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Creative Crowdfunding: What We Have Learned From It.
Be Smart About Art's founder Susan has been interviewed by The Design Fund about her experience...
Complex-to-install art: is it easy to sell?
LR Pascale Marthine Tayou, Summer Surprise, 2017, courtyard installation at 1-54 London 2017....
Why “You shouldn’t buy that” can be a powerful selling tactic
March 2nd, 2023 My art business was in its formative days and I hadn’t yet moved into my own...
Who can decide what is art, and what’s not?
A note on confidence, collectors, and fish museums. Some time ago, I was contacted by an...
London Art Fair 2023: Wrapping Up
Cynthia Valianti Corbett (of Cynthia Corbett Gallery + Young Masters) and Susan J Mumford (BSAA)...
How to price your art
We’ve come across a number of theories on pricing art. And you know what? None of them work....
London Art Fair 2023: What To Expect (Discounted Tickets Inside)
Creative Director Agnieszka Prendota of Arusha Gallery gives a tour of the show. Our founder Susan...
Making mistakes and taking risks: Necessary to forge your own art career?
Top image: The Rooftop Photography Collective (part of the BSAA programme) installing an...
Do your research – and be prepared for others to research you
The fish on the bone was perfect. Scott's, a famous seafood restaurant in Mount Street, Mayfair,...
How social media helps art get out of the studio
Historically when an artist finished a new work of art, the piece generally remained hidden...
Will simply presenting sublime works of art entice the world to visit?
Only this morning I was invited to a group show of M.A. students at a prestigious London art...
Always have a Plan B
My first foray into exhibiting at an art fair was not just an induction by fire, it was an...