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How One Artist Prepared For Her First Art Fair – In ONE Week!
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

How One Artist Prepared For Her First Art Fair – In ONE Week!

Artist Elisa Valenti found herself exhibiting her work and meeting collectors and clients just one week after her first phone call with Superfine! Preparing for your first art fair? We’ve got the team and resources to set you up for success.

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of A Creative Career Change
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

The Do’s And Don’ts Of A Creative Career Change

There are countless working professionals who every year decide to take back control of their lives and make a creative career change. What shouldn’t you do, and more importantly what should you do when making the switch?

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How To Make Money By Teaching Art Online
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

How To Make Money By Teaching Art Online

Finding new ways to connect with art lovers is an important skill to have in your art business toolbox – which is why many artists have chosen to teach art classes online.

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5 Ways Encaustic Artist Francesca Saveri Increased Her Online Art Sales
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

5 Ways Encaustic Artist Francesca Saveri Increased Her Online Art Sales

When the global pandemic started earlier this year, the art world was thrown for a loop – but it also presented a massive opportunities for artists to sell artwork online. Encaustic painter and Superfine exhibitor Francesca Saveri knew she needed to spend more time setting her online presence up for success so that she could increase online art sales. Here are 5 steps she took.

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5 Easy Hacks That Make Artist Websites Great
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

5 Easy Hacks That Make Artist Websites Great

Here’s the thing about artist websites: not every artist has one, but every artist needs one. We’ve put together 5 easy tips all artists need to know about in order to make your artist website work for you and to sell art online while reaching new art collectors.

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Connection Is Key For The Future Of Art Fairs
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

Connection Is Key For The Future Of Art Fairs

If there’s one thing we learned for certain when it comes to emerging contemporary art fairs, it’s that nothing can replace the in-person art viewing experience. This year, the art fair model was thrown for a loop along with the general disruption of the global pandemic. A long-flaky model was finally given it’s last shake; would anyone – mega galleries and independent artists included – be able to survive such a drastic change to the art fair model?

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How To Reconnect With Your Intention As An Artist
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

How To Reconnect With Your Intention As An Artist

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel or do any major, life-changing soul searching to figure out what your artistic intention is. Sometimes all you need to do is spend a little time asking yourself simple questions in the form of an art prompt or drawing prompts.

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How To Be A Successful Artist
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

How To Be A Successful Artist

Some people don’t even need to dig deep to find their calling – they already know how to be a successful artist. Art as a calling and art as a job are two very different paths, however. When art is a calling or lifestyle, the drive to create may come and go during different parts of your life, ebbing and flowing as inspiration strikes and timing is right.

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5 Simple Tips For Selling  Art Online
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

5 Simple Tips For Selling Art Online

Many professionals – including artists – are self-taught, turning to online platforms to learn and grow their skill set with online businesses classes. Our helpful resources and more materials designed to help artists sell their work online will put you on the fast-track to art sales success in no time.

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Marketing Your Art, Made Easy
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

Marketing Your Art, Made Easy

Art marketing isn’t nearly as cryptic as it sounds. One exhibiting artist who’s crushing the art marketing game is Vancouver-based painter Jessica Ruth Freedman.

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9 Successful Vendor Booth Ideas To Capture Foot Traffic At An Art Fair
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

9 Successful Vendor Booth Ideas To Capture Foot Traffic At An Art Fair

No matter how interesting or trendy your work may be, however, there’s always more you can do to attract foot traffic at an art fair. Even the most successful individual artists plan ahead, incorporating successful vendor booth ideas into their layout in order to draw in visitors to interact with their work – and make sales.

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Selling Without Selling Out: The Ultimate Guide to Marketing for Artists
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

Selling Without Selling Out: The Ultimate Guide to Marketing for Artists

As an independent artist looking to make money, marketing is a painful necessity. Yet marketing for artists doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Fortunately, it can take a lot of different forms and with a few simple tips, you can increase your confidence — and your sales.

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How Much Money Should You Expect To Make At An Art Fair?
Stephanie Zimmerman-Black Stephanie Zimmerman-Black

How Much Money Should You Expect To Make At An Art Fair?

The path from exhibiting your art to cashing in on it is a fairly linear pursuit, but not all approaches are proven to be equally as effective. Making a plan to maximize your art fair income is a helpful and strategic way to visualize your journey to financial success!

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