Selling Your Creative Output
Getting products or services to market is a major issue for any business, but it can be especially acute for artists and creative businesses. The arts and creative sector can be a notoriously difficult sector in which to make a living if you cannot connect with a range of potential customers. The issue of how to price output is also far more complex within the creative sector as is the need to protect your intellectual property.
The internet is now the major tool for promoting and selling artists' work and there are a range of galleries and festivals within and around Derbyshire that are open to showcasing work from local artists and creative businesses.
Below are some key links to organisations or guides that can assist you in selling your creative output. There are also links to guides around compliance and protecting the value of your creative output.
Don't forget to check out our Jobs and Opportunities page where we advertise all the latest local opportunities and commissions for artists and creative businesses.
The internet is now the major tool for promoting and selling artists' work and there are a range of galleries and festivals within and around Derbyshire that are open to showcasing work from local artists and creative businesses.
Below are some key links to organisations or guides that can assist you in selling your creative output. There are also links to guides around compliance and protecting the value of your creative output.
Don't forget to check out our Jobs and Opportunities page where we advertise all the latest local opportunities and commissions for artists and creative businesses.
Key Opportunities
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Derbyshire County Council have a Literature Development Officer who supports a range of activities for writers including events, networks and creative writing groups.
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QUAD is open to receiving submissions for the use of the Gallery space from artists/performers/curators. The link on the left takes you their submissions guidelines and criteria.
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Arts Thread is a site to link graduates with the wider creative industries sector. Individuals can create an online 'portal' to showcase work.
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ArtQuest is a London based organisation to support artists. Artquest produce a guide on how to showcase and sell your work, largely based around visual arts but relative to a range of creative sectors.
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Protecting your work
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Business Link website contains a comprehensive guide to working with other people's copyright, how to copyright your own work and how to develop and protect intellectual property assets.
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Artquest is a London based organisation supporting artists and creatives. Artquest has a detailed section on their website about copyright legislation and how it applies to the creative industries.
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