/// Click here to view a (~45 minute long) video on artist statements. It includes a slideshow section so you can follow along at your own pace. Under the video are succinct bullet points detailing the important points of the video.
Image: Dana Mendes, Translating Identity: Racial Imposter Syndrome, oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2020. Exhibited in State of Being: Works by Worcester Public Schools Visual Arts Faculty, 2020.
/// The Creative Independent is a free-to-use source for creatives. All of the posts are by working artists that aim to share their experience and wisdom to help young or new artists.
This source specifically discusses bookkeeping and details by quarter what artists should do to maintain their books. The post concludes with several other sources on taxes and other business practices.
A longer version of “COPYRIGHT Law for Artists: Fair Use & Protecting Your ART".
Image: Chelsea Bradway, Speed Reading, photography, 16" x 20", 2021. Exhibited in Inside Voices: A Members' Exhibition in partnership with the Fitchburg Art Museum, 2021.
Nine platforms that artists can use to promote their art. With each listing, the site details the usefulness of each platform, and tools artists can use to maximize their overall impact on it.
A discussion of five different social media sites that goes into greater detail about the pros and cons of each. The author tends towards the personal, but he also discusses actual artists and their experiences as well.
/// Budget Framing Options for Artists This page features a video (about 45 minutes) about affordable ways to frame your artwork. Bullet points summarize the topics that are discussed in the video.
Image: Tess Barbato, Dark Money 1, oil on canvas, 40" x 42", 2018. Exhibited in Material Needs 2019.
Fine Art Dispersal Resources
Fine Art Dispersal Resources:
What Should We Do With All This Art?
Guidance for artists and collectors
Whether for a move or estate planning, the question of "what should we do with the art?" is one we hear all the time--and one that every artist and collector will have to answer eventually.
Artist member Larry DeJong volunteered to help figure it out. Drawing on months of research and in-depth interviews with regional experts, he created this user-friendly, reality-based guide to the dispersal of a fine art collection. Whether you're thinking about downsizing, have a collection that was left to you, or want to know what kind of studio records will help your next-of-kin, "Art Ashes" is his gift to this community.
While we send this resource out to our members first, Larry invites you to share it far and wide with anyone you think it will benefit. He also invites you to share with him your experiences and any input for future editions at fineartdispersal@gmail.com.
We thank Larry for considering those questions few want to contemplate, and all his hard work on this resource.
This document gives you some basic options for dispersing a collection, their pros and cons, and requirements. It is not intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, estate planner, or tax advisor.
Featuring educational resources and opportunities for artists, plus calls for artists, grants, residencies, and more. Each link is followed by a description detailing benefits and opportunities artists can gain from that resource.