10 Weeks to Improve your Artistic Career – Week 6

Week 6: Get your paperwork in order. If you have ever submitted your artwork to an exhibition, gallery or contest, Continue reading →

10 Weeks to Improve your Artistic Career – Week 5

Week 5: Fine-tune an artistic target, do your research, and act based on your findings. This week’s project is more Continue reading →

Gallery Submissions: How to Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd

With many artists vying for the same few spots at galleries or exhibition spaces, the “competition” for exposure can be Continue reading →

Approaching a Gallery: The Initial Email (an Example of What to Send)

At any point in an artist’s career, they many begin to seek out representation from a commercial gallery. This has Continue reading →

How to Email your Artwork

The days of lugging a large portfolio full of prints around are waning. Through some meetings might still require a Continue reading →

An open letter to all artists not selected for The Cheaper Show

In the last decade, The Cheaper Show has grown from a small, hand-made art show into a sensational one-night event.  Continue reading →

Art Gallery Submissions: How to Prepare and What to Send

So, you’ve decided that you want to submit your artwork to a gallery. Fantastic! Although it can seem like a Continue reading →

Upcoming deadline: the Canada Council Art Bank Purchase Program

The Canada Council Art Bank is the largest contemporary art collection in the country. Each year, their purchase program accepts Continue reading →