Artists No Longer Haunted by Self-Promotion Fears after Art-Marketing Workshop in Wilmington

Artists learn valuable art-marketing strategies in seminar in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, November 4.

Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) October 7, 2006 -- Artists in the Mid-Atlantic States are shredding the costumes they’ve been hiding behind just in time to make it to "Self-Promotion Essentials for Reluctant Artists" in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, November 4. This all-day workshop is sure to possess them with bewitching marketing tactics. Art-marketing consultant Alyson B. Stanfield treats participants to clear, easy-to-understand instruction on the basics of promoting oneself in today's hot art market. She even adds a few tricks—telling artists what they absolutely must be doing and what they can add to their agendas when the time is right. More importantly, Stanfield promises any artist who listens and follows her advice will go home exorcised of all their marketing insecurities and be filled with newfound motivation and purpose.

Stanfield offers frank advice. "If you stay to yourself and play it safe, you don’t stand a ghost of a chance," she says. "Being prepared with the best artwork, marketing materials, and message is the only way to make a name for yourself in today's art market."

Artists attending will learn how to expand their mailing lists, create effective marketing materials, form powerful community alliances, and develop newsworthy ideas that set them apart from other artists. Stanfield is also scheduling individual consultations on Sunday, November 5, for artists who would like personalized help with their marketing.

Stanfield, a former museum curator and educator, is the owner of Colorado-based Stanfield Art Associates, Inc. and ArtBizCoach.com, http://www.artbizcoach.com. Her website helps artists promote themselves and build their businesses through online classes, an active blog, and a free weekly newsletter.

"Self-Promotion Essentials for Reluctant Artists" is organized by Brilliant Studio, which provides fine printmaking and art marketing services out of their offices in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania. It is being held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington. Advanced registration is required. The cost is $65 per person and includes a gourmet box lunch from DelART Café. To register, please visit http://www.brilliantstudio.com and click on the link at the top of the page or contact Leslie Kelso at 610.321.1206 ext. 110.

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