Welcome to the SmART Collector!

In order to demystify the art collecting process, the Smart Collector will attempt to:

o Guide the art collector to buy wisely, to buy safely, and to encourage buying activity in the local community!

o Educate its audience about the collection arena, how to avoid common pitfalls and where to go to get more information.

o Provide a forum for interaction among collectors, artists, and educators, presenting timely tips and establishing a flourishing community in the exciting world of the collector!

Learn more by exploring these developing features in

Watch for these up coming topics:

1. Business Basics For The Collecton

Ten Tips on Collecting Art Here is a sample: Trust Your instincts, Educate Yourself, Arrange a Trial Period, Establish a Relationship with the Artist, Bring A Friend, Art can be a Memento, Recycle Art, Look in Unusual Places, Art Should Stand the Test of Time and Celebrate your Purchases.

Seven Types of Collectors

Commissioning Art - Joan Seifried at Galerie D'Art International written by Lisa Roche (Report on the Art Collectors Round Tables, 2004)
Click here for Art Rocks! interview with Larry Poteet

2. The Collector's Marketplace

Collecting Emerging Artist - Bettie-Sue Hertz the curator for Contemporary Art at the San Diego Museum of Art moderating at the Oceanside Museum of Art (Report on the Art Collectors Round Tables, 2004)
Click here for Art Rocks! interview with Ernest Silva

Corporate Collecting - Craddock Stopes at High Tech High (Report on the Art Collectors Round Tables, 2004)
Click here for Art Rocks! interview with Joe Vilella

Attending An Open Studio Event

Buying at Art Auctions

3. Meet The Collector

4. The Published Collector

Bibliography for Artists - a list of books that can help artists become more professional in their dealings with the business world

For more information contact info@SDVisualArts.net