Art:

The Artist's Guide to Public Art
How to Find and Win Commissions
Written by Lynn Basa

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $19.95

Public art commissions—how to find them, how to get them



Public-art commissions are challenging and rewarding and this timely guide shows beginning and working visual artists exactly how to start and build a career in the world of public art. Learn how to find, apply for, compete for, and win a public... Read more >

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Better Business Writing

Written by Barbara Janoff and Ruth Cash-Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $19.95

At last! The book that helps visual thinkers write more effectively.



Visual-thinking graphic designers sometimes struggle to express themselves clearly and effectively in writing. Now there’s help! The Graphic Designer's Guide to Better Business Writing teaches graphic designers how to write compelling business communications. Created especially to address the needs of graphic... Read more >

Selling Art Without Galleries
Toward Making a Living from Your Art
Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

The first guide to selling art independently



This comprehensive resource shows artists how to make a living from their art—without relying on galleries. Through interviews with a range of successful artists, readers will learn how to write about their own work, how to arrange and curate exhibits, how to work in nonprofit... Read more >

Selling Graphic and Web Design

Written by Donald Sparkman

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2006
Price: $24.95

Expert guidance on selling graphic design, in print and online



Attract today’s savvy design clients! A veteran designer who turned his small business into a multimillion-dollar new-media company shares his strategies for success in this new edition of the acclaimed Selling Graphic and Web Design. Donald Sparkman’s approach blurs the lines between... Read more >

Guide to Getting Arts Grants

Written by Ellen Liberatori

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

Get that arts grant and be more independent! In this book, artists and arts groups will find all they need to know to support themselves through grants and special projects. This expert guide, written by an insider who has been on both the grant-making and the grant-writing side of the arts... Read more >

Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists

Written by Tad Crawford

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2005
Price: $24.95

• 22 handy forms on CD-ROM to meet artists’ needs, with directions


• Protects artists’ rights


• Replaces ISBN 1-58115-031-8


The third edition of this eminently useful book includes new forms for commercial lease, sublease, and lease assignment, plus: contract for the sale of an artwork, contract for a commission, delivery-of-art confirmation form, contract... Read more >

Marketing and Buying Fine Art Online
A Guide for Artists and Collectors
Written by Marques Vickers

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

• Establish a Web presence without tears


• Advice from an expert who is also an artist


Artists, galleries, crafters, resellers—want to sell your art online? Here’s the complete guide to establishing an effective Web site that will draw hits, promote sales, and establish a long-term, credible presence. Collectors—want to buy art online?... Read more >

The Interior Designers Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting

Written by Theo Stephan Williams

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

Provided here are practical guidelines on how to value the cost of designing commercial or residential interiors. From the designer's creative input to the pricing of decorating products and procedures, this guide allows interior designers to establish prices and budgets that satisfy their clients and make their business profitable. Interviews with... Read more >

Fine Art Publicity
The Complete Guide for Galleries and Artists
Written by Susan Abbott

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2005
Price: $19.95

This savvy resource helps artists and art professionals generate the publicity that keeps their artwork and business in the public spotlight. Provided are practical tools for attracting the media's attention and building bridges between artists, their galleries, and collectors, and between museums and their audiences. This new edition provides the latest... Read more >

The Graphic Designer's and Illustrator's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion

Written by Maria Piscopo

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2004
Price: $19.95

Providing an in-depth guide to the latest industry trends, technologies, and business secrets of marketing, this book will help designers and illustrators create and implement a sophisticated marketing and self-promotion system for long-term success. Step-by-step instructions are provided on such topics as finding new (or better) clients, portfolio presentations that work... Read more >

The Fine Artist's Career Guide
Making Money in the Arts and Beyond
Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2004
Price: $29.95

This indispensable guide gives anyone with studio art training the vital tools and breadth of information they need to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. It covers the full spectrum of career options available to artists today-from being an independent artist to niches in the corporate world, and... Read more >

The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion
Innovative Techniques to Build Your Career as an Artist
Written by Julius Vitali

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2003
Price: $24.95

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How to Grow as an Artist

Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $21.95

In this definitive guide to resources, aspiring artists and serious amateurs devoted to their art will find scores of time-tested strategies to help them set up and work safely from a home studio; learn where and how to acquire appropriate art materials; develop their abilities with others as well as create... Read more >

An Artist's Guide -- Making It in New York City
Making It in New York City
Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2001
Price: $24.95

For artists who want to move temporarily or permanently to the art capital of the world, here’s the ultimate guide to getting started in New York! Covering everything from the challenges of getting around town and finding affordable studio space to landing an art related job and getting exhibited, readers will... Read more >

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating and Budgeting

Written by Theo Stephan Williams

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2001
Price: $19.95

Whether you’re a start-up business or an experienced owner, this invaluable guide provides a one-stop source of indispensable, innovative methods for achieving productivity and profitability in every area of a graphic design business.



This brand-new and completely updated edition offers practical guidelines for setting rates, dealing with clients’ budgets, preparing an... Read more >

The Business of Being an Artist

Written by Daniel Grant

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2000
Price: $19.95

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this classic handbook teaches emerging artists all the strategies they need to know for selling artwork on their own or through dealers. The book's new sections target today's vital issues: creating a web site; obtaining copyright/trademark protection on the Internet; coping with censorship of controversial art; and... Read more >