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Briefs and contracts for public art commissions
A commission will lead to a contract for an artist, to create something to a specified brief. That brief is set by the commissioner and can be very loose or very specific. This…
Setting a price for your art work
The price of your art work depends on past prices and the amount of work available There is no standard way to set a price for your work. Like all things for sale…
Artists fees
The fee you can charge for your time depends on how long you have worked professionally and the job you are doing There are number of online fee calculators if you are looking for a quick idea of…
Peer mentoring for artists
A peer mentoring group is a regular gathering of artists who support each other. A group might talk about their art practice, their careers, or other professional or cultural developments. It is similar to the ‘crits’…
Charlotte Marra and Patrick Goddard: on navigating the art world
The art world can be intimidating and complex to those who are new to it. What do emerging artists need to know it avoid its pitfalls? With little or no…
Artists’ studios
For many artist studios are an important part of working life. This article considers the role of the studio in an artists career. Studios and the organisations that run them come in different shapes and sizes. There is…
VAT for artists
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax charged through a business on their products and services. You only need to register to collect VAT if your income is over a certain amount. Most artists will not need…
Sarah Roberts: on developing practice in the face of deadlines
How can you balance the demands of deadlines with the needs of your practice? Deadline vs Live Development I’m not a ‘loans’ exhibitior, so a new exhibition means a new…
Practice and pedagogy
How can artists earn a living? They often support their practices through some form of teaching. This could be through workshops or academic context. How can this approach to livelihood inform practice and vice versa? Members of…
Being an artist parent
What impact does being a parent have on your practice as an artist? How could the art world better accommodate those with young families? On a local, mundane level, the art world at best ignores and…
Sarah Roberts: on the challenges of installation art
Producing work that responds to a specific location presents particular challenges. In this article, installation artist Sarah Roberts discusses some of these. She shares her experiences after graduation on all things installation…
Negotiation for artists
The value of artists labour is often unrecognised. This makes negotiation particularly important for artists. The guide below covers basics tactics of negotiation, useful in most circumstances. Artists can often fall into the gratitude trap. We are…
Selling work in independent shops
You might be keen to sell your work – crafts, editions or the like – via independent shops. but do you know how sale or return works and how much commission is the norm? These…
Tom Sowden: on book arts
This article concentrates on artists books that have a physical form. Here the term artists books means books conceived as an art object. In the following paragraphs I’ll look at ways in which you can…
Selling artists’ moving image
This article addresses important points to consider when selling artists’ moving image. It was written by artist and film maker Stuart Croft (1970 – 2015). How do artists sell film & video work? To overcome the…
Pensions for self-employed people
Kay Linnell and Nick Wilson of Accounts Action Ltd shed some light on the different pension options available. There are many different pension scheme variants, but they fall into two main categories – Defined Benefits and…
Studios, pensions and tax
Buying your own studio is the dream of many artists. Kay Linnell and Nick Wilson from Accounts Action Ltd explains how to do so in the most tax efficient way. The most tax efficient way of…
Working as an artist’s assistant
Many established artists employ assistants. This can be a good way for artists to earn money, develop skills and learn about the art world. Here, painter Michael McManus talks about working as an artist’s assistant.…