Art Palaver’s mission is to be a resource of knowledge and tools for artists looking to better marketing and promote themselves and their work. One means to that end is to build a community of artists around this site so that we can learn from each other and support each other. A few months ago I began hosting free live webinars every week to help with that community building. The live event allows for some dialogue so that I can hear back directly from you and learn what challenges you are facing. The featured artist column is also a way to build community. Through the article we learn a bit about an artist and what life is like for them.

And now I present to you The Modern Day Artist Podcast as yet another community building tool. Each podcast will feature a different artist as well as tips and advice on promoting and selling your work. There will also be interviews with those working in the art industry who have insight on how an artist can be more successful.

If you are not familiar with podcasting it simply means an audio file (usually MP3) broadcast via an RSS feed. You can either listen to them directly in this article, on iTunes, or by downloading the file. You are able to load the show onto any MP3 player and listen when convenient. I have been a fan of podcasting for years and I am excited to bring the format to Art Palaver on a regular basis.

Modern Day Artist Podcast
Right click to download.

Or subscribe via iTunes.

Modern Day Artist Podcast | Episode Four is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

Art Palaver’s mission is to be a resource of knowledge and tools for artists looking to better marketing and promote themselves and their work. One means to that end is to build a community of artists around this site so that we can learn from each other and support each other. A few months ago I began hosting free live webinars every week to help with that community building. The live event allows for some dialogue so that I can hear back directly from you and learn what challenges you are facing. The featured artist column is also a way to build community. Through the article we learn a bit about an artist and what life is like for them.

And now I present to you The Modern Day Artist Podcast as yet another community building tool. Each podcast will feature a different artist as well as tips and advice on promoting and selling your work. There will also be interviews with those working in the art industry who have insight on how an artist can be more successful.

If you are not familiar with podcasting it simply means an audio file (usually MP3) broadcast via an RSS feed. You can either listen to them directly in this article, on iTunes, or by downloading the file. You are able to load the show onto any MP3 player and listen when convenient. I have been a fan of podcasting for years and I am excited to bring the format to Art Palaver on a regular basis.

Modern Day Artist Podcast
Right click to download.

Or subscribe via iTunes.

Modern Day Artist Podcast | Episode Three is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

Art Palaver’s mission is to be a resource of knowledge and tools for artists looking to better marketing and promote themselves and their work. One means to that end is to build a community of artists around this site so that we can learn from each other and support each other. A few months ago I began hosting free live webinars every week to help with that community building. The live event allows for some dialogue so that I can hear back directly from you and learn what challenges you are facing. The featured artist column is also a way to build community. Through the article we learn a bit about an artist and what life is like for them.

And now I present to you The Modern Day Artist Podcast as yet another community building tool. Each podcast will feature a different artist as well as tips and advice on promoting and selling your work. There will also be interviews with those working in the art industry who have insight on how an artist can be more successful.

If you are not familiar with podcasting it simply means an audio file (usually MP3) broadcast via an RSS feed. You can either listen to them directly in this article, on iTunes, or by downloading the file. You are able to load the show onto any MP3 player and listen when convenient. I have been a fan of podcasting for years and I am excited to bring the format to Art Palaver on a regular basis.

In this episode I discuss your ideal collector and interview artist Kevin Caron.

Modern Day Artist Podcast
Right click to download.

Or subscribe via iTunes.

Modern Day Artist Podcast | Interview With Kevin Caron is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

Art Palaver’s mission is to be a resource of knowledge and tools for artists looking to better marketing and promote themselves and their work. One means to that end is to build a community of artists around this site so that we can learn from each other and support each other. A few months ago I began hosting free live webinars every week to help with that community building. The live event allows for some dialogue so that I can hear back directly from you and learn what challenges you are facing. The featured artist column is also a way to build community. Through the article we learn a bit about an artist and what life is like for them.

And now I present to you The Modern Day Artist Podcast as yet another community building tool. Each podcast will feature a different artist as well as tips and advice on promoting and selling your work. There will also be interviews with those working in the art industry who have insight on how an artist can be more successful.

If you are not familiar with podcasting it simply means an audio file (usually MP3) broadcast via an RSS feed. You can either listen to them directly in this article, on iTunes, or by downloading the file. You are able to load the show onto any MP3 player and listen when convenient. I have been a fan of podcasting for years and I am excited to bring the format to Art Palaver on a regular basis.

Without further ado here is the first episode:

Modern Day Artist Podcast
Right click to download.

Introducing The Modern Day Artist Podcast is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

This will most likely be my last post of 2009. I prefer to stay in touch more often but life has presented some opportunities that I must take advantage of. And for the next couple of weeks I will not be able to post. But I think the timing is good because I know most of us get busy and have little time for activities like reading blogs.

I have big plans for Art Palaver in 2010 so I hope you’ll stick around to see what is up ahead. A new direction has risen out of the art marketing webinar experiment I recently did. If you missed it I put on a series of 14 webinars dealing with selling art online. The feedback was better than I expected and it has fueled my desire to take them up a notch to provide you with even better information on how to be successful as an artist in this new economy we find ourselves living in. If you want to check out the webinars the first two are available for free download right here. Also let me know if there is any specific topic you’d like to see covered.

This blog is called Art Palaver but I don’t talking about why I named it that enough. I know there is a lot of confusion with the word “palaver.” Many people, especially in the US, have never heard the word before so they do not know what it means. It is a word that has a few meanings but in this context it means “to have a long discussion.” This blog is a long discussion about art. In 2010 I am going to really play on the art discussion theme by hitting the streets and the phone lines to have talks with all kinds of folks about art. I believe conversation is a big part of true education.

What is better? Read a book about rocket science to gain some understanding? Or sit down and have a discussion with a rocket scientist? I believe I would learn a lot more from that talk with the rocket scientist than if I spent the same amount of time readying a text book about the subject. For now though that is the only hint that you get. You’ll have to come back in January.

Another big goal I have for 2010 is to attempt to foster more of an online community around Art Palaver. Because I do believe that we are all in this together and artists do better when they are part of an artistic community of knowledge and support. There are many art groups that focus on the ways to create art but few that focus on the business of being an artist. Selling art is part of the process whether you like to admit that or not. But it is a charged topic with many strong opinions attached to it. Which is why we need to talk it out among a supportive community so you can find what works for you and your art career.

Before I go I’d like you to do something for me. Write down where you’d like your art to be in a year from now. Come December 2010 how much would you like to have sold? How many shows do you want under your belt? What new medium do you want to venture into? What gallery do you want to make a connection with? Write down all your hopes and dreams for 2010, no matter how big or small, just get them all down on paper. Write them big and clear and visit them often. And be sure to keep them someplace so you can find them in December of 2010 and see how many you pulled off.

Now that you’ve done that get out a very fine pencil and write down your fears and the beliefs you have on why you wont reach your goals in 2010. (Otherwise known as excuses.) Write these down small and with an erasable pencil. Now spend some time thinking about the truth of these fears and excuses. Are they 100% true? You’ll find they are not. Then finally throw them away, let them go, exhale them.

Thank you all for a great 2009. It was a great year for me and Art Palaver. I learned a lot and made some great friends along the way. I am looking for 2010 being even better.

Live to Create!

We Are All In This Together is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

My path to art blogging began when I started interviewing artists, I’d like to do that again.

Palaver is an old word for having a long discussion. I started this blog to have a long discussion about art. A few months back I experimented with a podcast here on Art Palaver and now I would like to fire those up again but with a new aspect, discussions with artists. So I am making a call for artists who would be willing to be interviewed on the phone for the podcast.

Here’s how it will work. Artists will submit to be interviewed via the form below and then will be contacted to set up and schedule the interview. Before the phone interview I’ll send the artist a list of questions and topic points so they can be better prepared for the interview. Then the interview will take place at the appointed time via Skype. Each interview will take between 30 to 60 minutes.

Then I will use the recording of our conversation as a basis for a podcast. Each podcast will have a blog post to go along with it that will promote the featured artist from the podcast episode, as well as my promotions across social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. It will be a great way to promote yourself and your art, as well as generate new fans of your art. And remember more fans means more sales.

The interviews will focus on the artist, their art, and the challenges they are facing on the business side of art. And this is open to artists of all kinds including visual artists, writers, musicians, photographers, and sculptors, just to name a few. My goal with the podcast is to help promote artists across the web as well as learn about the business and marketing struggles artists are experiencing. And through that we can all learn from each other. I know many artists feel as though they are going it alone out there, I hope to offer a little support and community through the podcast.

If you think you are up for being featured in a podcast please contact me.

Art Palaver Podcast Call For Artists is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

This link will take you directly to YouTube to view the video just in case it is not working for you.

Newsletter sign up page.

One Luck Artist Will Win Their Very Own Website is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

Roll tape…

Use this link to view directly on YouTube.

As always let me know in the comments what questions you have about selling art or what issues are effecting your sales the most these days.

Live to create!

A Video Introduction To Art Palaver is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.

The Bad

Directly visiting a site either involves always typing in the domain name or bookmarking the domain. Typing in the domain name involves the challenge of remembering the domain especially when people like me use strange and seldom used words like palaver. And bookmarking comes with organization challenges, it can be hard to keep all those sites you like straight in your browser.

I think an RSS reader is great but I know many people just see it as another thing they have to check when they sit down at their computer. Which is just one of the many reasons RSS readers go unused by the masses.

The RSS email option I know is the best for many but it has its downsides too. If a blog has a high posting frequency that can mean a lot of emails hitting your inbox. And the pressure to read everyone of those emails can often cause people to reach for the unsubscribe button.

Seeking Balance

All this gives me reason to offer another option, the monthly email newsletter. This option offers just the highlights from the previous month on Art Palaver as well as a few extras that will only be found in the newsletter. And to kick off the launch of the monthly Art Palaver newsletter I am going to give away an artist web presence package that includes a domain name, custom blog/website, as well as a year of hosting to any artist that signs up for the newsletter in the month of September. I’ll have all the details of that give-a-way in a separate post.

So click here to sign up now or use the form on ArtPalaver.com.

Live to create,

P.S. There are actually many ways to keep up with this blog or any blog using tools like Twitter and social bookmarking. But that is for a post on another day.

Announcing The Monthly Art Marketing Newsletter is a post from: Art Palaver The Artist Marketing Resource.

No related posts.