Art Business

It is not uncommon for successful artists to have assistants, but there is no uniform job description for them. An artist’s art business involves billing, bookkeeping, photographic documentation, recordkeeping, sales, promotion and marketing, shipping, inventory, website development, grant writing, purchasing office and art supplies, as well as the design and production of items to be sold. In some or all of these realms, assistants may be needed. Artist Susan Schwalb has been attempting to keep a computer inventory of every work of art she has created as a professional—including title, medium, dimensions, framing, signature, exhibitions, sale information, and current location,…