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TO ALL ARTID ARTISTS : Please be sure to send us an email to info@artid.com with a link to your blog post about upcoming art shows or exhibits. We will post it in our Member Art Shows blog so art collectors have one central place to look for information… Continue reading… 0 comments

I attended the opening of a new gallery space for The ICO Gallery in Chelsea, NYC last Thursday. ICO has been using ArtId for the last 6 months to look for and identify artists/artwork for exhibition in their Chelsea Gallery. The first ArtId artist to be exhibited in their gallery is Michael Durst from Cape Town. ICO is also having discussions with ArtId artist David M. Morgan for an exhibit. Here are images and an excerpt from Michael on his experience with ICO and his opening: Hello to All!… Continue reading… 11 comments

ArtId has been grasciously granted the right to reprint this comprehensive art forgery article by Joseph C. Gioconda from The New York Law Journal Mr. Gioconda is a partner at DLA Piper (US) specializing in trademark infringement litigation and anticounterfeiting strategy. Thank you Mr. Gioconda! Picture: Under the Canvas is the hidden portrait discovered underneath Vincent van Gogh's painting 'Patch of Grass' (1887) October 14, 2008 For centuries, forged works of art have made their way into circulation, creating a host of problems for museums, artists, collectors, brokers and dealers… Continue reading… 2 comments

In case any of you missed last night's joint appearance of presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama, they appeared at Columbia University in a forum called 'Service Nation' to discuss service and civic engagement in the post-9/11, post-Katrina world. They were interviewed by PBS News Hour anchor Judy Woodruff and managing editor of TIME magazine, Richard Stengel. Here is one of the most important questions I think they asked....both candidates got it right....Can you??? What is THE most important civic responsibility for a citizen of the United States of America? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPLAoHPXG3o&feature=related http://www.youtube 0 comments

On this day of rememberance 9.11.08 and on the eve of an historic election campaign, I can no longer stay silent on the topic of politics in this country. I emplore all intelligent life that exists to please help me understand and engage in a conversation about the Republican Party's 'adventure' over the last 8 years and the possibility that we may have another 4 years of the same...yikes! I am giving away 3 Gold Memberships to ArtId for life to the most intelligent, well thought out and convincing argument (or just the funniest/most creative reason) that John McCain is the best possible choice for President of the United States… Continue reading… 8 comments

In my next few blog posts, I want to hear your thoughts about having a personal website, belonging to art community websites, and how having an Internet presence may have helped you with marketing your work. Here are some thoughts about personal websites and why they may not be working for you. #1 No one is marketing your web site , including you....it's just sitting alone in cyberspace and you have minimal traffic. You're asking yourself why you're spending money on this electronic business card that just sits there and looks pretty. Why can't it do more for me? That begs the question...… Continue reading… 3 comments

One question we hear frequently from artists is about how they should price their art. Our in-house art consultant, Carla Santia , posted a blog back in November to help answer this question artid.com/members/carlablog/blog. I think it's important to continue to have this discussion and to learn from other artists from around the globe how they handle pricing their work in different markets. Below is a question posed by one of our members, Mary Exline, and ArtId Staff member Mary Lawler's answer. Please feel free to comment as it would be nice to post a follow up with guidelines based on an international artist audience point of view. 4.25.08 Mary, I've been thinking about my prices and others' prices. It seems to me that my prices might be too high… Continue reading… 7 comments

People often wonder how I found my way to art with a background in science and technology and not a lick of talent when it comes to traditional artistic ability. Oh, I claim creativity in the garden or figuring out how to create new business opportunities where others can't see the forest for the trees....but often artists look at me and go huh? I rarely offer a personal point of view as my upbringing was.....always stay at arms length...remain professional...you are founder of ArtId but not artist yourself. However, I found a treasure today! I found a note tucked into a book that belonged to my maternal grandmother. The note was written by her sister. My grandmother was very ill most of her life… Continue reading… 5 comments