Thank to all who tuned in for our podcast on the ins and outs of blogging (for artists). The discussion was interesting and it’s an important and expansive topic. If you didn’t get a chance to watch live, or if you would just like to see the broadcast again, the recording is available below. Click [...]

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In his post, Learning How to be a Professional Artist is  a Life-Long Process, Daniel Grant cites labor studies offering encouraging job statistics for artists.  The projected job growth rate for artist occupations is expected to increase faster than the projected increase in the over-all labor force.  Grant describes how the approach to making a [...]

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This story I read in the Huffington Post is a great excuse to write about one of my favorite 20th-century artists.
I was born in 1977, the year Norman Rockwell received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his “vivid and affectionate portraits of our country”.  My grandparents had a large Rockwell coffee book on their living [...]

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Podcast | The Ins and Outs of Blogging (For Artists)

May 11, 2012
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Join us for a new Art Marketing/Art Business Podcast on Tuesday, May 15 at 4:00 pm Pacific. (7:00 Eastern, 6:00 Central, 5:00 Mountain, 4:00 AZ). This month Jason Horejs and Barney Davey will discuss blogging. Many artists have a blog in addition to or in place of a traditional website – is it worth the effort to maintain a blog? Will it lead to sales?

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Xanadu Studios Artist Silvana Ravena Featured on MN PBS

May 10, 2012

Silvana Ravena, a long-time artist on Xanadu Studios was recently feature on MN-Original, a Minnesota PBS series. Terrific video.
When I asked Silvana how she got on the show she replied:
“Last year, people from PBS TV found my website, fell in love with my work and contacted me. After talking about my working process, they invited [...]

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