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A Love Letter to Art, Or What it All Means to Me by Xanadu Gallery Owner Jason Horejs I am writing a different kind of post today.  I generally try to write practical and helpful posts around the business of art. I love to give tips that might help artists and galleries be  just a little more successful. Today though, I want to step back from the business and write a short love note to art itself. I know that sounds a bit cheesy, but I've had occasion recently to think a little bit about my relationship to art, and I feel it is important to share a few of my thoughts. Being in the business, I sometimes find myself taking the art itself for granted, thinking of it all in terms of dollars and cents. It's good to pause now and again to remind myself what it's all about. I love art. I could probably equally say, "I live art." I spend every day of my life thinking about art, working with art, and communicating with artists and art lovers.  Other than a brief stint moving furniture as a teenager, I've spent every working day of my life in the art industry. Growing up with an artist father, my earliest memory is not a site or a sound, it's a smell - the smell of oil paint. Read More . . . Join us Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 for an interview and Q&A with IP attorney Steve Schlackman where we will discuss art and the law. As a professional fine art photographer and attorney, Schlackman has a unique perspective and understanding of how intellectual property affects working artists. Schlackman is the publisher of artlawjournal.com. During the broadcast we will discuss Schlackman's journey from artist to attorney and the ins and outs of copyright and intellectual property law for artists. Have you ever wondered what you need to do to protect your art from copyright infringement? Join us to find out! Read More and Register (Free!)  . . . Debate: Do Galleries Deserve Perpetual Commissions for Sales to Clients They Discovered? Debate: Should Art Galleries Split Commissions? My Love/Hate Relationship With Email | How to Conquer your Inbox Listen to This | Alec Baldwin Interviews Artist Eric Fischl Recording Available | How to Network to Find Qualified Art Buyers Mountains Book Club Broadcast Recording Available | Van Gogh - the Life Ask A Gallery Owner | Should I Sign my Photographic Prints on the Front? A Sampling of Art Sold During our 2012-2013 Season Showing Your Art in Cafés, Restaurants, Banks and Other Venues How to Hire a Personal Assistant for Your Art Business The Art Gallery is Dead . . . Long Live the Art Gallery Xanadu Gallery Welcomes Mj DeArmitt as Creative Director

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