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From AJC writer Howard Pousner It’s a ranking that not even those with creative imaginations could have dreamed up: Atlanta recently was selected the No. 1 city in the U.S. for artists to live and work. The rating as the top artist-friendly city among the 50 most populous places in the country was an unexpected…

Kathryn Morris Trotter, a native Mississippian, claims that painting is her greatest passion. After graduating from The University of Texas with a degree in textiles and apparel design, Trotter had an innate curiosity about life, travel, and the ineffable creative world. Her passion propelled her ventures into the corporate world of fashion, interiors, and textile design,…

Color Trends for 2014 From elle Decor; “The color of the year is Radiant Orchid!” What the heck is Radiant Orchid, you may ask. Well click HERE to see! And now that you know what Radiant Orchid is, how, as an artist, do you use it? How will you as an interior designer or decorator…

Atlanta Photography Group (APG) announces Photographer’s CHOICE 2014; CHOICE is an exhibition opportunity for all members to exhibit in the award winning, APG Gallery. This is a non-juried and un-framed exhibition. Showcase a favorite image and save the cost of framing. GO BIG! Min 24” – Max 60” The number of entries accepted is limited…

Professional Artist Program – Tip 7 (This tip comes to you as a service from the National Fine Arts Title Registry) OOOh, That Even Hurts Me When the US art market is flooded with factory produced paintings from overseas it hurts every artist that wants to sell their work. The US is awash with “original” painting…

In 2012 Digital Arts Studio was asked by Atlanta Celebrates Photography to be involved in the Teen Spirit exhibit they were sponsoring.  Once we found out what the exhibit was all about* we jumped at the chance to help.  The exhibit was held at the High Museum of Art and was a great success.  Digital…

In this post we’d like to introduce you to one of our corporate partners, The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces (AFFPS). AFFPS was founded in 2005 when the partners saw a need to support the Atlanta arts community through arts and crafts events and festivals. As they say on their website, “AFFPS was formed to…

This post reprinted by permission of the author Barney Davey, art marketing expert. Five ways to help your art career. Sell direct to collectors. Build a network of fans, friends and followers. Become slightly famous. Be known for your work. Maximize your marketing. Let’s break them down and discover why and how these things are…

(Reprinted with permission from Art Business News © 2014) By Joshua Kaufman Print-on-demand is a growing phenomena among retailers in the art and framing industry. More custom frame- shops and some galleries are now offering to print work brought in by a customer or sent to them electronically. However, print-on-demand raises certain copyright issues that…