Amanda Palmer on a Patronage-based model for music
…which I think can work equally well for the visual arts: …
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Blog Posts tagged artwork
On Promoting Interstitial Art
As I’ve been working on The Book of the Erinyes I’ve been trying to work out who it’s likely to appeal to. The problem is that it doesn’t fit comfortably in any one area. It sits between art and craft, between bookbinding and book art, between mainstream and underground. It’s art made…
Crowd-Sourced Artistic Patronage
There’s an interesting discussion going on at TechDirt about the evolving business model being used by musician Amanda Palmer. One commenter, Kevin Stapp, sums it up perfectly: The more I hear about ‘new business models’ for musicians the more I’m reminded of a very old business model:…
Software for Artists for Free
Software costs money. Actually that’s not true – there’s plenty of free software out there for artists, and the ones detailed below are just as good as the expensive versions. Browsers Web browsers are usually free (or their costs are “hidden” within the cost for the operating system,…
Resources: selling art online
I wanted to take a short break from writing long articles to provide a quick list of links to various sites and online tools which can help artists with selling art online. So, in no particular order, I give you: Strategies & tactics for selling art online Empty Easel – Selling Art Online:…