was a simple solution, something easy to remember, that could be used across the board to price our work?”

…. is the question you’re probably thinking in your head. Right?

The answer is No. That’s actually the worst way to price artwork if you hope to benefit yourself as a professional artist. There’s good news though: this article will explain why that system doesn’t work and hopefully shed light on an actual process that is unique to each artist while still being relatively easy to grasp. After speaking at great lengths with other professional artists, I’ve combined their knowledge with my own into what I hope is a comprehensive collection of information — for artists, by artists. Read on for more.

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Selling Art & Separation Anxiety

Giving Up The Goods

Many artists feel a certain amount of separation anxiety when it comes to selling off their most precious work. After talking in-depth with a group of artists who feel this way, I’ve put together a list of the most common anxieties and the roots that make them so darn frustrating. If you’re that artist who wants to overcome this anxiousness, this blog is for you.

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“That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter

“That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter

by Daric M. Gill

“monument” for V. Tatlin by Dan Flavin. 1969

What You’re Really Trying To Say

We like to think that when we say, “That’s Not Art!” we are stating something of personal or scholarly merit; As if to say, “I know what art is… and that isn’t it.” However, that’s rarely what we are actually trying to say. The aim of this article is to help artists, musicians, writers, and the like find a mutual navigation point from which a more constructive resolution can be formed. Read onward for more. Continue reading “That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter

7 Tips For Approaching Artwork

A Quick Guide To Viewing Artwork

Have you ever felt intimidated or lost when you look at artwork? This resource might just be for you. In this entry, I will provide a few helpful tips for the people whom find themselves saying “I don’t get it” when they walk into a gallery. This guide showcases just a few tips regarding the best way to approach any piece of artwork for the first time.

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