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What is the commercial climate for fine and applied arts? How important are galleries, corporate collectors and art fairs?
Artists seeking to make a living from their work have to think carefully about how best to develop sales opportunities for their work.
Profiles: artists
Ben Coode-Adams
Brigid Howarth takes an in-depth look at the career path of sculptor and new-media artist Ben Coode-Adams, who makes his living from public and private commissions. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Lina Peterson
Polly Harknett on the practice of emerging jeweller Lina Peterson, including creative/work balance and exploration of markets for her work. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk June 2008
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Features
Big business?
Brigid Howarth investigates the multifaceted business of buying and selling in the corporate art market. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine January 2003
Buyers' market
Brigid Howarth discovers what makes art buyers tick. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2003
Collecting craft
Kate Day, curator of contemporary craft at Manchester Art Gallery, talks to Amanda Fielding about her work. First in a new six-part series 'Crossing over' focusing on arts professionals and how they work with artists. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine August 2003
Internationalism in UK design
Lucy Wilson looks at the opportunities and aspirations for taking craft and design practice international, in the first of two articles inspired by the Jetset conference. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine September 2004
Minding the store
Stéphanie Delcroix presents The Multiple Store from behind the scenes. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine July 2003
Netting sales
Tim Birch samples some of the websites selling art online. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine September 2002
On the Wall
Rod McIntosh gives a rundown on this new art fair and talks to the winners of the Signpost competition star prize. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine October 2004
Showing in the USA
Glass artist Jonathan Andersson discusses the benefits of breaking into the American art and craft fair circuit. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine January 2003
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