Art Blog - ArtId

Email Contacts - What's Real? Occasionally on ArtId, we get a person or company that contacts a number of our members through the contact page in their ArtId galleries offering artists anything from representation to licensing deals. Sometimes these offers are legitimate and, unfortunately, sometimes they are not. Because your contact page is open for anyone to use, these emails cannot be dealt with as spam. An email received through your ArtId contact does not mean that we have endorsed the company or person. So, we'd like to give you some tips on how to discriminate between truly interested business people and those whose real goal is to get you to pay them a lot of money for nothing. How to Compare… Continue reading… 2 comments

I know it's hard enough to find the time to make your art, let alone become a video producer, but the power of video is something you can't ignore. Buying art involves a very personal kind of decision-making process, one that includes an emotional response not only to the art but also to the artist. Because of the intimate nature of video, artists have the opportunity to present themselves and their art in a way that further inspires a positive emotional response in interested buyers. If that response is strong enough, likely a sale will be made. There is something different that happens when instead of reading about the artist, we hear the artist's voice, or see his/her studio as a painting is being made… Continue reading… 3 comments

We've just enhanced the artists' blogs so you can add your Favorite Links to your blog pages. This is a great way to recommend websites to your readers and to exchange links with other people on the Internet. Look for "My Favorite Links" as a new feature listed inside your studio in the member menu under the category "Blog". Having links to your blog and ArtId gallery from other websites also helps raise the amount of hits to your ArtId, and exchanging links with other websites you admire helps you create a network of like-minded art partners. Login… Continue reading… 0 comments

Thanks for watching ArtId's first YouTube video! It may be goofy, but there is a method to our madness. ArtId now has a YouTube account… Continue reading… 2 comments

ArtId now has Calls For Art opportunities for our artist members! Posted by professional art consultants, businesses, and private collectors looking for artwork for specific projects, the new Calls For Art feature on ArtId allows artist members to submit their ArtId studios directly to the contact person for that project. This is a service provided to you by ArtId. However, as always, we do not take any commission on the sale of your work. Good luck! Post an Art Project Know anyone who's looking for art? Let them know they can post an art project or commission on ArtId for free… Continue reading… 0 comments

Dear Artists, The ArtId eBay Store has opened! Now Silver and Gold members are free to upload art from their ArtId's into the ArtId eBay Store and sell their art. We believe that the ArtId eBay Store presents a unique and powerful opportunity for our artist members. Members can quickly and easily upload art for sale on eBay for free while the staff at ArtId does all the marketing and management. The ArtId eBay Store also acts as a catalyst for more online traffic for participating artists. Each piece of artwork that is available for sale on eBay has a link back to the artist's ArtId. This value alone is worth the five minutes it takes to upload an artwork… Continue reading… 3 comments

As the Editor of ArtId, part of my job is to monitor what is happening on the site everyday. I check out all the new art that has been uploaded and read the new blog posts. What I am seeing is the members of ArtId becoming more than just names and images in a list of online art galleries. Instead, they are a vibrant community of individuals whose experiences, stories, and expertise are successfully engaging both visitors and other artists. This is what we at ArtId had hoped for when we built the new site. Being an artist is more than just producing art, and now, through the new site capabilities, we are able to hear the voices of artists as they speak about their inspirations, difficulties, experimentations, and philosophies, and view their new art in real time… Continue reading… 3 comments

Dear Artists, WELCOME TO ARTID ! We are very excited..... Our team has been working diligently to provide you with the premier online gallery space & marketing tools available to artists. When you visit the site, please take some time and familiarize yourself with our new features and set-up. Membership Levels have changed: _ Gold Members: You now have unlimited images and gallery pages in your studio and appear first in the "search and "browse" results. _ Silver Members: You can upload 100 images into your studio and distribute these 100 images among as many gallery pages as you like. _ Basic Members: If you are currently a basic member, please enjoy a 3-month upgrade to Silver Membership at no extra charge… Continue reading… 1 comment