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What Your Art Fair Booth Says About You

Six art fair booth types, the strengths and blind spots of each, and concrete ways to improve your booth setup before your next fair.

June 2, 2026 Artist

April 17, 2026 Artist

Steal This Workflow: Application Secrets For Landing Your Next Artist Residency, Grant, or Exhibition

The artist's guide to finding art opportunities, managing deadlines, and submitting art applications with ease.

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May 16, 2025 Artist

What I’d Tell My Younger Artist Self About Running a Studio

10 years, hundreds of paintings, and one powerful system. The tool that Randy Purcell has trusted over the last decade could be what's missing from your own art practice.

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April 18, 2025 Artist

This Artist’s Secret to Creative Success? Organization

To become the artist she always wanted to be, contemporary abstract painter Ann Flemings found that a little structure makes a huge difference.

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March 10, 2025 Artist Collector

How to Easily Migrate Your Data and Images to Artwork Archive

Transitioning from one collection management system to another may seem daunting, but with Artwork Archive, it doesn’t have to be.

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March 10, 2025 Artist Collector

Artwork Archive Launches First-of-Its-Kind Calls for Entry Management Solution

New feature alert: a seamless, all-in-one platform for arts administrators managing artist opportunities and art collections

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March 3, 2025 Artist

The Artist’s Guide to Building an Email List (and Why You Need One)

If social media disappeared tomorrow, would your art business survive? This guide covers why artists need email lists, how to start one, and exactly what to send—plus a six-month content plan to make it easy.

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December 18, 2024 Artist

10 Things 2024 Taught Us About Being a Professional Artist

We spent 2024 collecting honest advice from real, working artists—the kind of practical wisdom you wish you’d had when starting out.

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August 23, 2024 Artist

6 Signs Your Art Business Might Need More Than Excel

Is Excel truly the best tool to support your growth as an artist? Here are 6 signs that you may be ready for something better—something specifically designed for your art business.

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July 23, 2024 Artist

Art Business Diaries: Kate Joiner on Balancing Creativity and Finance

How Kate Joiner, a California-based artist, leverages Artwork Archive to elevate her art business and fuel her creative process.

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June 11, 2024 Artist

Art Business Diaries: How Contemporary Artist Melodie Provenzano Elevates Her Practice with Private Rooms

Discover how Melodie Provenzano uses Artwork Archive's Private Rooms Feature to streamline her creative process, efficiently showcase her work, and share her works in a professional manner.

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June 11, 2024 Artist

How Private Rooms on Artwork Archive Helped this Artist Go From Overwhelmed to Organized

Artist Troy Dugas shares how Artwork Archive's Private Rooms have transformed his art practice. Learn how the uses this tool—and how you can benefit from Private Rooms in your art career.

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May 7, 2024 Artist

Where Are They Now? The Latest from Three Artwork Archive Featured Artists

We reconnected with three former Featured Artists to hear about their latest projects, art career progress, and how Artwork Archive continues to support their professional growth.

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April 30, 2024 Artist

The Key to One Abstract Artist's Business Transformation: Artwork Archive Reports

Mary Zeran, a third-generation artist, shares how Artwork Archive transformed the organization and efficiency of her contemporary abstract art business.

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April 30, 2024 Artist

How Artwork Archive Improved One Artist's Practice Through Reports

Cathy Williams shares how Artwork Archive's all-in-one platform transformed the organization and efficiency of her art business.

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February 1, 2024 Artist

How to Sell to the 9 People You'll Meet at an Art Fair

Art fairs are teeming with art enthusiasts eager to explore unique work like yours. Here’s how to identify and talk to these potential customers and use the opportunity to see a sales surge.

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December 20, 2023 Artist

13 Art Business Lessons We Learned From Artists in 2023

Authenticity, complacency, opportunity, burnout—all hold valuable lessons for your art career. Here are 13 things we've learned from artists this year.

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