[Artists-making-art] marketing art

Sun Dec 4 20:59:40 UTC 2011

I know this won't b the case in smaller towns, but research groups and
communities in your area that support the arts. There may be festivals
and events throughout the year where your art can be displayed and sold.
For instance, in Omaha each year, we host a huge arts festival in the
downtown area, we have starving artists shows during the year; several
groups host various shows and programs local artist can participate in.
It's actually very interesting to discover just how much is done on a
local level in terms of the arts.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 2:24 PM
To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] marketing art

I've bought from Etsy many times, and it has a pretty good
representation of artists with disabilities and art and crafts which
integrate braille, including jewelry, pictures, and baby blankets. It is
possible to build social circles on Etsy, and I've often wished that
there was a blind artists community on it, but I'm not sure about all
the ways to connect and create communities on the very extensive site.

Kestrell 

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From: ann at acunningham.com 
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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 8:19 AM
Subject: [Artists-making-art] marketing art

Hi Heather and Kendra,

There is an on-line marketplace that a number of my friends have tried
and some are even selling from it. It is more craft based than art but
it seems to have a pretty broad interpretation of craft. It is Esty and
their site is:

http://www.etsy.com/ 

An article in the LA Times talks about it at:

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/01/business/la-fi-etsy-20110101

I will ask around about an on-line marketplace for artwork.

Ann Cunningham
Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!
303 238 4760
ann at acunningham.com
http://www.acunningham.com
http://www.sensationalbooks.com
http://www.sensationalblackboard.com 

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Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jeannie
From: Heather Kirkwood <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, December 03, 2011 10:44 pm
To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons
<artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>

Thanks Kendra. I've had some limited luck just posting photos of the
work on Facebook. I also set up an Etzy site. It hasn't been hugely
profitable, but I also haven't given it the attention and promotion it
needs, so I can't really whine. It is cheap! 

I thought about splitting a table at a fair with a friend. I need to get
more work in stock though, which with life right now, probably won't be
realistic until the spring. 

Thanks for the ideas - keep them coming! 

Heather Kirkwood
Director of Outreach, Vice President
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
One South Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
1 (800) 789-9HPS
www.hpsnetwork.org <http://www.hpsnetwork.org/> 

Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
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From: Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jeannie
To: "An exploration of art by and for blind persons"
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Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:16 PM

Hi Heather, try out the internet. I heard places like Ebay are a good
market. State and local fairs are another great way to either show off
your work or sell it down the road. Art festables are a great place to
show off your work so that you can get a sense of how it will do in the
market. They are just some ideas that I got since I worked in the Oregon
State Fair and heard about the internet and got a rag rug displayed in a
place that normally shows off art instead of crafts this year. I hope
that they are a help to you! 
Kendra Schaber 

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Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jeannie

I'm also very interested in hearing about how others market or sell
their work. Part of my trouble is I never have much in stock at any
given time. But, should I manage to build up something, I'd love to find
a way to do something constructive with it. I have hung some of my work
at local coffee shops, but it never really sells. I thought maybe it was
me, but when I spoke to others who have used the same venues, it seems
like they also haven't had much luck. At least the artwork isn't just
sitting under my bed though! Grin! 

Heather Kirkwood
Director of Outreach, Vice President
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
One South Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
1 (800) 789-9HPS
www.hpsnetwork.org <http://www.hpsnetwork.org/> 

Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
<http://www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/> 

Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/>  and
choose the HPS Network as your charity! 

HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012

--- On Tue, 11/29/11, Jeannie Nylander <jeannien at centurytel.net> wrote:

From: Jeannie Nylander <jeannien at centurytel.net>
Subject: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jeannie
To: artists-making-art at nfbnet.org
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 12:31 PM

Hi fellow Artists,
My name is Jeannie, I am a totally blind artist who is trying to find
new ways of creating my art. I love working in clay and did love to
paint until a year and a half ago when I had to have my eyes removed.
Still healing and wanting to find new and exciting ways to share ideas
and be able to talk with other artists.
I just turn 50, I have been married 30 years, have 2 kids and 3 grand
kids who I call my grandflowers, because their names are Lily, Violet
and Magnolia. I am from Lacrosse WI. 
Nice to meet you all.
Sincerely
Jeannie Nylander

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