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Manage a Successful Art Career – Dan Anthony

“As an artist, you need to be as prolific as you can because you will need a body of work to solidify your situation.”

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How Not to Drive Off a Cliff

Our world moves so quickly these days, and we’re all pedaling faster and faster just to keep up. That’s certainly true at CHF, where the pace of change continues to …

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Art Collections Management: Caring for Your Collection – Maura Kehoe Collins

“Documentation is a very important part of the object and the care of collections.”

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Student Curated Art Collections: A New Way to Experience Art – James Kitchen

“Young people need to have that experience and the effects can be dramatic over a lifetime. Experiencing an artwork in person is so much different than seeing it on a phone.”

Macondo by Gonzalo Fuenmayor

Making the Sale: The Magic of Art

There are many clear actions that artists can (and should) take to lay the foundation for selling their work—from networking at art events and communicating regularly with potential buyers, to …

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Building Confidence, Building Businesses – Q&A with Elizabeth Hulings

CHF’s 2017 Business Accelerator has kicked into high gear, and as we get to know our new class of Fellows better, we are learning more about their experiences in the …

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Recognizing the Legacies of Overlooked Artists – Peter Trippi

“I think living artists should be very optimistic that there’s still a healthy appetite for art… It’s just occurring in different ways.”

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Between Creativity and Commerce: Art Thinking – Amy Whitaker

“Many of the things that people approach in business – when they’re talking about a business plan or return on investment – they’re really talking about similar things to what happens in art.”

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Artist Q & A: Which digital-marketing approaches and outlets have been most effective for you?

When it comes to digital marketing, the “how” and “what” are changing by the day, but the “why” remains constant: you want to attract an audience, engage with them, and drive them to …

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Santa Fe Art Business Summit

Attend this two-day Business Summit hosted by Bridges to Santa Fe and the Art Business Institute for only $295. If you are an artist or an arts educator, you won’t …

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A Charge to Keep I Have by Karen Fitzgerald

What IS Visual Art?

This question has been on my mind a lot these days, and it is getting tougher and tougher to answer. Most would agree that painting, sculpture, and drawing are forms …

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BLAGNAC, FRANCE - JULY 20:  Sandy Casar of France riding for FDJ-Big Mat makes an attack as he passes through a field of sunflowers during stage eighteen of the 2012 Tour de France from Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde on July 20, 2012 in Blagnac, France.  (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

CHF Receives $1 Million Gift and Issues Matching Challenge

At the very end of 2016, CHF received a $1 million donation from the William and Sue Gross Family Foundation to support the work of the Pensinger Photography Fund, the newest wing of …

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$1 Million Gift from the Gross Family Foundation

In Memory of Influential Photojournalist Doug Pensinger to Provide Career and Business Development Assistance for Photographers (January)

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Building an Educational Program Around the Way Adults Learn — Daniel DiGriz

In addition to providing digital strategy to businesses and nonprofits, CHF Educational Director Daniel DiGriz has nearly 30 years of global instructional experience and holds an M. Ed. in instructional …

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Accelerating the Business of Art

Congratulations to “Famous New Media Artist” Jeremy Bailey and his team on establishing the Lean Artist business accelerator. Lean Artist funds early-stage startups by investing 3,000 Euros in 10 artists. …

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CHF Names 20 Artist Fellows for 2017 Business Accelerator Program

Designated Artists To Receive Free Tuition for The Foundation’s Intensive Educational Program, Which Features Tailored Business Training and Expertise

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