The three main ways to generate an income are: Ask – apply for funding, ask for sponsorship or support in-kind Earn – sell work or skills, or find a job Borrow – ask for money and pay it back over time.
The three main ways to generate an income are: Ask – apply for funding, ask for sponsorship or support in-kind Earn – sell work or skills, or find a job Borrow – ask for money and pay it back over time.
In order to make an effective request to a company, you should first of all think about why companies give; and more specifically, why they should give to you.
There tend to be unspoken price limitations when it comes to buying work at degree shows or during the early stages of an artist’s career.
Artists and craftspeople use an enormous range of materials to create their work, from traditional paint, print and plaster to neon lighting, computers, the internet or photography.
A range of resources for artists working with photography, film and video are listed here.
As an artist you should consider the stability of the materials you use when creating your work. Whilst all art works over time will require some conservation, is your work likely to have a very short life expectancy, and if so are you prepared to have it conserved or replicated?.
When writing a letter to ask for cash, gifts in kind or other forms of support, consider the following carefully: Think of a project that you want to do that a company might want to support.
How much did your materials cost? Before you do anything else, you should consider your expenses in making the physical work and make sure to factor in covering them.
In 1928 a US Customs Court in New York ruled that Brancusi's sculpture Bird in Space, 1923, was a work of art, not an ‘article of utility', which US Customs had decided it was.
It's not just Arts Council England or other charities and trusts that can provide money to artists and craftspeople - and its not just money that a practitioner needs.