What's Open Studio? Most artists are aware of what Open Studio events are but for those who are new to the game, here is a definition: "A studio or workroom which is made accessible to anyone and everyone, where artistic or creative work can be viewed and bought." For a successful Open Studio event, you need to plan to get yourself the greatest result. We have assumed that you know how to advertise using the ArtMarketDirect events page or on social media so without further ado: 10 Top Tips for Open Studio Success: 1 Brand: For some artists, hearing the word brand can be off-putting. Don't let something like a word get in the way of getting your work in front of a new audience. You need to think about your style and all the things (including you) which supports that. Bottom line it is you and your brand which is selling the piece. (See: Sharing Success) 2 Tidy Up: Its all very well flinging open your doors [...]

Getting your artwork online by uploading it to ArtMarketDirect.com is a great way to create a checkout facility for your family, friends, contacts and collectors to use to buy your artwork. With our flat-rate 10% for our FREE package or 3% if you bet on yourself commissions we know that we better value than many industry leading online galleries and marketplaces. We are so confident that we have the fairest deal online, we have provided a list of our peers and equals below. That way you can compare what's there and do what's right for you to create the right 'marketing mix' to sell your artwork. At the ArtMarketDirect Basecamp. we often talk about how we are not interested in competing. Instead, we talk about how the global market is big enough for everyone and we hope everyone succeeds. After your work is uploaded to your gallery on ArtMarketDirect the question is "who knows it's there?" Putting your work on any online site is not the be all [...]

Where To Find Us On Facebook Our Wonderful Fan Page: Our Fan Page 'Art Market Direct' can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/artmarketdirect/ We also manage various groups which might be of interest depending on your medium: Exclusive Group ARTMARKETDIRECT.COM - https://www.facebook.com/groups/artmarketdirect/ (EXCLUSIVE to artists who upload to our main site) Non-Exclusive Groups PAINTING COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/paintingcollection/ DRAWING COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/drawingcollection/ DIGITAL ART COLLECTION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/digitalartcollection/ COLLAGE COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/collagecollection/ SCULPTURE COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sculpturecollection/ TYPOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/typographicalcollection/ PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographycollection/ PRINT COLLECTION (ART) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/printcollection/ THE ART COMPETITION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/theartcompetition/ The general rules of each group First things first; take off your shoes and make yourself at home. This group is for ANY digital artists to post their artistic creations, details of up and coming exhibitions, submission invitations, competitions, events, work in progress and requests for recommendations, information, advice or guidance from the group cohort. It does not matter to us what software you use. If you create digital art - we [...]