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How to get your art noticed by San Diego media
- 1. Get noticed. How to get your art noticed by San Diego media Survey Select | San Diego Visual Art Network | Workshop A talk by Kinsee Morlan, San Diego CityBeat arts editor
- 2. Ten things you can do today
- 3. 1. Google “San Diego Artists” Why? A journalist, gallery, curator will do the same thing at least once in their careers, just to see if they’re missing anything. Google 10-pack San Diego Visual Artist Guild Craigslist San Diego Art Institute SDVAN is on the first page!
- 4. 2. Google yourself Why? There better be valid information about you in at least the top four hits on the first page. What if someone sees your work and wants to find out more about you? People trying to contact you Facebook, Twitter, Blog are easy ways to get good Google results
- 5. 3. Send out press releases Why? Why not? You are allowed to bug journalists. They get hundreds of propositions a day. A few press releases from you might be a nice change of pace. Good “press release” and copy the format Send it out whether you have a show or not, but put some sort of hook in the intro Send low-res samples of your work and direct them to a website where they can find more Follow up
- 6. 4. Invite someone to meet you for coffee Why? They might say yes. A chance for them to put a face to an email A chance for them to see your work in person Face-to-face contact is powerful Follow up
- 7. 5. Get involved How? Group shows, put on your own shows, join groups or just get out and go to other people’s shows Thumbprint Gallery Walk the Walk Set & Drift SD Space 4 Arts SDVAN If you’re not good at promoting yourself, let the pros do it for you.
- 8. 6. Bypass the media and promote yourself How? So many inexpensive ways. Print fliers/posters Use Facebook/Twitter/blog Sell your work to your friends and family Put your work in public places Start an email list and send out your new work
- 9. 7. Get your image on CityBeat’s cover Submit your images tonight when you go home. Send low-res samples to [email_address] and [email_address] Follow up Be patient
- 10. 8. Get your event featured Give us at least a week or two notice Email [email_address] and [email_address] Send one or two hi-res photos for Print Send the title of each piece and the name of the artist (make it easy for us!)
- 11. 9. Email me with your story Some of my favorite stories start with emails from people just like you. Whatever is on your mind: [email_address]
- 12. 10. Email other people, too [email_address] [email_address] Research contacts and go for it!