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How Encaustic Painter Shima Shanti Turned a Corporate Career Into a Fine Art Practice

Featured Artist Shima Shanti traded a corporate career for beeswax, fire, and a practice built on surrender. Here's how she found her medium after 60 and the systems that keep her work organized.

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[GUIDE] The Best Artist Grants & Opportunities in July 2026

Artwork Archive has rounded up the best artist grants, residencies, competitions, and open calls with July 2026 deadlines.

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June 8, 2026 Artist

Turn Your Static Art Inventory Into an Active Resource That Fuels Your Entire Practice

This worksheet shows you how to make your archive a living system that can take your art career further.

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June 4, 2026 Artist

K.L. Wollons Makes Metal Reliefs That Feel Unearthed From Another Era

The artist who spent years in aircraft manufacturing before turning to metal as art now builds abstract wall reliefs designed to look like relics from another era.

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June 3, 2026 Artist

How Artists Can Get on an Art Consultant’s Radar (and Stay There)

Working with art consultants can bring new audiences to your work and increased revenue to your studio—here’s what they look for when choosing artists.

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June 2, 2026 Artist

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.

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June 1, 2026 Collector

How Small Museums Are Streamlining Their Most Time-Consuming Collections Tasks

From reports to loans to public access, here’s how arts institutions are saving time on collections management.

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June 1, 2026 Collector

How Small Museums Can Better Manage Seasonal Staff and Volunteers

As summer staffing ramps up, small museums are finding new ways to support volunteers and stay organized with limited resources.

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May 28, 2026 Collector

What Happens When Institutional Knowledge Walks Out the Door? How Arts Organizations Preserve Continuity

Staff turnover is inevitable. Disruption doesn’t have to be.

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May 28, 2026 Artist

How Cutting Up Old Work Became the Foundation of Ellen Sherman's Practice

Featured artist Ellen Sherman cuts apart her own paintings to create new ones, building a practice on the collaboration between her past, present, and future selves.

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May 21, 2026 Artist

Why Trevor Mezak Lights His Work on Fire

Trevor Mezak's paintings are built from reclaimed materials, layered with charcoal and texture, and finished with fire. A look at why gunpowder became essential to his work.

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May 14, 2026 Artist

The Architect-Turned-Collage Artist Who Transforms Vintage Imagery Into Layered Art

Shawn Marshall spent seven years building architectural models by hand. Now she builds resin collages that use vintage imagery to explore femininity, consumerism, and power.

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May 11, 2026 Artist

12 Ways to Use Artist Documents To Elevate Your Next Exhibition

Learn how Portfolio Pages, QR Codes, Address Labels, and Certificates of Authenticity can professionalize your presentation and impress collectors.

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May 8, 2026 Artist

[GUIDE] The Best Artist Grants & Opportunities in June 2026

Here's our list of artist grants, residencies, competitions, and open calls — all with June 2026 deadlines.

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May 7, 2026 Artist

What Does a Self-Portrait Look Like When There's No Face?

Ceramic sculptor Kieu Tran makes psychological self-portraits built hollow, sealed shut, and infused with the specific emotional state she was in while making them.

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May 4, 2026 Artist

Four Easy Steps You Can Take Today to Preserve Your Artistic Legacy for Tomorrow

Download this free worksheet to learn how to secure your artistic legacy for future generations.

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May 4, 2026 Collector

Insuring Art on the Move: How to Protect Your Collection During Shipping, Loans, and Traveling Exhibitions

Loss during transit is the leading cause of fine art insurance claims, making preparation, documentation, and the right systems essential every time artwork moves.

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April 30, 2026 Artist

How Sussi Hodel Made Vulnerability Her Subject and Professionalism Her Strategy

Swiss-Danish painter Sussi Hodel on vulnerability, what a paper bag uncovers, and why recognition and marketing are not the same thing.

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April 27, 2026 Artist

Free Worksheet for Artists: Why You Need an Art Inventory System

Learn how to keep track of images, dimensions, materials, provenance, and so much more with this step-by-step worksheet.

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April 23, 2026 Artist

How Casey McKee Uses Absurdity to Expose the Systems We've Stopped Questioning

Casey McKee uses absurdity to expose the power structures hiding in plain sight. We spoke with him about satire, protecting your work, and what twenty years as an artist will teach you.

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April 23, 2026 Collector

Artwork Archive’s Calls for Entry Platform Just Got Better

Learn why so many organizations are choosing Artwork Archive for their open calls, residencies, and other art opportunities.

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April 20, 2026 Collector

ADA Title II Compliance for Arts Nonprofits: What’s Required (and How to Prepare)

Title II compliance is coming fast. Here’s how arts nonprofits can meet accessibility requirements without overhauling their entire system.

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How Encaustic Painter Shima Shanti Turned a Corporate Career Into a Fine Art Practice

[GUIDE] The Best Artist Grants & Opportunities in July 2026

Turn Your Static Art Inventory Into an Active Resource That Fuels Your Entire Practice

K.L. Wollons Makes Metal Reliefs That Feel Unearthed From Another Era

How Artists Can Get on an Art Consultant’s Radar (and Stay There)

Bring structure to the work behind your art.

What Your Art Fair Booth Says About You

How Small Museums Are Streamlining Their Most Time-Consuming Collections Tasks

How Small Museums Can Better Manage Seasonal Staff and Volunteers

What Happens When Institutional Knowledge Walks Out the Door? How Arts Organizations Preserve Continuity

How Cutting Up Old Work Became the Foundation of Ellen Sherman's Practice

Why Trevor Mezak Lights His Work on Fire

The Architect-Turned-Collage Artist Who Transforms Vintage Imagery Into Layered Art

12 Ways to Use Artist Documents To Elevate Your Next Exhibition

Get new art business resources in your inbox.

[GUIDE] The Best Artist Grants & Opportunities in June 2026

What Does a Self-Portrait Look Like When There's No Face?

Four Easy Steps You Can Take Today to Preserve Your Artistic Legacy for Tomorrow

Insuring Art on the Move: How to Protect Your Collection During Shipping, Loans, and Traveling Exhibitions

How Sussi Hodel Made Vulnerability Her Subject and Professionalism Her Strategy

Free Worksheet for Artists: Why You Need an Art Inventory System

How Casey McKee Uses Absurdity to Expose the Systems We've Stopped Questioning

Artwork Archive’s Calls for Entry Platform Just Got Better

ADA Title II Compliance for Arts Nonprofits: What’s Required (and How to Prepare)

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