{"id":9322,"date":"2015-06-08T05:57:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T10:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=9322"},"modified":"2015-06-07T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T20:59:32","slug":"helping-artists-market-their-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2015\/06\/helping-artists-market-their-work.html","title":{"rendered":"Helping artists market their work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artists of all kinds need help learning to market their art. Art is a traded business just as much as manufacturing. Photo by Becky McCray.<\/p><\/div>\n

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My online friend Rick Wolff asked about\u00a0folks who educate artists on marketing their work. He drew lots and lots of responses.<\/p>\n

I think artists are important businesses in small towns. We have plenty of creative and interesting people who paint, sculpt, make pottery, do all kinds of traditional arts, and that’s not counting our crafts people and performing artists. So yes, arts can be a traded business just as much as manufacturing.<\/p>\n

The first resource I’ll recommend is\u00a0HandMade in America<\/a>. \u00a0They are focused on rural craftspeople, so you know their advice is free of urban bias.<\/p>\n

I’ve also had a chance to look at the materials from ArtistINC<\/a>, based in Kansas City. I found their business stuff to be solid and looked useful, but they mostly offer in-person workshops.<\/p>\n

To help your rural artists market themselves, I’m passing along the resources that Rick’s friends mentioned. I’m not an artist myself, so I won’t presume to evaluate these. Find the one that feels like a good match for your creative soul.<\/p>\n

Websites and online resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n