BUSINESS OF FINE ART with SHAWN BARBER Saturday Oct 24th 11:00 AM PDT

[ConceptArt.Org]

> Shawn Barber is a highly successful Fine Artist with recent shows at the Shooting Gallery (San Francisco), Yves Laroche Gallery (Montreal), and upcoming show at the Joshua Liner Gallery (New York NY). He has been an esteemed faculty member of the Academy of Art and Ringling School of Art and Design as well as teaching drawing, painting, illustration, and the business of art all over the world at various schools during the last 8 years of his art career. Shawn's work has graced the pages of many magazines such as Rolling Stone, Maxim, GQ, Sports Illustrated. His paintings are held in private collections in the US, Europe, Canada, Asia, and Australia. Shawn is a phenomenal teacher and a talented hard working artist who is carving his own space in the world. His work is also seen in the hit television series L.A. Ink and he has spent the past four years creating a wide body of work as a historical and visual documentation of the vibrant tattoo artist/art scene.

Shawn is here to help artists better understand how to make their way in the world of Fine Art and can answer both technical and creative questions with ease. We are lucky to have him join us as he is our first choice to share information with you regarding the world of fine art. We have known Shawn a long time and have watched him work, attended his openings and art shows, and seen with our own eyes what he can do when practices his theories and puts his ideas to work in finding his success. Here are some of the topics that Shawn will be covering during his class:

GETTING STARTED

- Creating Content / Personal Voice / Defining your vision

- how do you want to represent yourself as an artist?

- what do you have to say with your art? what makes your work unique?

- your art in relationship to art history and contemporary art


DEALING WITH THE PROCESS

- Finding the right representation / galleries / venues

- what galleries and why?

- understanding the process / relationship

- similarity of styles/ niche/ like minded folk

do you like the work of artists that they represent?


BRANDING / MARKETING / PROMOTION

- physical portfolio

- online presence

- community participation (physical interaction and virtual interaction)

- shipping and advertising

- creating a brand

- spending money to make money


NETWORKING / TRAVELING

- connecting to the artist community to compare notes

- on technique

- advice for dealing with specific galleries

- visiting galleries and artists around the world

- physical interaction vs. virtual interaction (and the power of physical interaction)



PRICING YOUR FINE ART

- creating a collector base

- starting out

- slowly raising the bar

- psychology of pricing / creating a market (understanding it but not being a slave to it)


THE BUSINESS SIDE

- creating a resume / c.v.

- creating an artist statement

- contracts

- registering copyright

- taxes


THE BOTTOM LINE

- what's important to you

- it's about the art

- critical analysis / personal and peer based


RESOURCES

- online sites

- print publications

- art fairs

- education

- competitions


What: Business Of Fine Art
Who: Shawn Barber
When: Sat Oct 24th at 11am PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (San Francisco California USA time)
Where: ConceptArt.Org streaming classes Direct store link HERE:
http://store.conceptartstore.com/buoffiart.html
How much?: 95 USD

[Jasonwclark]

Nice! I'll start saving up some scratch for this

[redisauruss]

WHOOOOOOWWWW !!!!

[valerimarinov]

oooooooo my godddddddddddddddddddddd

[Taven]

Your countdown timer says there's some 4,000 days until this.

Otherwise, this looks incredibly interesting and useful.

--Taven

[Android]

Yes, i'm hurting for a bid dose of Sean Barber on my Saturday morning. this one is going to be great.

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Good stuff barber, really enjoying those oils man!

-E

[alesoun]

Maybe I can make this a belated birthday treat to myself.

[Steffler]

I think I have the same watch the man holding the infant is wearing.. Looking forward to this one.

[David Kassan]

I'll be there, can't wait!!

[Urban-Muse]

Highly looking excited about this.

The Massive Black Foundation Painting with Shawn Barber has been an invaluable resource to me, and I am greatly looking forward to this class.

[Intervain]

excellent

[Hillary Newcomb]

This class seems like it would be amazing. I'm new to this site and I am so sad that I am going to miss out on it...

[Sterling Hundley]

Shawn,

Good luck. The work looks great!

s.

[liyanghe]

WOW ` very very nice~

[HAMMAD]

osm work . i like it .

[Christoffer]

Whenever awesome stuff like this is going on it makes me wish I could just teleport myself to that location. No expensive plane tickets or entrance fees. It sucks to live over-seas sometimes.

[Stahlrollin]

wonderfull paintings

[petitemistress]

Bought and waiting for code! I could NOT pass this up! so EXCITED!

[Jeremy Worst]

omg i wanna goto this class.. bad...

[Seer]

Originally Posted by Christoffer

Whenever awesome stuff like this is going on it makes me wish I could just teleport myself to that location. No expensive plane tickets or entrance fees. It sucks to live over-seas sometimes.

It's a streaming class.

[quickreaver]

I'm a slobbering fangirl. I scrounged under the couch cushions for pennies; SO gonna be there!

[Liffey]

Originally Posted by Christoffer

Whenever awesome stuff like this is going on it makes me wish I could just teleport myself to that location. No expensive plane tickets or entrance fees. It sucks to live over-seas sometimes.

It's an online steaming class, so it doesn't matter where you live.

[gelfling]

So amazing. i would love to attend this

[magicgoo]

Wewt. Just signed up. Can't wait!

[Puck]

I'm in.

Shawn's Foundation Painting DVD got me back into oils - Looking forward to seeing this one.

[quickreaver]

We're having company, and I'm afraid I'll miss the last bit of the session. I've never done this before; will I be able to watch what I've missed at a later date?

[bharat]

just....Wow.....!!! awasome....!!!

[sdbarber]

here's the overview...
thanks to everyone again for signing up and participating!!!
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SHAWN BARBER
WWW.SDBARBER.COM
sdbarber@gmail.com
BUSINESS OF FINE ART

AUGUST 24TH, 2009

SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

GETTING STARTED
- Creating Content / Personal Voice / Defining your vision
- how do you want to represent yourself as an artist?
- you control what we see
- what do you have to say with your art?
- is it a focus on specific content?
- content can be abstract
- a sincere, dedicated interest in craft
-becoming a master of your medium
-practicing the craft knowing that perfection does not exist
- your art in relationship to art history and contemporary art
- should you care?
- why does it matter?
SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

DEALING WITH THE PROCESS
*Establish yourself locally/regionally- give yourself a deadline to create a body of work
- Finding the right representation / galleries / venues
GROUP SHOWS are a great way to start to understand the process- and create interest in your work
- what galleries and why? and why would they choose your art?
- understanding the process / relationship
- the 50/50 split
- galleries' responsibilties
- artists responsibilities
- contracts, shipping, etc.
- similarity of styles/ niche/ like minded folk
do you like the work of artists that they represent?
- intern / volunteer working with artists and galleries whose art you like and respect
part of your relationship in the artists community is getting to know the community and getting the community to know you
SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

BRANDING / MARKETING / PROMOTION
- physical portfolio
- online presence
- community participation (physical interaction and virtual interaction)
- shipping and advertising
- creating a brand (group shows, charity work/shows- donating your art)
- spending money to make money
SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

NETWORKING / TRAVELING
- connecting to the artist community to compare notes
- on technique
- advice for dealing with specific galleries
- visiting galleries, museums, open studios and artists around the world
- physical interaction vs. virtual interaction (and the power of physical interaction)
- spending money to make money
SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

PRICING YOUR FINE ART
- starting out
- creating a collector base
(creating 'affordable art')
- slowly raising the bar
- psychology of pricing / creating a market (understanding it but not being a slave to it)

THE BUSINESS SIDE
- creating a resume / c.v.
* look at other successful artist's as examples
- creating an artist statement
*keep it simple
- contracts
* typically, galleries keep work for 6 months after a solo show, 30 days after a group show
- registering copyright
http://www.copyright.gov/
- taxes (saving 30% and keeping legitimate and organized receipts)

THE BOTTOM LINE
- what's important to you
- it's about the art
- critical analysis / personal and peer based
SPENDING $ TO MAKE $
DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, OBSESSION and DETERMINATION
COMMITTED TO MAKING ART FOR LIFE
APPRECIATE THE SMALL SUCCESS' (but don't let them get to your head)
NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT- IT'S A PROCESS THAT TAKES DECADES

RESOURCES
- online sites
http://www.artbusiness.com/
- print publications
* Art in America, Art Forum, Art Calendar, Juxtapoz, Art News, Modern Painters, American Art Review, The Artists Magazine, High Fructose, Etc
LIST OF ART PUBLICATIONS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_art_magazines
- art fairs
*miami art basel, regional fairs
- education
* conceptart.org workshops, university/artschool
http://www.copyright.gov/
- competitions
* Art Calendar

[petitemistress]

thank you for the talk, Shawn! it was just wonderful and very very useful! it puts the real focus of making art back in perspective, I had almost forgotten. thank you! will definitely watch it again and again as long as it is available!