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• Needs and Wants For Sale - The internet seems to have spawned a whole movement of entrepreneurial artists that have worked out that an idea and a little viral marketing can get you a lot of attention and maybe even a little money.
• Pop Artist Peter Blake and Coke - The British pop artist Sir Peter Blake has teamed up with Coke to produce a large work of art on the banks of the River Thames in London. Only a pop artist could do this and get away with it!
• Do or Die List for Artists - It's not a serious list that an artist should live by and it's not a complete list, so please do add to it or criticize it by leaving your comments.
• Artist Press Kits for Media and Art Galleries - Art Fag City (Paddy Johnson) recently posted some good tips for putting together artist press kits and press releases. She points to a number of posts and articles online that offer some good advice on the topic.
• Etch A Sketch Art - George Vlosich - The artist George Vlosich has a video posted on YouTube.com that has been viewed more than 1,600,000 times. It's of him doing an Etch A Sketch drawing for the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.
• Post It Notes and Marketing Art - Neatorama mentioned a story over at CNN about 19 year old David Alvarez. He has created a portrait of Ray Charles with more than 2000 colored Post-it notes.
• Art Car Boot Fair and Car Art - HellyUK has pointed out a couple interesting links relating to the Promoting your Art post yesterday.
• Promoting Your Art While Driving - Here's an interesting way of promoting your art. Barbara Rush has spent a measly $79.55 on putting this ad on the tire cover of her car. It's an image of her work with her website address clearly visible.
• Being a Professional Artist - Sylvia White has a good resource for artists starting out (or established artists that are not good with being organized) called Art Advice. One of her articles is like a checklist for an artist turning professional called The "Okay, I think I'm ready to be a professional artist," Checklist.
• New York City Rubbish Art - When I first saw Justin Gignac's New York City rubbish in a box for sale I thought it was funny. I thought some more about it and thought it was silly. But after doing even more thinking and after having a look around his website, I now think he's pretty smart.
• Hillary Clinton for President? - No, artnewsblog hasn't become a political news blog. Daniel Edwards has created a sculpture called "The Presidential Bust of Hillary Rodham Clinton: The First Woman President of the United States of America".
• Art-o-mat Art Vending Machine - The more I think about the Art-o-mat, the more I like it! It's a vending machine that sells affordable original art.
• Hazel Dooney Print - The Australian artist Hazel Dooney has a high resolution work that can be downloaded online and printed out as an original print. She will also sign the work if you send it to her, along with a stamped, self addressed envelope.
• Artist Makes $25,000 on eBay - In the last post I mentioned how I thought it is pretty important for artists to have good business and marketing skills. A painter that was recently interviewed here is a great example of an artist that understands the value of marketing yourself and creating a brand or an image.
• Challenges of Being an Artist - I think in this new world of mass media, hype, and money it's all about marketing. Artists often make it difficult for themselves because they're often humble, not very business savvy, not willing to invest in themselves, or don't know anything about marketing and branding.
• Artist Blogs - To start a blog, or not to start a blog? That was the question that the artist Robert Genn recently spoke about in his latest Painter's Keys newsletter. He quoted George Bernard Shaw.. "When you know the artist you think less of the art."
• Thomas Kinkade Art - I really admire artists that can turn their passion into a viable living, and feel I should bow down to the few artists around that become fabulously wealthy from doing what they love.
  
• Marketing Art Online - Search Engine Optimization expert Aaron Wall recently published an article discussing how he would go about marketing art online over at his SEO blog. He talks about how he marketed an artist's site when he was first learning the ropes in regards to SEO, and how he would do it now that he has a few more years experience.
• Contemporary Art Trends - The new ARTnews magazine for February has an interesting article about the top 10 art trends in contemporary art. It mentions the similarities that contemporary art has with historical movements like Mannerism or the Baroque period (If it’s sweet and sad, sentimental and repulsive, cute and creepy, it must be postmodern mannerism).
• Art Website Design Tips - Carol Pentleton of thedigitalartist.com has a list of 10 things to think about when designing your website (if you're an artist).
• Putting Your Art Online - Here's an article over at Linkism.com discussing a couple reasons why and how to put your art online.. (I think most artists have already done that, right?)