Miami Art Happenings

If you are an artist and you often sell your art online, it's a good idea to get out there and meet other artists and network. Miami is city that fortunately has had a resurgence in art and culture in the past ten years. As a result, there are plenty of events for artists and art lovers to attend.

Wednesday, August 31

Brent Miller, Carlos Scott, Dianne Romero Buitrago, Kazilla, Mulet "River of Art Showcase & Happy Hour" at Maitardi
Design District: 163 NE 39th Street, FL 33137, No Cover, Free., 8-11pm,

Jay Hines, founder of Augurari Record Label "Summer Amplified" Wednesday Nights in August at MOCA
North Miami: 770 NE 125th Street, FL 33161, free for members, $5 General Admission, 7-9pm,

Thursday, September 1

Debo Eilers, George Woodman, Joshua Abelow, Martin Oppel, Nicolas Lobo, Sarah Conaway, Talia Chetrit "Behind The Curtain, A Lock of Hair Falling" with a reading by Mathew Abess (7pm) at Gallery Diet (Gallery Diet)
Wynwood Art District: 174 NW 23 Street, FL 33127, Free, 7-10pm,

Performance: Cheryl Pope "Matter of Fact" Performance at Dorsch Gallery
Wynwood Art District: 151 NW 24th Street, ***Performance held at: 155 NE 38th ST, FL 33127, 8pm,

Workshop: "Drink & Draw Classes" at Gallery 101
Fort Lauderdale: 3354 NE 33rd Street, FL 33308, $15.00/class, 8-11pm,

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Friday, September 2

Cheryl Pope "Solo Exhibition" at Dorsch Gallery
Wynwood Art District: 151 NW 24th Street, FL 33127, 6-9pm,

Audrey Husen Russell "Gold Slaw" at Dorsch Gallery
Wynwood Art District: 151 NW 24th Street, FL 33127, 6-9pm,

Raymond Sa "A Mile of String" Solo Exhibition at Dorsch Gallery
Wynwood Art District: 151 NW 24th Street, FL 33127, 6-9pm,

DJ Giorgio Ardito "Beats After Sunset: (First Friday of Every Month)" Vanishing Points Exhibition on view at Bass Museum of Art
Miami Beach: 2100 Collins Avenue, FL 33139, 8-10pm,

"Free Fridays at the Wolfsonian" Guided tour at 6pm. Innovative programming at 7pm. at Wolfsonian
Miami Beach: 1001 Washington Avenue, FL 33139, Free!, 6-9pm,

Closing reception: "Ten Erotic Works by Servando Cabrera Moreno" at Cernuda Arte
Coral Gables: 3155 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, FL 33134, 7-10pm,

Visit Online Art Cafe

Saturday, September 3

Art Fair: "Coconut Grove Art Walk" First Saturday's of the Month at Mayfair Promenade (Mayfair Promenade)
Coconut Grove: 2911 Grand Avenue Coconut Grove, FL, *Mayfair Promenade, FL 33133, Free!, 7-11pm,

Workshop: "Creative Arts for Children: Painting like Glenn Brown" at MOCA
North Miami: 770 NE 125th Street, FL 33161, Members $12, Non-members $18 / Four-class series: Members $40, Non-Member $60, RSVP required, 2-4pm,

"Come Create with Me" Gallery 101 Two Year Anniversary at Gallery 101
Fort Lauderdale: 3354 NE 33rd Street, FL 33308, There will be a $5.00 donation at door to benefit "New Light Theatre"(501 c3) Non-Profit Organization., 7-10pm,

"Gallery Walk" 1st Saturday of each month! at North Beach Art Walk
Fort Lauderdale: 3354 NE 33rd Street, 32nd St & A1A, FL 33308, 7-11pm,

"Gallery Saturday Presents: Arsenal 88 & NEW Artwork" at Green Room Gallery
Fort Lauderdale: 109 SW 2nd Avenue, No Cover, 10pm-4am,

Closing reception: Craig Denis, Josafat Miranda, Pk Bani, Russ Ronat, Sean Matheson, Yudelka Tavera "Element" at 1310 Gallery [Sailboat Bend] (Sailboat Bend Gallery)
Fort Lauderdale: 1310 SW 2nd Court, FL 33312, 7-11pm,

Tuesday, September 6

Workshop: "Mocazine, Journalism for Teens" (Weekly) at MOCA
North Miami: 770 NE 125th Street, FL 33161, Free. Application required, 4-6pm

With so much art and culture to see in the Miami area, this list should fill your calendar for the upcoming weeks. See you around town!

Selling Your Creative Pieces: Get Creative!



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 If you are an artist, then you are obviously a creative person. However, for artists who want to sell art, the marketing end of the business often eludes them. If you can get creative with your artwork, then you can get creative with your marketing and sales tactics as well. Remember, your artwork needs to be sold in order to support you and your art supplies.

The first way that you need to get creative is in your work. Are you creating something truly unique? Is your work as individual as you are? Does your artwork stand out? Do you have a unique creative process that your buyers would like to know about? As an artist, it's important to create something genuinely unique and one of a kind. Put a lot of time and thought into your next set of art pieces and sell your artwork as unique, one of a kind pieces.

Next, get creative in how you market yourself. The art world has as much to do with the personality/persona of the artist as it does with the actual piece of artwork. You will need to attend gallery events, art fairs, craft fairs, etc. And you will need to talk to your customers about the artwork. Tell your customers about your creative process and your motivation for creating the piece. Customers are interested, or otherwise they wouldn't be there, so go ahead and talk to them about your artwork.

The web has a variety of tools for marketing your artwork. You can start your own artist blog where you feature photos and descriptions of your work. You can also sell your work in an online art gallery; display it on Flickr, Etsy, and Facebook. Getting creative with your marketing will help you to make a living by selling your artwork.

Artists: How Can You Make Money with Your Art?



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 Most artists that I know tend to produce a lot of artwork - beautiful pieces. But when it comes to marketing, selling, and actually making a living, they really don't know where to start. Here are a few tips on making money from your artwork. First of all, you have to work hard. Just like any other job, you have to put in full time hours and really plan to work. You must finish what you start before moving on to the next idea. Create, create, create! That's what you're good at.

Okay, now that you are viewing your artwork as your job, do you have enough quality pieces to sell at an art or craft fair? If you do, great! Now get out there and start attending some arts and crafts fairs. If you cannot afford to rent a booth by yourself, then split one two or three ways with other artists. At the same time, check online. There are several good online art galleries and online art auctions that want to work with you to help you sell your art, crafts, and jewelry.

Investigate your local artist groups. Many times if you are a member of your local arts league, you get discount or free artist booths at their events. Plus you can make a lot of great contacts and get first hand information on upcoming events and art shows. Being involved with a community of other artists is both rewarding and inspiring. So get out there and meet other artists!

The next important point is offering affordable artwork to your audience. If you have created beautiful, high priced paintings, then you're probably going to have to consider creating affordable matted prints, greeting cards, and other print materials in order to fund your business. These are items that you can print for yourself from home or you can find an affordable printer either locally or online to do the printing for you. If your artwork lends itself to the media, then consider also T-shirts, stickers, magnets, and calendars. Again, these can be ordered online quite affordably and will also lend themselves to online as well as event sales.