I really ought to make more of an effort to highlight the links to interesting art stories or aspects of art that now go straight to Facebook - but which used to get highlighted in "who's made a mark"
So here's a list of links - organised by source
Making A Mark
See my Making A Mark on Facebook Page if you want to get links more often
Artists
- Frank Lloyd Wright is 150 this week 7 Things You Didn’t Know about Frank Lloyd Wright is an absolutely fascinating article about him e.g. did you know he amassed a significant collection of Japanese ukiyo-e prints?
- 10 stamps were issued by Royal Mail on May 4 featuring illustrations of songbirds by wildlife artist Federico Gemma - a wonderful wildlife artist (who's in my book!). You can see pictures of Songbirds Stamps by Royal Mail - Work in progress
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| Songbird stamps for Royal Mail by Federico Gemma - to mark International Dawn Chorus Day |
Art on Television
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| Dr James Fox in Japan - for The Art of Japanese Life |
- The first episode is about Nature - he examines how the country's two great religions, Shinto and Buddhism, helped shape a creative response to nature often very different to the West - and how contemporary artists are shaping a new response to nature
- In Cities - he looks at how the artistic life of three great Japanese cities shaped the country's attitudes to past and present, east and west, and helped forge the very idea of Japan itself.
- In Home - explores the art of the Japanese home and how its clean minimalism has been exported round the world.
- definitely worth watching before you visit
- highlights that the curator, Academician and Keeper of the Royal Academy, Eileen Cooper, has tried to make it much more inclusive, international and oriented on diversity
- this is Alastair Sooke, the Telegraph Art Critic, on the Summer Exhibition which he gave 3 stars - Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, review: The dependably reassuring last word in déjà-vu
- Eileen Cooper RA gave an interesting interview to the FT - the title now makes more sense to me - Royal Academy Summer Show: the place where art is for all
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| A wind sculpture by Yinka Shonibare is in the courtyard |
- Fancy watching the upcoming heats ON LOCATION later this month for the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2017? Read about the three locations, view on a map and learn about what you need to know about them in my blog post Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2017 - Watch the Heats
- Earlier this week I suggested that we could all catch a younger (slimmer?) more hirsute, less grey Andrew Graham-Dixon getting it on with "The Medici - Makers of Modern Art" (first broadcast in 2008) on BBC4
- For those who remember the first Big Painting Challenge on BBC... (every episode covered by this blog)
Two years ago Katherine Tyrrell took this photo of us after our exhibition following #theBigPaintingChallenge. We still keep in touch, we are all still painting and still enjoying it... (Anne Blankson-Hemans)
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| from left to right the links are to Facebook - Paul Bell, Alison Stafford, Anthea Lay, Jan Szymczuk, Anne Blankson-Hemans, Claire Parker, Heather Harding, Richard Salter, plus the two not in the pic Melvyn Flint, Amy Goldring |
Art Competitions
- The 4th John Ruskin Prize has a fascinating shortlist for the theme of the artist as a polymath. The exhibition opens at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield on 21 June and the prizewinners will be announced at the Private View on 20 June. See my blog post 4th John Ruskin Prize Shortlist announced
Art Exhibitions
Major Art Galleries and Museums
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| Banner for the Monet exhibition in 2018 at the National Gallery |
- The National Gallery announced its 2018 exhibitions which include
- The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet and Architecture (9 April – 29 July 2018 Sainsbury Wing) - the first exhibition devoted to Monet’s relationship with architecture will include Monet's views of London
- Drawn in Colour: Degas from the Burrell (20 September 2017 – April 2018 Ground Floor Galleries) I'm equally excited about this exhibition which provides a rare opportunity to see stunning paintings, pastels, and drawings by leading French Impressionist Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
- Thomas Cole (11 June – 7 October 2018 Ground Floor Galleries) - Plus for those who love landscape paintings we'll be able to discover one of America’s leading painters of the mid-19th century
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| One of the foremost famous artists in the USA - comes to London and the National Gallery next summer |
- The new Canaletto and the Art of Venice takes over the entire Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace. I went to see it and if you like urban sketching or sketching buildings - or view paintings - or Venice and/or Canaletto you will enjoy this exhibition. I'm going back for another look! (Plus don't forget if you treat your ticket purchase as a donation you can enjoy free re-admission to the Queens Gallery for a year!) This is my review - and I'm planning another one about his drawings
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| The Bacino looking west on Ascension Day Pen and ink, over ruled and free pencil and pinpointing | RCIN 907453 | Canaletto | Royal Collection |
- Those who love photography as an art form are in for a treat later this year when the V&A's new Photographic Centre opens.
- The National Gallery of Ireland reopens on 15 June after a £30 million degunge and refit - to make it fit for purpose. This article suggests it looks really good! Its website however needs a lot of work - it lacks a list of exhibitions in the "What's on" and the filter doesn't work!
- The 10,000,000th visitor to the Rijksmuseum got to sleep under Rembrandt's painting of The Night Watch in an empty Rijksmuseum?
Our 10-millionth visitor Stefan was the first to spend the night @rijksmuseum and sleep beneath Rembrandt’s #NightWatch! #Rijks10mio pic.twitter.com/V5XGvkspLv— Rijksmuseum (@rijksmuseum) June 2, 2017
- This is a review of Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has opened (8 Jun 2017 to 10 Sep 2017). This is a link to
- the Guardian review - Adrian Searle rates it 3 stars and explains why in Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! review - the court jester strikes again!
- The Telegraph rates it 2 stars in Has Grayson Perry run out of new ideas? The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! Serpentine Gallery, review
- Artsy's article about it is titled Grayson Perry’s New Show Lampoons Trump, Art Critics, and Serious People which struck me as making a serious attempt to understanding why people like him and have qualms about his work.
Art Societies
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| Billy Showell won Best Painting in Show for this tulip. Her Gold Medal Winning Exhibit was titled Black flowers and cultivars; an exploration into mixing colours to create black |
- The 2017 BISCOT Exhibition has now moved to the John Hope Gateway Building at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinbugh and is on display there until 22nd of June. BISCOT at the RBGE includes a closer look and SLIDESHOW of the top exhibits by Billy Showell, Fran Thomas, Jenny Haslimeier and Lyn Campbell. (Thanks to BISCOT for images). This post Botanical Images Scotia (BISCOT) 2017 - Medal Winners lists who won what and profiles some of the artists
- This is a list the list of Medals awarded at the Bloom Botanical Art Show at Bloom in the Park in Dublin (1st-5th June 2017) - plus profiles of the botanical artists getting a medal. Plus a commentary on how the show might develop in future to increase its status.
- The Society of Graphic Fine Art's Biennial Show is at the Bankside Gallery from 6th - 18th June - although the Facebook publicity didn't make the most of it.
Artist Studios and Exhibitions
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| Paul Bell Open Studios in Beaconsfield |
- Paul Bell, the winner of the first of the BBC's Big Painting Challenge is having an Open Studios as part of Bucks Open Studios from 10th-25th June. Oddly he doesn't have anything on his website - but you can find where he is on the open studios website
- Janet Darley (Facebook) is one of those artists I follow who seems to get into a lot of open competitions/exhibitions. She works plein air and if you'd like to see more of her paintings of the Kent countryside you can at St Julians Club, Sevenoaks TN15 ORX until mid July
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| Paintings in gouache by Janet Darley |
Art Materials
- I asked the question whether online suppliers and/or the major art materials retailers forcing the independent art shops out of business - and whether this has happened in your area. This was a result of seeing an article announcing that H. Blyth & Co. - set up nearly 130-years-ago in Manchester to supply drawing equipment to developing industries - is closing its doors for the final time - see Manchester's H Blyth & Co to close after 128 years in the Northern Quarter
Art Business Info for Artists
You can follow links on https://www.facebook.com/artbusinessforartists
Art Market
- An interesting article Collectors Shy Away From Art Market’s Former Darlings in the New York Times indicates that in 2016 art auction / private sales raised more than $45 billion
- 52% was from postwar / contemporary works by artists born after 1910
- 25% related to art of the pre-modern era (ie pieces by artists born before 1875)
Art Business Education
- Asking People for Money is the first course in the NEW programme related to Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy funded by Arts Council England. It's aimed at aimed at anyone working within the arts and cultural sector who may engage in fundraising.
Copyright
- Just because an artist gets away with "plagiarising a photograph", that doesn't mean to say the photographer won't catch up and seek proper reimbursement for copyright infringement some 20 years later (after you've made a lot of income from it). You can try suing the photographer to establish if any infringement has in fact taken place - and you can end up with egg on your face (I predict!) Read Prince Photographer Fires Back at Warhol Foundation Copyright Suit
Diversification for Artists
- Anybody out there doing what Hillary Parker does - art events for corporate clients and private parties - with wine and watercolours?
- Not every art business has to be conventional! ARTventurers got the top award in the Working Mums Top Franchise Awards 2017. See They’re the best! Hartlepool delight as art business wins a national title
Galleries for Artists
- For artists seeking an art gallery, have a read of Art Business Expert Q&A: “How to apply for galleries and stand out”
- For more about art galleries see also my "Guide to Art Dealers & Art Galleries"
Pricing for Artists
- Alan Bamberger's take on things to think about when pricing in Art Prices - Price Your Art Realistically
- For more about pricing I have a whole section on Pricing on my website - which includes:
- How important is price when buying art?
- Options for pricing art - How to avoid pricing art disasters
- Terminology and formulas for pricing art - Learn the words used when pricing art.
- Art experts on pricing art - Find out what art experts recommend
- How artists price their art - Find out how other artists price their art
- What's the price of affordable art?
Studios for Artists
- The Artists' Collecting Society if offering a bursary of £6,000 towards Studio Rent. The Artists' Collecting Society Studio Prize 2017 is for those artists who are 1) undergrads or post grads in fine art and 2) would rather like somebody else paying their studio rent!
Websites for Artists
- I missed this announcement - Website builder Wix acquires art community DeviantArt for $36M - earlier this year. It certainly increases Wix's profile within "websites for artists"
- Is your artist's website mobile friendly? This is my Art Business Info page about "How to be mobile-friendly" - and how to test whether or not it is.
and finally......
The references to botanical art come from my Facebook Page for Botanical Art and Artists
I live in Scottsdale where we have the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation. I have yet to visit it. Although I'm not a big fan, I have always found his architecture fascinating.
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