I just donated 6 pieces to the Red Cross for an exhibition in Den Hague in the Netherlands. the proceeds will go to victims of arm conflicts. As an activist, it is a great way to help others. My days of rallying in Mexico in the streets are over, far too dangerous, so I help from the comforts of my studio. If anyone is interested in donating art, I invite you to visit www.artenade.com
i would have to say it is marketing or finding the right person or place to help promote what you create....most people love to talk with the artist but you can't do that all the time and create.
i would also say that i have a hard time creating just one medium all the time. i love working with alot of media and they do represent who i am as an artist....
(a mess some times) but some would say it is easier to market your work and self when you work in one medium or style so that you are recognized by the target clients that get to know you.
i would like to know how to make it happen....which is hard when you teach others to create full time it is hard to have the energy left to create and market you.
answer to the second : yes i have donated to several things.....for auctions at the schools i have worked, humane society and will continue to do so. i feel it is important to give art to others as a way to help. (you know the good karma thing ....)
I wish I was better at scheduling my time. I get distracted easily and also I have to change directions often...
For example. One day I paint, the next I work on my fashion design stuff, then graphic design, then I'm sewing for someone...ugg! It's all creative, at least.
It seems everyone so far says Marketing is a need. I agree with that, too. Except for a different reason. It is way too time consuming for anyone who wants to be spending their life creating. I was a salesman for about 12 years. It takes all your energy, time and brain-mater to do it right. I know that so I just let it slide and paint instead. Having said that, if I sold more paintings perhaps I could afford to hire an agent to do the marketing. In other words, an agent is what we all need to get galleries intersted, sell more paintings and make enough money to hire an agent. Duh!
I've donated my work to the "Fur Ball" for the local animal humane society. All my other donations are with a checkbook. It is all good for the soul. I'm just wondering if anyone in the group who has donating their art have had a positive impact on the "sale" of their work?
First of all I love these blue dots!