A note on navigating ATA’s blog: The list of Topics in the right hand margin of each page (for computers) and below (for phones and tablets), is a menu that gives you direct access to all the posts. The posts are organized in sections, e.g. Mastering the Art of Self Promotion and the 2018 Blog Tour.

Thoughts On Validation
“Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgement of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by our enemies than from hearing the opinions of friends.” (Leonardo da Vinci)
As artists we …

More On Labeling For Shipping
Your work has been accepted in an exhibit. Now it’s time to prepare and pack it up for shipping. What is the best way to do this? What do you need to do? Priscilla Alden and I recently co-curated a …
It Pays To Be Present
On the third Friday of the month, from June through September, the town of Bath, Maine hosts an Art Walk. The town of Bath is a tourist destination, as is the whole state of Maine. The Bath Art Walk is …

Make Video Marketing Work For You
This is the final post on using videos to promote tapestry. I have written about where to post your video along with a bit about titles and tags. I hope this is useful.
Where to publish your video
There is …

Why Use Video to Promote Your Art
We all know the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words,” now imagine the value of a video? Videos are very popular. People like the visual appeal of photos but they like videos even more. In fact, YouTube is …