Art Resources

 

* Please bear in mind that by providing the resources below it does not mean I am endorsing all of the products or information. Many are resources I found by searching in Google and thought they may be helpful. It is up to you to check them out yourself.

 

 

Art Directory Listings (Free or free option, may request a reciprocal link)

 

Add your website to these for added exposure plus links to your website helps with search engine placement.

 

• http://fineartamerica.com/
• http://www.thefineartoriginals.com/sell4free.php
• http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/main.php
• http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/register/
• http://www.art-online.com/help.aspx#submit
• http://www.galleryartdirectory.com/submitsite.htm
• http://www.gallerytoday.info/suggest-listing.php?id=9
• http://www.art-2k.com/submit.php
• http://www.artmajeur.com/?go=pages/services/our_services
• http://www.yourartlinks.com/link_submit.php
• http://www.yourart.com
• http://www.theartsource.com/help/prices.cfm
• http://www.art-search.us/advertising.php (USA) or http://www.art-search.ca/advertising.php (Canada)
• http://www.artweblinks.com/index.php?a=0
• http://www.fineartsites.org/ (click on "add site" in left column)
• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/about.html
• http://www.voodoochilli.net/register.php
• http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Directories/
• http://www.artist-listing.com/packages.aspx
• http://www.theartistswindowonline.com/
• http://www.artistsinoils.com/
• http://www.the-art-world.com/jwartdir.htm
• http://freshartz.com/submit/
• http://www.artq.net/register.asp
• http://www.localartist.org.uk/how-to-create-a-gallery-othermenumenustyle-44
• http://www.airnyc.org/submit.html
• http://www.art-links-directory.com/add-link.cgi
• http://www.upnorthart.com/suggest_link.php
• http://www.zeroland.co.nz/
• http://www.artistsresources.com/index.html
• http://www.portraitpaintingsbyartist.com/freeportraitpaintingsartistdirectory.php
• http://www.oil-and-canvas.com/

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Art Directory Listings (paid services)

 

• http://www.yessy.com/trial.html
• http://www.askart.com/AskART/help/artist_studio_info_page.aspx
• http://www.gallery-worldwide.com/exhibitor/accounts.html#price
• http://painterskeys.com/pal/
• http://www.artshow.com/infoartist.html
• http://www.etsy.com/how_selling_works.php
• http://www.mybestcanvas.com/cum_vand
• http://www.originalartonline.com/sellers/index/content/membership
• http://www.artincanada.com/directory/index.html
• http://www.art-mine.com/infoforartists.aspx
• http://www.ucanbuyart.net/artist_join.html
• http://artistsonline.biz/add_link.htm
• http://www.artquest.com/artquest/costs.htm
• http://www.arts-fine.co.uk/BuyArtOnline/Sell_Your_Art.html
• http://worldartdirectory.com/add-listing.htm
• http://www.art.net/submissions.html

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Art Fair Opportunities

 

• http://www.artfaircalendar.com/
• http://artfairsourcebook.com/

 

 

Art Publications

 

Great resources of information plus a number of them frequently have competitions.
If you join art groups or societies they often have their own newsletter or publication as well.

 

• American Art Collector
• Art of the West
• Canadian Art
• Canadian Brushstroke Magazine
• Fine Art Connoisseur
• Galleries West (Canada)
• International Artist
• Magazin' Art (Canada)
• Plein Air Magazine
• Southwest Art
• The Artist's Magazine
• Western Art & Architecture
• Western Art Collector
• Wildlife Art Magazine

 

 

Art Show Listings including Juried Shows

 

• http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/
• http://www.theartlist.com/
• http://www.artdeadlineslist.com/
• http://www.artdeadlines.com/
• http://www.juriedartservices.com/
• http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/

 

 

Art Supplies

 

• Blick Art Materials
• Swinton's Art Supplies (Calgary, Canada)
• Westshore Artist Panels - Quality art panels for plein air and studio use (oil & acrylic)

 

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Books

 

	The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams
	Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
	The Painter's Process: The Inner Voice by William F. Reese

 

 

Consignment Agreement (Sample)

 

• Sample Consignment Contract

 

 

Copyright Info

 

• Canadian Copyright Act - http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/C-42/
• US Copyright Act - http://www.copyright.gov/title17/

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Email Marketing

 

• Email system that makes it easy for you - MailChimp
• Send email campaigns from your email address using MailChimp (new feature) - click here

 

 

Framing

 

• Classic Gallery Framing - Kelowna, BC

 

 

Inventory Software

 

• Sample Excel spreadsheet catalog system (free) - click here for file
• Bento for Mac - $49 US
• http://www.masterpiecemanager.com/artistfnb.html
• http://www.xanadugallery.com/ArtistSvcs/ArtTracker/index.asp
• http://www.primasoft.com/deluxeprg/art_antiques_organizer_deluxe.htm

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Inventory Software Connected To Website Solution

 

• http://www.masterpiecemanager.com/artistfnb.html
• http://www.artlooksoftware.com/pages/artists/artists.html

 

 

Other Art Marketing Resources

 

• www.artbizcoach.com
• www.artbusiness.com
• www.artsbusinessinstitute.org
• www.artsyshark.com
• www.emptyeasel.com
• Fine Art Views Newsletter
• Robert Genn's Newsletter & Painter's Keys website
• www.squidoo.com/artbusiness
• www.xanadugallery.com

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Photographing Your Work & Editing Images

 

• Article with tips you should know when Photographing your work - click here
• Photoshop Elements is a great alternative to the full Photoshop program and provides everything you will need to crop, edit, size and save images - Try it out for 30 days or receive 20% Off upon purchase (will make it $80 US) - click here

 

 

Shipping & Packaging:

 

• Packaging Materials:
  • Canada Pack & Parcel
  • Uline - www.uline.ca (Canada) or www.uline.com (US)
• Shipping Companies:
  • Canada Post or United States Postal Service
  • Greyhound Courier Express (Canada) or Greyhound Package Express (US)
  • DHL Express Canada
  • Fed/Ex - Canada or US
  • Navis (freight shipping) - International
  • Purolator - Canada or US
  • Tiger Courier Canada
  • UPS - Canada or US

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Social Media:

 

• Facebook:
  • Sign up for a business page on Facebook
  • Static HTML: iframe tabs - Allows box for code for custom Facebook welcome page when setting up your own
  • PageModo - Set up a custom welcome page with their help
  • Image-Maps.com - Add links (image maps) to an image for your custom welcome page
  • Facebook social plugins - Add Facebook buttons and other features to your website
  • Facebook Info - Convert personal profile into business page (only works if you don't already have a business page - also see this article first
  • Article regarding who owns your images on Facebook - click here
  • Article on '50 Ways To Get More People To Like Your Facebook Page - click here
  • What you should know if you want to run a contest on Facebook - click here
• Twitter:
  • Sign up for a new account - click here
  • Use TweetDeck to monitor and manage multiple accounts, schedule tweets, etc
  • Article '12 Persuasive Reasons Why Artists Should Use Twitter' - click here
  • Artist Lori Woodward Simons posted an article about why she likes Twitter
• Tools to manage multiple social media networks in one place:
  • Twitter Feed - Send content that you post to your blog directly to Twitter & Facebook
  • Hootsuite - Manage all your social networks from one place

 

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Starting A Business:

 

The following websites are for starting a business in Canada. If you are not from Canada check with your local business registration office for more information.

• Industry Canada - Canada's Business and Consumer Resource Site - http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00140.html
• Canadian Business Service Centre - Source for federal & provincial info and services such as business start-up, taxes, etc. You can choose your specific province - http://bsc-sec.ca/gol/cbec/site.nsf. View their business start-up assitance  page at http://bsa.cbsc.org/125/
• Canada Revenue Agency - Payroll, GST/HST, business registration - http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/menu-eng.html
• Canada Revenue Agency guide for small business - http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/rc4070/README.html
• CorporationCentre.ca - Questions & answers regarding corporations, if you should incorporate your business, how, and more - http://www.corporationcentre.ca/
• Canada One - Free online magazine for small businesses in Canada, with hundreds of articles, business profiles and reviews - http://www.canadaone.com/ezine/expert/

 

 

Website Systems for Artists:

 

• Weebly.com - Free with some paid upgrades. Very easy to use and great features! The service I use and recommend.
• Fine Art Studio Online - Receive a special offer of 4 months of free web service by clicking here. From $8/month after free trial (recommend Gold package).
• Artspan - from $14 - $20/month
• Fine Art World - from $110/year
• www.foliotwist.com - $30/month
• www.arlosites.com - $100/year

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Domain Names & More Website Related Links:

 

• Domain Names - Watch the free video on this page to hear some of our recommendations before you buy a domain name. If you have us set up a website for you we'll help you choose the best domain name and register it. If you would like to secure a domain name now we recommend GoDaddy - they have domains from $7.99 (recommend to buy for 5 years as it helps with search engine placement for them to see you plan to be around longer than a year).

• Add social sharing buttons to your website: Facebook & ShareThis

• Sell online using PayPal

• Track visitors to your website and measure your marketing efforts with Google Analytics

• Create a sitemap and submit your website to Google with Google Webmaster Tools

• Check to see which keywords people are using to find what you do with Google Keyword Tool

 

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