Art Business Tips: Invoices, Contracts!

RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu explains that a visual artist is more than creating the artwork, there are many logistical tasks that come with organizing an art career. Learn the nuts and bolts of the business of being a visual artist. Get practical tips on contacting press, creating email lists, business cards, print materials, applying for artist grants & residencies, invoices, taxes, art commissions, and more.

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Opening
02:39 Email marketing platform
05:25 Sending emails
10:06 Unsubscribe option
12:23 Email signature
13:56 Documenting your work
15:50 Building a photo archive

16:53 Commissions
18:11 Meet face to face
18:57 About clients
22:13 Protect yourself
23:25 Working for free
27:49 Do your research
31:50 Networking
32:34 Get it in writing

33:24 Don’t lift a finger
36:32 Non-refundable deposits
37:29 Kill fees
38:37 Invoices
40:19 Taxes
42:57 Keep all receipts
43:35 Selling rights
45:23 Watermarks on images

48:38 Word of mouth
50:48 Ask for help
54:37 Should I do it myself?
58:05 Lighting for artwork
59:24 Pricing
59:41 Networking takes time
1:03:00 Cold calls
1:04:03 Attend events
1:04:44 Printing

1:06:25 Apply for grants & residencies
1:10:17 Say “thank you”
1:10:42 Don’t burn any bridges
1:13:13 Follow up
1:14:59 Press
1:20:33 You never know!!!

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Clara Lieu is an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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