| By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. If you are a creative person you are probably a Jack or Jill-of–all-trades . . . and master of many.For artists and entrepreneurs, the world is full of shiny new things. We are curious, multifaceted, changeable and full of future potential. We tend t… Continue reading Building your business brand — help for creative people By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Here’s a picture of me with my new painting — “Flying Fish.” I purchased this painting, created by a 16 year-old boy named Jordan, at “On the Veranda”, the annual art show and benefit for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County. … Continue reading How art can change your life By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  All This Useless Beauty Last month I had a brush with death. It was the closest I had ever come to the raw awareness of my own mortality.I asked myself what I would do with only a few months to live. I was surprised by my answers.I no… Continue reading A brush with death and the pictures in my head By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  A local arts organization invited me to make a presentation about art marketing this month. I received their email newsletter announcing the event and was surprised to see myself billed as an “Art Marketing Guru.” I am laughing at my… Continue reading Art Marketing . . . we are all in this together! By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  A local arts organization invited me to make a presentation about art marketing this month. I received their email newsletter announcing the event and was surprised to see myself billed as an “Art Marketing Guru.” I am laughing at my… Continue reading Art Marketing . . . we are all in this together! By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Are you having trouble wrapping your mind around social media marketing? This is the hand-out I give to the social media beginners in my Art Marketing Support Groups. Use these ten basics to help ground you, and make the “understanding shift” that is… Continue reading 10 Beginner’s Basics for Social Media Marketing By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Are you having trouble wrapping your mind around social media marketing? This is the hand-out I give to the social media beginners in my Art Marketing Support Groups. Use these ten basics to help ground you, and make the “understanding shift” that is… Continue reading 10 Beginner’s Basics for Social Media Marketing By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Presented by Cathy Dorris Studios and the Blue Lightning Band Saturday, October 30th1:00 PM – 11:00 PMArt Show opens at 1:00 PM ~ Dance begins at 7:30 PMAshland Community Center59 Winburn WayAshland, OregonDance Admittance : $10.00 – $20.00 Slidin… Continue reading Dia de los Muertos: An Art Show and Dance By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Presented by Cathy Dorris Studios and the Blue Lightning Band Saturday, October 30th1:00 PM – 11:00 PMArt Show opens at 1:00 PM ~ Dance begins at 7:30 PMAshland Community Center59 Winburn WayAshland, OregonDance Admittance : $10.00 – $20.00 … Continue reading Dia de los Muertos: An Art Show and Dance By Betsy Lewis, 64 contributed posts About the author: Betsy Lewis provides business, marketing, and career support for artists. Her services include art career strategy consultations, artist promotional materials, publicity campaigns, artist web presence, opportunity alerts, exhibitions, submissions and market research. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  (Back by Popular Demand!)A Film, Discussion and Art Exhibition by Women Artists Presented by: Betsy Lewis Art Event Productions and The School of the Examined Life, Marla Estes, M.A.Art Exhibition sponsored by the RCC Art Department (Curator:… Continue reading Who Does She Think She Is? | DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. Purchases made through our links give us a small commission. This helps to defray the cost of operating the sites, so please use our links!   Utrecht's Special Discounts have been updated for 2012. The above link will get you 40% off your highest priced item, the one below gives 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! It's your choice - and using our links helps us meet the costs of operating this site!    Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery here Make a beautiful art book yourself with Blurb's service. 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