Art Blog - Corporate Art Advice

As I write this blog I can__™t help but think how boring this whole business of art business must be to so many of you. I mean, you read blogs by Peter and Gary and Mike, and they spin such wonderful stories of art history, clandestine meetings of great painterly women in museums, and the phenomenon of creative discovery in the ordinary classroom. It makes me think of a program that was on PBS back in the 80__™s created by Steve Allen (creator of the original Tonight Show) that was the ultimate talk show called ___Meeting of the Minds.___ He would script a gathering at a round table with himself as host and people from history like Leonardo diVinci, William Blake and Niccolo Paganini… Continue reading… 3 comments

I want to add a postscript to my last blog about finding corporate art consultants. I completely neglected, shame on me, to recommend that you can also find consultants on the Internet. For example, if you Google ___corporate art consultants___ you will find a list of options from which to select. Some of these will be large consulting firms that are generally located in large cities like Chicago, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, etc. There will be listings of smaller firms in various locations all over the world, art advisers and appraisers, framers, professionals that conduct workshops and lectures. You may even stumble upon some sites that will sell you lists of art consultants at a cost that is generally around $75 - $100+… Continue reading… 2 comments

Over the next several weeks I will be writing about a variety of topics that pertain to art consultants and artists--how they find each other, what tools and/or materials artists need when approaching and/or dealing with consultants, what NOT to do, and other useful business pointers. There__™s nothing magical about all this, but you will need to remember to do what you do best--be creative! For starters, let__™s look at ___where can I find art consultants?___ Unfortunately, there is no central data base for art consultants. They spend so much of their time being organized with all details keeping their clients happy and searching for you that they don__™t even think about organizing themselves… Continue reading… 5 comments