Articles
Are You a Hobbyist or in Business?
January 2023, by Daniel Grant
It is all well and good to say artists need to be businesslike rather than bohemian. However, those who want the IRS to accept work-related deductions like price of materials, studio rent and…
Prep for the Show Season
January 2023, by Angie Landsverk
As Kat Geesaman prepares for the 2023 show season, she wonders if the art show market is shifting and how event coordinators plan to change their marketing strategies to stand out from other fine art…
All Artists Die - Plan What Happens to Your Work
December 2022, by Daniel Grant
The end of a famous artist’s life might be thought of as a time of tributes and celebration. But that was not the case for Robert Indiana, best known for his image of the stacked letters LOVE. He…
It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas - The Preparation Began Months Ago
December 2022, by Scott Obernberger
One thing I learned as I transitioned from lawyer to artist/retailer is the Christmas season does not start at Thanksgiving. It starts somewhere around August. Not kidding. You start checking…
CERF+’s Top 5 Prep Tips
October 2022, by cerfplus.org
What assets are critical to your artistic career? What can you least afford to lose? What’s most important to you in your artistic practice? What kinds of emergencies are you vulnerable to based on…