In this episode, we’re talking with Eloise Robbertze, a photographer from Mauritius, a small island off the coast of Africa. We talk about how, due to the pandemic, her business went from offering her works to tourists and visitors, to having to take a turn into the online world and how to do so.
The goal of this podcast is for you to leave with a bunch of strategies you can apply to grow your own art career. In the first episode, the first of all of them, I decided to try something a little bit different, by Interviewing myself, to help give a little bit of context about my career and my work in the art world.
Selling art online seems to be every artist’s goal, especially in a post corona world. Since issues such as social distancing and limited travel possibilities have been put into place, the ‘traditional’ ways of selling art have become near-impossible. But that’s when it pays out to be an artist, we are traditionally known for embracing …
What’s up my quarantined people! I hope you all are doing fine and keeping yourselves busy. As well as healthy and safe in these times of social isolation. As you might imagine, the art world is being strongly affected by the Corona crisis, it’s an eco-system that relies heavily on real-life interaction and person-to-person networking. …
So, you are quarantined-up (or voluntarily practicing social distancing, which is good) and ready to take on your first day as a stay-at-home artist! Here I am, coffee in hand, kinda awake, ready to start my workday… But… Something feels off, I don’t really find myself in the right mindset to get any work done… …
We all know corona situation, and I’m not here to talk about THAT, I’m not a scientist, and you should only get your information on that from scientific sources. I’m an artist that’s been recommended to spend the next couple of weeks at home, the issue is, how will this affect my art career?
I must admit, that dealing with a global pandemic was not in my plans for this year. My calendar was filled with scheduled exhibitions, gallery openings, art fairs, and other ‘artsy’ events. These are opportunities I would use to connect with collectors and other art lovers and introduce them to the artworks I currently have …
The art world is an Eco-system that relies heavily in face-to-face interactions. Art exhibitions, fair, studio visits are all off the table. With this in mind it’s crucial for artists to start transitioning a greater part of their activity online. If you are not selling your art online, or don’t have your website up to …
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This year it’s all about selling art online for me! Even with a couple of exhibitions coming up, my main focus will be on online sales. It allows me to reach directly to the audience, cut the middle-man and grow my own client base. These websites come with their own audience, in some cases a …