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Marketing
http://art-support.com/
A comprehensive base for all aspects of marketing fine art photography.
http://www.artmarketing.com/
Sells mailing lists for galleries and art consultants, as well as publishes books on art
marketing.
http://artdeadline.com/
A subscription service for every art competition, call for submissions, festivals, public
art, fellowships and grants, residencies and jobs. Only $24/year. A print edition is also
available, for more.
http://www.artopportunitiesmonthly.com
A monthly subscription newsletter, delivered by email, covering similar ground to
Artcalls.com. Often there are opportunities that appear on only one or the other, so it is
useful to subscribe to both. $15/year. A print edition is available as well.
http://www.adbase.com/Content_Page.aspx
The premier subscription mailing list company for commercial photographers. Costs for one
year subscription runs between $300 to $1100.
http://www.coachmaria.com
Not a photography site, but a substantive website on all aspects of marketing and
networking for any sole proprietor.
http://artshowphoto.com/
If you’re interested in the art show scene, this site covers all the bases.
http://www.shutterbug.net/photocontests/
Shutterbug Magazine’s comprehensive listing of all photo contests anywhere
http://artist-statement.com/whatisanartstate.html
How to write an artist’s statement.
http://www.modernpostcard.com/
This is where you can get your 500 postcards for $200 for your next show.
Consultants
http://www.mvswanson.com/
Mary Virginia Swanson is THE marketing consultant for fine art photographers. Her
workshops are mandatory.
http://www.mpiscopo.com/index.shtml
Maria Piscopo is one of the best commercial photography consultants out there.
http://www.heartstorming.com/
Ian Summers conducts get-in-touch-with-your-touchy-feelie-side photo workshops for
commercial photographers.
http://www.1portauthority.com/index.html
Selina Oppenheim is another of the nationally known photo consultants who will overhaul
your commercial portfolio.
http://www.carollmichels.com/
An artists’ consultant with a great links page for marketing resources. Many mailings
lists (for corporate art consultants, etc.) for sale.
Support and Grants
http://www.artsresourcenetwork.org/default.asp
The website for artists from the Seattle Office of Art and Cultural Affairs (formerly the
Seattle Arts Commission). Has a section on opportunities.
http://www.artisttrust.org/
A local grants organization for artists.
http://www.seattle.gov/arts/fundingapplications/default.asp
The arts section of the Seattle City Government site, with lists of funding opportunities.
http://www.arts.wa.gov/
The official Washington State site for arts.
http://www.fdncenter.org/
A clearinghouse for information on grants.
http://www.blueearth.org/
Seattle’s own Blue Earth Alliance offers sponsorship as a means of getting support
from other sources for projects. Their mission is to support photo projects documenting
endangered places and peoples.
Review Events
http://www.photolucida.org/images/PortfolioReviewGuide.pdf
A "How-to" guide for presenting work at a photo review event. Like my workshop,
but more thorough.
http://www.photolucida.org/critique.aspx
Photo Lucida of Portland offers what, in my opinion, is now the premier review event in
the country. Registration is closed for the Spring 2007 event, but pay attention to get in
for 2009.
http://www.photolucida.org/critique.aspx
Art Fairs International article about Photolucida by Bill Kouwenhoven. Good overview of
the history of review events, and what the Photolucida experience is like.
http://www.fotofest.org/
The biggest and oldest event in the US in Houston, this biennial event draws more
international reviewers than anyone else. The Meeting Place, the name of their 2 week long
review event, happens again in the spring of 2006, though the deadline for entering the
lottery for getting into it is long past.
http://www.sfcp.org/programs.cfm?p=Review
Review Santa Fe’s deadline is December 15, 2006 for the May 2007 event. This is a
juried event, meaning you have to submit a portfolio to be considered as a reviewee.
http://www.fotofusion.org/index.html
This is a 4 day January event (well past hurricane season) in Palm Beach, Florida.
http://www.rhubarb-rhubarb.net/
This is one of Europe’s biggest review events, held in August in Birmingham, England.
http://www.festivaloflight.org/
A rather clunky interface to a vast array of photography festivals around the world.
http://dougplummer.blogs.com/dispatches/2005/03/preparing_for_p.html
The initial entry to the blog I kept at this year’s Photo Lucida.
Other
http://sfcp.org
The Santa Fe Center for Photography sponsors Santa Fe Reviews, the Projects Competition,
and various other conferences and symposia. The resources section has the best links page
I’ve found for other festivals, grants, events, organizations and publications.
http://www.asmp.org/index.php
ASMP—The crucial membership organization to join if you do any commercial
work.
http://www.asmpseattle.org/ASMP/index.asp
The local ASMP chapter site.
http://www.photoshow.com/
AIPAD is the Association of International Photography Art Dealers. It’s worth a trip
to NY for their annual trade show to understand the gallery scene and see what is selling.
http://www.stephencohengallery.com/
He has links to info on Photo LA and Photo SF, the major West Coast photography art fairs.
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