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Good Art Does Not Sell Itself: The Artist’s Definitive Guide to Visibility and Opportunities
£10.40
Over the past decade, Shirley-Ann O’Neill and Laura O’Hare have worked with hundreds of artists to help successfully build their practices and sell their work. During the past two years they have built a community which focuses on
supporting artists in their professional lives. Now, they are sharing their knowledge and experience with you.
supporting artists in their professional lives. Now, they are sharing their knowledge and experience with you.
Good Art Does Not Sell Itself guides artists through the ins and outs of income streams and art sales. Success is a
journey and this book is the roadmap. No matter what stage you are at in your career, Good Art Does Not Sell Itself will equip you with the knowledge to increase your visibility and create more opportunities.
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Additional information
| Publisher | VAA Books (4 Nov. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 172 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1739171209 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1739171209 |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 0.99 x 22.86 cm |
by Chloe Jones
This is an informative and eye opening guide that all aspiring artists should have.
It comes back with wealths of information and tips to help succeed in the art industry. As a current art student at university iv benefited massively from this book to help sell my artwork and further my budding career. I have recommended this to all my colleagues and fellow students.
I rarely leave reviews but I had to with this book as it’s a golden find ! There is no other book on the market to this standard for artists.
100% recommend ????
by daireen mcmullin
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by Chloe Jones
I was looking for a no-nonsense guide for artists – something that was easy to dip into as and when needed, and I found this (well, rushed to get this as soon as it was published).
There’s excellent advice on what to do at different stages of your art career. All written in clear, accessible language. I love that each section is in digestible sizes, so not daunting to read in one sitting. This allows for it to be inspiring and easy to get started with.
Cannot wait for the next book they have in the pipeline. ????
by Robert Walker
I had to stop myself writing a review for this book halfway through reading it – it’s fabulous. Tackling mindset – appropriately as the first section – the book’s format is engaging from the word go – short, digestible chapters full of absolute nuggets if you are a out there on your own and trying to break into ‘the market’ or a more established one-channel artist looking for some income ideas through other channels. ‘Quietly’ written without being pushy I loved the language and feel – and the tons of encouragement – in this book. I’m not in a position to compare to the other books out there but this will get you off to a blistering start. Second section is on ‘Getting Artwork Ready’ but from staying true to yourself and finding your tribe to loads of advice on getting your marketable good self out there. Section 3 deals with all the (approx 30) different methods to gain income from your art. The main message is to get visible because there’s no point having all your great art sitting around if you do not take action to engage with anyone/channel to see it – assuming that’s your aim. A bargain especially at the kindle price. Gold dust, for me, right at this time. Thank you.
by Oz
Quick delivery and as described
by Imelda Little
The perfect guide and motivation for any artistic/creative individual. It’s easy and clear instructions really do work. My artistic career has improved immensely since I started reading this book.
by John Mc Laughlin
Info was too generalised & not targeted at getting your work out to the market place.
by MR Y
Who describes the fear of missing out as “FMO” instead of “FOMO”?
This book has a lot of good things to say, and most of it reads like a fairly well informed pep talk that concentrates mostly on figuring out a mindset rather than providing hard information.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but “concentrate on your art” and “do social media” are two fairly safe bets for encouraging artists.
The book is weakest when discussing current trends and giving practical information. The section on NFTs neglects to mention that as of 2022 that market has shown an 83% decline, for example.
Similarly, it doesn’t really engage with the ethical notions of selling work as an artist, particularly around that subject and involvement on social media platforms. Although some mention does go to vanity exhibitions and paying to show work.
Nor does it really take into account the economics of making art, instead suggesting that pricing should be based on a perceived market for your work rather than the time and material costs it takes to make it. Less so does it talk about improving the quality of the work and the ways in which people value that.
That all said, it’s a good guide with plenty of reassurance around what you should be doing, as well as a reminder that being an artist is being self employed, and as such you need to balance that time. Particularly useful are the sections that relate to finding your buyers, although again, it’s more of a general overview than a list of places where this might be possible.
Ultimately, it reads as a list of things that you could, and perhaps should be searching for yourself, rather than providing that information, and as a start that’s not so bad.
It’s an easy read and each section is clear and focussed around a single subject, lending it to a reference approach.
I’m conclusion, it’s worth reading to figure out the questions you should be asking yourself, even if it is a little light on actual answers, and I suspect this is due to aiming for a broad appeal rather than for specific forms.
As for the FOMO, I expect this might be a typo. Or a tpo.