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Renee Phillips: "You have only one chance to make a good first impression, and that adage certainly applies to e-mail correspondence. It is essential that we all understand and apply proper e-mail etiquette and avoid the pitfalls that may lead to immediate rejection." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: How does your email etiquette measure up?

Tags: email | professionalism | career | etiquette | All Quotes by Renee Phillips

Renee Phillips: "[Your website] may be the first place a prospective buyer, gallery owner or art writer lands to learn about you and your art work. It should greet them with the charm, finesse and polish of a perfect hostess and expert tour guide." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Is your website polished and professional? Or is it chaotic and filled with grammatical errors and links to nowhere?

Tags: | websites | marketing | professionalism | All Quotes by Renee Phillips

Drew Kimble: "A professional artist knows that it's important to honor their creative productivity time and save routine time-sucking tasks like answering e-mail and updating their Twitter and Facebook accounts to a later time." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some thoughts on the habits and attitudes of a professional artist.

Aletta de Wal: "Your professional portfolio is a visual snap shot of your art and career. A great portfolio builds confidence. It helps viewers decide to buy your work, represent you or talk about you to friends and art professionals" Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some tips on creating a great portfolio.

Harriete Estel Berman: "Thoughtful preparation for packing and shipping your work helps ensure that your work will arrive without damage, makes you look like a professional artist, establishes that your work will be handled and installed carefully." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some tips on how to package your art properly.

Tags: shipping | professionalism | | All Quotes by Harriete Estel Berman

Stapleton Kearns: "I was told as a student long ago that "A painter who calls himself an artist, is like a priest who calls himself a saint" and I always liked the idea." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Stape shares his thoughts on being an artist and being kind to other artists.

Alyson Stanfield: "Why sit back and wait to hear from a gallery, curator, arts writer, art center or museum when you can connect through Web 2.0?" Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some tips on how to start interacting with arts organizations on social media.

Moshe Mikanovsky: "If an artist wants to break into the art show circuit, do not cut corners. It shows and takes away the importance of the overall art work and professionalism." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some great tips on being professional at outdoor art shows.

Tags: | marketing | professionalism | | All Quotes by Moshe Mikanovsky

Maria Brophy: "Make the painting so awesome and the process so smooth for the client that they are compelled to tell everyone they know." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: These tips apply to everything you do in your business, not just painting murals.

Alyson Stanfield: "You have to start caring for your art like it belongs in a museum. Now. If you don't, no one else will." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Do you take proper care of your art?

Ariane Goodwin: "What finally convinced me to jump onto the Social Media train was the idea that here was a place to hang out with kindred spirits at an Internet-style coffee house." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Social media has really changed the parameters of what "professional" means.

Alison Antelman: "If it comes down to the wire with two award-winning artists who create similar work, the one with misspelled words gives the excuse the jury needs to make an otherwise difficult choice. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some thoughts on how to improve your chances of getting into juried shows.

Luann Udell: "Being prepared to be asked will help you answer in a professional manner. It will keep you from getting caught off-guard and responding poorly or too quickly. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Luann shares her very effective method for dealing with requests from charities.

Tags: charities | donations | professionalism | | All Quotes by Luann Udell

Robin Sagara: "Everything you do in your art business starts with great images. Everything. Professional, quality images and scans. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Are the images of your art of a professional quality?

Alyson Stanfield: "Your images, artist statement and application are the only things the jury has to evaluate your work. Make these the best they can possibly be, even if it means having professional photographs taken of your work, studying and mastering online/CD submission requirements, writing and rewriting your artist statement, and having someone else proofread your final application. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some really useful, practical tips for applying to art shows.

Maria Brophy: "Handling your business wisely is a decision you make, not a gene that you're born with!" Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: A smart, brilliant article on how to make sure you get paid, every time.

Natasha Isenhour: "A sloppy presentation can pull the focus right off a beautifully executed work of art. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Do you present your artwork professionally?

Robin Sagara: "Whether you're designing and printing your postcards, building your art career, or living your life, you get out of it what you put into it." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: If you put in professional quality, you'll get professional results.

Tags: professionalism | quality | | marketing | All Quotes by Robin Sagara

Carolyn Edlund: "It doesn't matter if an artist's work is portraits of Zombies or paintings of fields of flowers, if it's not presented professionally and in a way which draws the viewer into it, then very few people will notice it." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Presentation advice from a professional framer.

Tags: presentation | marketing | professionalism | All Quotes by Carolyn Edlund

Jacqueline Webster: "Workshop presentation isn't rocket science. As long as you act professionally and take a little time to prepare you can easily add workshops and lectures to your art career repertoire." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some great tips on giving a professional presentation

Tags: professionalism | | opportunities | All Quotes by Jacqueline Webster

Miranda Aschenbrenner: "If you want gallerists, curators, and potential clients to take you seriously, you need to take yourself seriously. Part of that is presenting your art and yourself in a professional way." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some tips on presenting yourself professionally.

Tags: | marketing | professionalism | presentation | All Quotes by Miranda Aschenbrenner

Bill Weaver: "...being a pro is really about Mastery. Not a fixed mastery, but a continually growing and improving mastery of every thing related to her life from work, home, family and community. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some more interesting thoughts on how to develop a professional attitude towards your art.

Bill Weaver: "The real secret the professional holds is the knowledge that a personal best is just a point on a long continuum of growth and insight and not a destination." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: More insightful thoughts on the qualities necessary in a professional artist.

Hugh Macleod: "Wake up early in the morning, head straight to the studio and crank stuff out relentlessly, every frickin' day, until supper time." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Tips for being a professional cartoonist, but also applies to artists.

Tags: professionalism | | discipline | All Quotes by Hugh Macleod

Bill Weaver: "The pro is not attached to everyone liking her work because she knows only those with the correctly tuned hearing will hear and understand her voice." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Do you have these qualities of professionalism?

Tags: professionalism | marketing | | All Quotes by Bill Weaver

Bill Weaver: "The pro knows that the only way to finish a marathon is to focus on the next block instead of the finish line." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Are you a professional?

Tags: professionalism | | attitude | All Quotes by Bill Weaver

Robert Genn: ""Acting professionally breeds professionalism." " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: If you take your art seriously, you're more likely to be successful.

Tags: professionalism | success | All Quotes by Robert Genn

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