Balancing Art – Join the New Artists Group Board on our Pinterest Business Account for Artist Marketing Resources

Baja beach Zen Rocks, photograph by Marie Kazalia

Come Grow With Us!

After years of working with our old format Pinterest account, we have just created a new Pinterest Business account for Artist Marketing Resources. You can grow with us.

We’re setting up new options for artists on our Artist Marketing Resources Pinterest business account here. On it we’ll focus on promoting the art of our readers. (It’s all brand new and kind of bare at the moment–but it won’t stay that way for long!)

Many artists already post their art to our old Pinterest group board Art Direct From Artists and in the past we’ve promoted the board and artists heavily on Twitter.

Now you can be one of the first artists to join our new business Pinterest account version of Art Direct From Artists and add pinned images of your art available directly to buyers!

How to join Art Direct From Artists and add your art image pins–

Step 1: follow Artist Marketing Resources on Pinterest–click here to follow

Step 2: send an email (to:  mariekazalia@gmail.com) or send a private message on the Pinterest platform letting us know that you want to join our artists group board Art Direct From Artists. 

Step 3: Check your Pinterest followers (look for Artist Marketing Resources–we’ll follow you back) and check your Pinterest invitations. Once you find our invitation to join Art Direct From Artists, accept the invitation and you can start adding pins of your own art available for sale to buyers! Include your retail prices on your art image pins! Buyers will contact you directly.

The Benefits

You benefit from our promotions of the group board Art Direct From Artists in our feature articles published here and on other magazine and blog platforms. Our Twitter tweets feature the group board link and select artworks, and we talk about the group board in discussions on other social media platforms.

Our past promotions of Art Direct From Artists have brought artists on the group board more visibility! It works. We know because artists who pinned their art to our old group board– which is a few years old now– have reported sales that tracked back to our Pinterest group board!

Why we like our new Pinterest Business account:
We say “our” new Pinterest Business account because we want to integrally include you and your art! My old Pinterest account is years old and so crammed full of images that it’s time to make a fresh start.
Pinterest has many new features with their new Business account option. For instance, our group board Art Direct From Artists has Sections for sorting art images for buyers to more easily search–so far we’ve created sections for: Abstract Painting, 3-D Sculptural Works, Contemporary REALISM, Outsider / self-taught /auto-didactic
The Future
We plan to promote our new Pinterest Business account and group artist boards on Twitter and via feature articles and more.
Feel free to ask me any questions you may have in a comment.

We Want to Hear From You

Let us know what other group boards you’d like us to add to our new Pinterest business account, and if we like your idea we’ll not only create the board, and invite you to join, but we’ll tweet your link and give you a shout out too on Twitter as a thank you. Just leave on comment on this article to get things started.

Visit our new business account for Artist Marketing Resources on Pinterest
and view the new group board Art Direct From Artists.

Submit your artwork to EatSleepDraw

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The thoughtfully curated site eatsleepdraw, is THE place to submit your art. Scroll through the blog to see  incredible work in all kinds of mediums, made by artists all over the world.

What makes this site unique is that they publish art about once every hour, 24 hours a day, Everyday. eatsleepdraw is the largest user submitted blog on Tumblr, which means that if your work gets selected, you will reach a wide audience!

All thy  ask from contributors is that all the drawings, doodles, paintings, and sketches be 100% made by you.

All posts will be approved before being live on the site.

SOME FACTS:

  • eatsleepdraw receives about one thousand submissions every week.
  • eatsleepdraw has  5 moderators, with totally different tastes in art, approving people’s artwork.
  • Approved artwork is sent to the queue for auto posting.
  • Approximately every 60 minutes a new piece of art is automatically posted to the top of the website.
  • Approved artwork might take between 20-30 days to be posted on the site. So please be patient 🙂

This gratis list from Artist Marketing Resources includes more Tumblr blogs that accept artist submissions.

The Media Directory Launch March 2013

The Media Directory, launching in March 2013, is a Media Industry & Performing Arts Networking Directory & Job Listings Website. A great resource for anyone looking to either find a job or make more connections in a creative industry, the website has the contacts, the jobs and the website for you to search & build relationships to further your career.

Film/TV/stage, Music, Photography, Dance, Comedy, Art, Radio & More.

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Functions of the site include:

Searching their extensive & forever growing media industry & performing arts e-directory. Thousands of contacts in Film/TV/Stage, Music, Photography, Comedy, Dance, Art, Radio & More. Contacts include: Company Address, telephone, email, website address, social media links & a company synopsis. Save contacts to your favourites for ease & future use

 Build a profile/portfolio/timeline with their step by step guide. Input the URL for your social media accounts and see your music, videos, photographs, blogs, tweets & posts automatically transfer to your timeline and paste your CV in your about me section for employers to see your skills.

Start a topic in our forums. Discuss media events. Promote your own work. What ever you wish to talk about. Then here you can. Network and build friendships.. Then add each other as friends if you require a personal conversation.

Post a job for free!

Membership Costs:

Pay As You Go: £2.95 a month for as long as you want it… No cancellation fees and no additional costs after subscription.
The Year Deal: £19.95 for a full years subscription. There are no additional costs. That price is for full use of The Media Directory.

You can sign up here http://www.themediadirectory.com/, as well as follow them on Facebook

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Call for Artist Submissions: A Few Opportunities

Jester Jacques Gallery and the Flaneur Blog are on the lookout for another amazing artist to team up with.

They are looking for an illustrator/designer to create an entirely unique drawing which can be downloaded as wallpaper for computer and Ipad. With that in mind, think: patterns, bold colors, imagery that functions well as a background.

The prizes: have your artwork be downloadable on their online store; get promotion through their Facebook, Twitter and other social media; plus a brief artist interview which will be featured on Flaneur Blog.

The deadline is: January 30th 2013

How to submit work: email no more than 5 jpegs to info@jesterjacquesgallery.co.uk

You can also post on their Facebook page, either sharing a photo album, 1 example of your work or a link to your website/portfolio.

THEIR FAVOURITE ARTISTS ALONG THE WAY WILL BE SHARED ON PINTEREST AND FACEBOOK !

Check out current entries they like and have shared so far on the Jacques Jester Blog.

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Calling all makers. Artists. Creators. Builders. Students. Professionals. Hobbyists.

The Instructables Design Competition is open to everyone who makes something that can be reasonably described as “art” or “design.” Share your 3D printed, microcontrolled, animated, photographic, sculpted, canvassy, fabricated, fashionable, jewelled, furnished, automotive, or graphic project to win a laser cutter, a laptop, and a DSLR. They’re changing how a design competition is run by opening it up to everyone. If you’ve created something for a course, a client, or just for fun, show them what you did and how you did it. Whether your goal is to inspire others, show off, or win stuff, Instructables is the platform for people to share what you make.

Bottom line: share your art or design project to win a Full Spectrum laser cutter, MacBook Pro, and a DSLR.

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SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE – The Autodesk Sustainability team will reward the entry that demonstrates the best use of sustainable design with a special judge’s prize: $1500 at Highland Woodworking.

See the Autodesk Sustainability Workshop website for resources! 
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Instructables  also has an artist-in-residence (AIR) program that gives artists, designers and Instructables authors a chance to work with in their lab and workshops to explore, create, and document innovative projects with their tools and resources and share them with the DIY community.  Artists-in-residence are invited to come for a period of several weeks to several months, over which they will work on projects that are shared across the Autodesk Studio Communities. The primary goals of the residency program are to produce top-level inspirational content and to connect innovative and creative individuals with our unique set of tools and resources.  If you are interested in applying for an Instructables Artist in Residence position click the Program Details link here.

Sponsorships – Read about the Instructables new sponsorship programs here.

Artist Clare Haxby Gains Visibility Via Melbourne Cup Horse Racing and Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser

Artist Clare Haxby created, displayed and distributed her printed promotional materials at this years annual Melbourne Cup Charity Luncheon. Her contribution towards the day’s events helped raise over $16,500 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Artist Clare Haxby business cards and printed promotional materials

Clare Haxby at the Charity Fundraiser Event

Painting by Clare Haxby on display at event.

One of several paintings by Clare Haxby on display at fundraising event.

Artists/Designers Earn Money on CrunchGigs + Top 20 Receive a Gift of an Iphone 5

I received an offer from CrunchGigs to sign up and post my jobs(gigs) free. I tried it. There are other similar sites. You post your offer of what work you will do and for what dollar amount. Unlike other similar sites my offer on CrunchGigs includes my links. Other such sites do not allow links.

This is the CrunchGigs blurb:

You have been found as a good designer on the internet. We are advertising our website CrunchGigs.com this month so we would like you to post your Jobs(Gigs) eg. “I will design a logo for $50” etc and share it, so that when we start advertising, your gigs also get advertised and you start getting orders and start making money, all the good designers have been sent an email like this, after 3 months Top 20 designers will be given free gift “Iphone 5” **conditions apply– the free gift after three months will be announced for designers who qualify to be a good designer from the point of view of crunchgigs.com (the website). The designers whose gigs sell the most with most positive reviews will be selected.

Just SignUp and post your Jobs(gigs) @ http://www.CrunchGigs.com/signup

Signing up won’t take more than 2 minutes because of Easy signup process.

Thankyou,
CrunchGigs.com

 

Artists Wanted Becomes See.Me

At some point in the past few years, you may have participated in one of the many Artists Wanted projects to promote emerging artists and photographers and award the selected winners a prize. Artists Wanted has now made a major change in name becoming See.Me. Their new name includes a major site upgrade. I just added new work to my former Artists Wanted account, which in now my See.Me profile. It was super fast and easy and I really appreciate this new time-saving site.To celebrate the launch of See.Me, the site is offering over $125,000 in grants and prizes, including their second annual Takeover of Times Square.It’s free to participate. Just start by talking about what you’re most passionate about in the *Your Passions* section. If you upgrade to a pro account you are eligible for more prizes.Every day, See.Me will feature members on their new website to thousands of daily visitors.William Etundi Jr. is the Founder of www.See.Me.

He tells More About “See | Me” : What started as a side project between a few Brooklyn artists has grown into a global phenomenon. Our goal is simple: to support creative people (like you!)

We do this by providing an online space for creatives to show and share their work, by awarding over $1.2 million in awards and grants (with much more to come) and early next year we are opening up our grant making platform so anyone can give and accept grants for the creative work you do.

So far 526,177 people have joined. We’d love for you to be part of the community.www.see.me

Artists: One Hundred Dollars Free for Your Ad Campaign

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For Artists! $100.00 free on your new Google AdWords campaign!

Artists, would you like to run ads featuring images of your art during the holiday season? Now until January 31st 2013, Artist Marketing resources is offering the first $100. 00 of your ad campaign free!

These are pay-per-click Google ads with an image of your art in each ad. If you do not wish to use an image, there is a text ad option.

Google requires that you add at least $25. to the ad campaign to receive the $100. credit amount. That means, if you spend $25.00 on ads you get an additional $100 free.

The fee for Artist Marketing Resources services varies depending on your images, written headlines, and your researched keywords list.

For more information, email: Marie Kazalia at MarieKazalia@gmail.com

The Imprower You Project is Looking For Artists and Authors to Showcase

CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND AUTHORS!

I invite you to check out the The Impower You project which is looking for artists and authors to showcase. This is a world-wide community project that includes access to information, educational curriculum, blueprints to improving our lives and our communities, and a showcases of independent artists and writers. In the start-up stages, you can get a photo of your art or your book cover linked to your website for just $3 . This will stay on the site for 12 months and pay for more resources and marketing to grow the community. http://www.indiegogo.com/EIE?a=383121

So please pass this along to all the authors and artists you know. Let’s get this campaign funded!

Do You Have Nude Themes in Your Art?

Good Morning Marie,

We are MoonBulk.com, and we saw your erotic art album on Pinterest.

We are a gallery which broadcasts moons artworks of artists. We use ‘moon’
to mean bottom of people. Great contemporary artists already shared some
Moons on Moonbulk. In exchange we provide a link to their website.

if you like our concept , it would be very nice that you pin in you board
some elements of MoonBulk.com

regards.

Thierry

Add your Moon Artworks at MoonBulk.com, and benefit from MoonBulk
marketing to attract visitors on your site

http://www.MoonBulk.com