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Art Marketing News

Barney Davey
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Now on Substack, Art Marketing News—published since 2005—helps artists navigate the business side of art with practical, real‑world guidance.

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Art Business Brief — October 5, 2026

Editor’s note: Art Business Brief is produced for paid Art Marketing News subscribers. Occasionally, I make an edition available to everyone so all readers can see the kind of practical art-business intelligence the Brief provides. This is...

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More Competition. More Opportunity.

I write this weekly Art Marketing News Substack from the pulse of the fine art market, through the lens of what I call unheralded Main Street artists. They create beautiful artworks, mostly without the illusion or delusion that they are mus...

8 days ago
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Selling Art Is a Skill That You Can Improve — Part Two

Last week, in Part One of this guide, I wrote about getting comfortable talking about your art, avoiding assumptions about prospective buyers, making genuine connections, and building confidence through preparation and practice.

Now we get...

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Art Business Brief — September 21, 2026

Business intelligence for independent artists

This week’s strongest development is one many artists may not notice until it has already reduced their profit: holiday shipping increases begin within the next two weeks.

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Selling Art Is a Skill That You Can Improve - Part One

A note about this guide: This is the first of a two-part Art Marketing News guide about becoming more comfortable and effective at selling your art. Part Two will be published next Sunday.

I’m making both parts available for free to all Ar...

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  • Barney Davey

    In 2005, I launched Art Marketing News at 57. Helping artists with the business side has been immensely gratifying. Two decades later, Older Artists is personal, joyous, and surprisingly the best of me. Both weekly. I'd be honored to have you along.

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