VISUAL ARTS RESOURCES #9
Art Biz #3 : The Art Portfolio
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FINE ART & CRAFT BUSINESS
#1 FINE ART BIZ #2 CRAFT BIZ #3 PORTFOLIO
#4 OPPORTUNITIES #5 ARTs EVENTS
ART BIZ #1: FINE ARTISTS
Services & Resources
Art & Business Articles
Galleries & Pricing Your Artwork
Handling, Storage & Shipping
Marketing & Self Promotion for Artists Art, The Law & Taxes
Artists Grants & Assistance

ART BIZ #2: CRAFTERS
Craft Business Articles
Crafters' Publications
Crafters Venues
Grants & Assistance for Crafters

ART BIZ #3: PORTFOLIO
Prepare Your Portfolio
Photographing Your Artwork
Reproducing Your Artwork

ART BIZ #4: OPPORTUNITIES
Art Jobs and Art Calls
Artists' Opportunities Publications

ART BIZ #5: EVENTS
Open Studios
Art Festivals
Fairs & Expositions

Elsewhere: Art Business Books & Magazines Craft Business Books & Magazines
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Creating a Portfolio
A succinct overview taken from "The Business of Being an Artist" section of vsarts.org (showcase and support for significant artists with disabilities)

SlideScribe Products
Archival slide labels, software for easy captioning and image management, image storage solutions, books, videos, and more!

Books on Building a Successful Portfolio

Dr. Art on Developing Your Artist Portfolio
"What role does my portfolio play in applying to a gallery? When first applying to a gallery, your purpose is not to immediately get an exhibition, but to introduce them to your work. .."[Go to Article]

How To Put Together a Successful Portfolio
"If you are a creative professional, a portfolio is a MUST. However, portfolios
are not only for creatives anymore. A portfolio is a collected sample of your work and there is no better way to showcase your talents. In this respect, I would say
that a portfolio is for everyone in all lines
of work, but especially for creatives
and freelancers." [read more]
Books on Building a Successful Portfolio
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How to Photograph Your Paintings (Digitally)
BetterPhoto.com, online photo guide

Digital Learning Center at Kodak

How to Mount Your Images on Matboard for Portfolio Presentation
"First of all, layout all of the samples that you will be including in your portfolio. What is the largest size sample that you have? You are going to want to cut down each individual matboard to all be the same size.

What is the kind of mounting board should you purchase?" [read more]

How to Mount Your Transparencies and Slides
"Artists are frequently asked by hiring art directors to submit transparencies and/or slides. For this reason, I feel it is important to cover this subject. Both slides and transparencies are made of the same material, the only difference is in the size. As I am sure that you know already, Slides are 35mm-sized transparencies that are contained within cardboard, matboard, plastic, or other material. Larger transparencies are perfect for museum-quality reproductions." [read more]
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