10 BRILLIANT WAYS TO ADVERTISE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST 

Most of the artists do their artworks out of their desire. And some artists want to earn money out of that. So if you are an artist, and if you want to earn money out of your artworks or get recognition for your works, then first you need to promote yourself as an artist. Marketing your art is an important part of being an artist, so here are few tips on how to promote yourself as an artist.

If you are a working artist then your duty is not just to create artworks, you need to promote your art as well. Advertising your art should not feel odd or bored, it should be something creative. You don’t need to do everything at once, Everything you need to do in a step by step procedure but first, you have to focus on the special aims that you have in your mind.

Enter any art competitions

Whenever you are making any artworks, you need to compete for your works with other artists. You may or may not win, but you will get to know what and how the competition is. Always enter the heavy competition because, if you win in that, you will get a good name and fame. 

If you lose also, there is no problem because everyone will get to know about you and your artworks, and you will be getting to know about the other artists and the whole world as well. So, this is one of the best ways of advertising yourself as an artist. 

Organize your art shows

Organizing your art shows is a great way to advertise yourself as an artist. You need to create your art shows. And before conducting art shows you need to make promotions for that also, i.e. you need to mention what are your artworks and what is the objective of your art shows, and time and date should also be mentioned properly and creatively so that by seeing that everyone will get attracted. And you should not wait for the opportunity, you need to create an opportunity for yourself. 

Join artist organizations 

There are many artist organizations where a group of artists will come together and discuss their thoughts, ideas, etc. So, those organizations can often provide workshops on artist promotion and advocacy, resources, and more. So you can join in those organizations and can share your ideas and thoughts so that they will give any suggestions or feedback.

Also, you can share your artworks with your family, friends, community, etc. It is always better to keep an expert to guide you. Because as a fresher you may be facing a lot of problems. Experts will help you in solving those problems.

Maintain business pages on Facebook and Instagram

Nowadays, the whole world is running through technology. Social media has become a powerful tool for both reaching new followers and staying in touch with established people. Setting up business accounts/pages on Facebook, Instagram is a great way to advertise and maintain interest in your works. And you need to always work out with new projects.

Maintain your own website

Always encourage personal websites just because you completely own that content, and you can manage that content. Otherwise, if people google you and old artists, you can’t control that. The website should consist of the content about your art and artworks, and your art shows and art exhibitions in a creative way. 

Attend art exhibitions

Here you can meet lots of art followers, professional artists, and industrial people like agent makers. Those contacts are the most important. They keep you on the way to new opportunities. And also, if you conduct art exhibitions a lot of people will visit your exhibition, and in front of them only you can show your talent, and most of the people believe in what they see with their eyes rather than hearing what someone says. This is also one of the best ways to promote yourself, as an artist.

Stay current

As an artist, make an artwork that you are willing to do, since not many people can make a living creating art, stay updated on the best ways to use social media and video streaming. Nowadays, the whole world is running through technology, and if you still use traditional methods, then most of them may not accept your works. So always change yourself( style) with the technology change. But you should never forget your basics. You should learn new things, but that doesn’t mean that you need to forget the old/traditional method of artwork. You should be perfect in the traditional method of artworks and as well as the modern method.

Show your personality

First, you need to concentrate on developing your brand name, then you can promote it, share your personality i.e. a little bit about your experience, and what you are creating in your art. You need to trust yourself and don’t lose confidence. While you are promoting your artworks, you should be polite and don’t panic. If you panic, then the other person will not believe in your artworks. And always be professional.

An artist should always be open-minded. He should always think creatively and should explore new ideas. Before making promotional activities, he needs to study the environment, market conditions, customer response, other artist’s artworks, and some other important aspects relating to promotional activities.

Add an Online Store

You have a great online store that showcases your art, make it easy for visitors to purchase one of your pieces? You’ve already drawn them in and got them interested in your art, so setting up an online store ensures that you won’t miss out on your potential sales. Once your artworks are on the walls of collectors and clients, they can grasp interest in other buyers, finally doing your art marketing for you.

Follow the trial and error method

If you want to know about the audience, you need to follow the trial and error method. Make some samples of your artworks and include that in your promotional activities. By seeing that the followers may get attracted. It is an indirect way of promoting yourself as an artist.

Conclusion

Don’t make the common self-promotion techniques just follow the above tips to get successful in your activities. 

Don’t be late to get started now, the world is too fast. So try to hold it with your art skills.