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Art Commission Contract Template: Every Clause
An art commission contract template, clause by clause: what each term covers, the dispute it prevents, and a tool that drafts yours from your details.
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Artist Business & Professional ToolsArt Consignment Agreement: What to Check
What an art consignment agreement should cover, clause by clause: commission, pricing, payment, insurance, returns, and how to track consigned work.
Artist Productivity & Workflow ToolsArt Inventory Software vs a Spreadsheet
The art inventory spreadsheet columns every artist needs, where a spreadsheet starts to break, and what artwork inventory software does that a sheet can't.
Artist Business & Professional ToolsArt Invoice Template: What to Put on One
A field-by-field art invoice template for paintings, prints and commissions, covering deposits, shipping and certificates, plus a faster way to send one.
Art Pricing & Selling TipsArt Pricing Calculator: How to Price Your Artwork
How to price your art: four common formulas run on one real painting, where each one breaks, and an art pricing calculator that explains its number.
Artist Business & Professional ToolsArt Title Ideas: How to Name Your Artwork
Art title ideas that work: seven ways to name a painting, examples for each, the mistakes to avoid, and a fast way to get title options for a piece.
Art Career Growth & DiscoveryArtist Bio Examples for Every Career Stage
Artist bio examples for emerging, mid-career, commission and digital artists, in short and long versions, plus a template and a faster way to write yours.
Art Career Growth & DiscoveryArtist CV Template, With Examples
An artist CV template with examples for each section, what galleries expect, how an art CV differs from a resume, and a faster way to draft yours.
Art Career Growth & DiscoveryArtist Statement Examples and How to Write One
Six short artist statement examples across mediums, a fill-in template, the habits that make statements unreadable, and a faster way to write yours.
Artist Productivity & Workflow ToolsArtwork Archive Alternative: Pricing and Switching
Artwork Archive's plans and piece limits, what to check in any alternative, and how to move your whole inventory across without retyping a row.
Artist Portfolio & Website GuidesBest Website for Artists: 5 Options Compared
Squarespace, Wix, Format, Pixpa and Brushly compared on what matters to artists: product caps, sales fees, and what happens when an original sells.
Art Career Growth & DiscoveryCall for Artists: How to Find and Win Open Calls
What a call for artists is, where open calls are listed, how to judge one before you pay, what to send, and a faster way to prepare every entry.