Art Marketing Tips
Here’s a fabulous art grant guide for 2021!
All the best art grants, residencies, and opens calls for 2021!Plus, artist relief funds and ongoing grants for artists affected by COVID-19. From Artwork Archive who kindly allowed me to share this with you. Here at Colour in Your Life, we are regularly being asked about art grants or opportunities for artists. We appreciate Artwork Archive‘s research. Many…
Read MorePlanning in times of Pandemic: doing the COVID juggle!
Planning and smart goal setting in times of pandemic are very challenging. With all the changes to border closures, isolation, and quarantining it is hard to plan for anything. We all end up doing the “COVID juggle” rather than concrete planning. Events, gatherings and even short trips over the Christmas period have been in flux.…
Read MoreMagazine Advertising or a CIYL TV Show?
Should I choose a magazine ad or a video? All successful artists need to do a certain amount of marketing and promotion. A website with products on sale and a good social media presence is the fundamentals of your marketing but, you still need some form of funnel to lead clients to your website to…
Read MoreYoutube Channel Tips
If you’re an artist, you’ve probably looked at another artist on YouTube or even at the Colour in Your Life YouTube Channel at some point and thought “Hmmmm…….pretty sure I could do that!!”. Well! You really can. It’s super easy to start your own Youtube channel. Becoming a viral screen sensation who earns thousands of…
Read MoreHow Celia Moriarty prepared for her Virtual Colour In Your Life Episode
Celia Moriarty was our inaugural VIRTUAL CIYL featured Artist. Read her story here: When I saw Graeme’s post announcing virtual Colour In Your Life I contacted him immediately to say I was in. I create little videos of my own work and new an iPhone creates a good result and I had been using Zoom.…
Read More50 American Art grants to help fund your CIYL show
Many of our featured artists have applied and received grants to cover the expenses of their Colour in Your Life show. You may like to see if any of the grants below would help you. Please let us know if you are going to apply for a grant to cover the costs, as we can…
Read MoreVideos That Sell Your Artwork: Art Marketing Tip
This post is by Dave Geada, a strategic adviser to FASO and a marketing expert with over 20 years of experience in brand management, product marketing and product management. Through his consulting company, DBS Marketing, Dave helps technology companies develop valuable insights into their customers and what matters most to them. Then he helps turn these insights into marketing and product strategies…
Read MoreThree of the best website tips for art businesses: Art Marketing Tip
If you wish to sell your art these day you need to have an online profile and at the centre of this is your website. Customers can be funnelled to you via all sorts of online links from your social media, blogs and links on other websites. They all need to funnel back to your…
Read MoreWebsite Tips with Dave Geada – Coronavirus For Artists
Website tips Making a website is a vital part of your success as an artist. It is your shop front, your gallery, your opportunity to show the world your art. You Need to make it easy to find, easy to use and easy to buy. Read more website tips here: Three of the best website…
Read MoreWriting Text for Artwork with Dave Geada –Coronavirus For Artists – Art Marketing Tips
Writing Text for Artwork or artwork descriptions are an essential factor as to why people buy your artwork. They can be most often seen on your exhibition art labels, in your image descriptions on your website or social media. Although they are not essential for your website, they are great for increasing your SEO and keywords. In…
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