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Art collecting guides, artist spotlights, market insights, and the stories behind the work. Written by the people who live inside the gallery every day.
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How to Give Original Art as a Gift
Giving art is a little scary. Taste is personal, nobody is quite sure what is on their wall, and nobody wants a gift that ends up in a closet. Here...
How to Give Original Art as a Gift
Giving art is a little scary. Taste is personal, nobody is quite sure what is on their wall, and nobody wants a gift that ends up in a closet. Here...
How to Tell If a Painting Is Well Made: 6 Check...
A painting can be beautiful and still be badly made. It can also be made extremely well and leave you cold. Those are two different questions, and collectors who keep...
How to Tell If a Painting Is Well Made: 6 Check...
A painting can be beautiful and still be badly made. It can also be made extremely well and leave you cold. Those are two different questions, and collectors who keep...
How to Choose a Tampa Art Gallery (and What a P...
Search “Tampa art galleries” or “art exhibit near me” and you will find plenty of names and addresses. What is harder to find is what it is actually like to...
How to Choose a Tampa Art Gallery (and What a P...
Search “Tampa art galleries” or “art exhibit near me” and you will find plenty of names and addresses. What is harder to find is what it is actually like to...
What Gen Z Collectors Are Actually Doing (and W...
A headline went around this month: Gen Z collectors are the art market’s biggest spenders. It’s true. It also leaves out a few things worth knowing before you decide what...
What Gen Z Collectors Are Actually Doing (and W...
A headline went around this month: Gen Z collectors are the art market’s biggest spenders. It’s true. It also leaves out a few things worth knowing before you decide what...
What Does Good Taste in Art Actually Mean?
Who decides what good taste is? Spend enough time around art and eventually you start hearing the same words. Important. Significant. Museum-worthy. Collectible. Good. But those words do not all...
What Does Good Taste in Art Actually Mean?
Who decides what good taste is? Spend enough time around art and eventually you start hearing the same words. Important. Significant. Museum-worthy. Collectible. Good. But those words do not all...
How to Read an Artist’s CV Before You Buy
In our post on how original art pricing works, we said an artist's career stage is the single biggest factor in price. That raises a fair question: how would you...
How to Read an Artist’s CV Before You Buy
In our post on how original art pricing works, we said an artist's career stage is the single biggest factor in price. That raises a fair question: how would you...