Lessons Learned In Attempting To Foster An Art Town

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The Art Palaver headquarters is in Fort Collins. A town of about 145,00 people in Northern Colorado. Ft Collins frequently makes many “best of” lists put out by various magazines and news organizations. Such as: 5th Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes – June 2011 One of the Top Ten Places to Retire in [...] Read more »

Meilena Hauslendale | Featured Artist

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Meilena Hauslendale is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Sharpie Marker & Watercolor. How would you describe your art? My art is based on my reflections of the world around me. I observe. I learn. I feel… then I create. I often have themes in my art. Sometimes I use symbolism and sometimes [...] Read more »

Using Twitter To Sell Art | Free Webinar

Twitter is a microblogging service that was created in 2006 by a fellow named Jack Dorsey. The service limits each user’s post to 140 characters or less which is the same amount allowed by SMS. (AKA texting from your phone.) Though the service started slow and was used mostly by those in the tech and [...] Read more »

Promote And Market Art Using Social Media | Free Online Seminar

Social media marketing is a very popular topic these days. But how can an artist use sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and other social media outlets to promote and sell art? This free online seminar will discuss various ways social media can be used to sell more art. We are going to focus more [...] Read more »

Rhiannon Strickler | Featured Art Palaver Artist

Rhiannon Strickler is this week’s featured artist. Medium(s) you work in: Beads . Paper . Paint . Clay. Computer . Yarn/Fabric . Collage . Written Word. How would you describe your art? I believe my art ranges from specifically precise to up-for-interpretation amorphous. Often I want my pieces to have perfect symmetry and structure. Other [...] Read more »

Kate Dardine | Featured Art Palaver Artist

Oil painter Kate Dardine is this week’s featured artist. How would you describe your art? I try to keep my paintings simple to allow the viewer to slow down and look deeper and feel the nurturing and healing rhythm of the universe. Lately, the animals I paint look directly at the viewer, inviting a conversation [...] Read more »

Using Video To Promote You And Your Art | Free Webinar

Using video to market and promote your art is a very effective strategy. This is because they can be simple to make, easy to distribute, and really helps people find your work. It also really builds the trust factor with your potential collectors. But I do know that it can be intimidating or maybe you [...] Read more »

Helene Kippert | Featured Artist

I am pleased to introduce fractal/digital & mixed media artist Helene Kippert as this weeks Art Palaver featured artist. Helene is from Northcliffe Australia. Website | RedBubble | LinkedIn How would you describe your art? I’m a fractal artist, working primarily with digital media to explore the interplay of form, energy and light. My work [...] Read more »

Want To Sell More Art? Schedule Your Marketing

Ever notice in life you have to make appointments for the things you don’t want to do but need to get done? Things like doctor & dentist appointments, taxes with your accountant, or taking your car to the mechanic. Putting these tasks on the calendar ensure that they get done whether we want to do [...] Read more »

WordPress For Artists | Getting Started

I recommend using WordPress.org to any artist who is looking to create their own site and be in control of their internet presence. I call this your online headquarters. And since I recommend WordPress I thought it would be a good idea to offer regular tips and advice for getting the most out of WP. [...] Read more »

Art Palaver Podcast Call For Artists

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 [...] Read more »

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