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How Artists Can Help Charities
16 Ways For Artists To Offer Their Talent to Help Charities By Renée Phillips Artists can help charities in so many ways. When artists use their creativity as an instrument to help those in need they...
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The Importance of The Healing Power of Art
How Many Creative Individuals Are In Pain? By Renée Phillips The news of Robin Williams’ death and his suffering from depression and addiction has been haunting me today. May he rest in peace and may...
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How Artists Attract Luck
Create Your Own Good Fortune By Renée Phillips Have you ever experienced the joys of being in the right place at the right time? Did you feel it was luck that played a role? Wouldn’t it be great if you...
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How to Survive Creative Transitions
By Renée Phillips The sign of a professional artist is they have an identifiable signature style for which they become known. So, what happens if they want to change creative directions? Recently I...
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Do You Think Titles of Art Matter?
Sharing Comments from LinkedIn By Renée Phillips I recently started a discusson in the Manhattan Arts International group on LinkedIn, asking: “How important are titles in artwork? For instance, would...
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Creative Ways to Increase Your Income Without Leaving the World of Art By Renée Phillips Most artists don’t earn enough from art sales to support themselves so they have to take jobs outside the art...
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There are many talented artists from around the world who speak out as advocates for individuals with special needs; volunteer to teach art as an instrument for healing; serve as catalysts for social...
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By Renée Phillips As founder and director of Manhattan Arts International I have had the pleasure of curating more than 60 art exhibitions. Since we established a presence on the Internet in 2000 our...
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Bold Artists With Bold Expressions
Robert Frost once exclaimed “Freedom lies in being bold.” Camille Pissaro advised, “Don’t be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.” Goethe...
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The Changing Roles of Artists and Arts Advocates
Creating and Sharing Art With a Sense of Purpose By Renée Phillips Lily Yeh is transforming communities around the world through her organization Barefoot Artists. When I first began coaching artists I...
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The Whitney Museum Biennial Announces Its Co-Curators
Whitney Museum of American Art. Photograph by Ed Lederman. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s Legacy Continues Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in her studio, ca. 1920 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875−1942) was...
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Practicing The Art of Appreciation
Get Into The “Groove” with Gratitude By Renée Phillips I’m sure you’ve heard that your thoughts create your reality. Well, it’s much more than wishful “new age” thinking. Brain researchers have...
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10 Reasons to Consider Placing Your Art in Healthcare and Wellness Venues
Meg Black, www.megblack.com, is an artist whose art has been placed in many healthcare facilities. Her “Through the Seasons”, above, is a wall relief, abaca and flax, pigment, 54” x 48”. It was...
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Art Marketing Advice from Professional Artists Part I
Hamish Blakely and Bren Sibilsky Offer Valuable Advice to Artists Aren’t you curious to learn what lies in the hearts and minds of other artists? As fellow “Artrepreneurs”, we can learn a lot when we...
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Reach Your Maximum Potential of Self-Expression
Living With An Abundance of Purpose By Renée Phillips (This article was originally published on June 1, 2014. This includes some recent revisions.) Everyone’s life is driven by something, the urge to...
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Creating Your Art Business Vision
Every artist has wishes and dreams for their future; however, they may not have a clear art business vision. When I ask an artist during a career consultation, “Do you want to be a full-time,...
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