Ebook: The Business of Being an Artist

"The fifth edition of this updated and expanded classic provides visual artists with an in-depth guide to developing and building a career as a professional artist. Veteran art writer Daniel Grant weaves the words and experiences of dozens of practicing artists throughout this informative volume to describe their real-life challenges and the solutions they found to overcome them. Grant covers everything from art gallery etiquette to the legal rights of artists."--provided from Amazon.com.;Exhibiting and selling art -- Talking to collectors -- Expanding the area of sales and income -- Developing relationships with art dealers -- Artists and the law -- Copyright -- From school to the working world -- The materials that artists use -- Getting ready to handle the pressures -- The search for money.