ArtQuest provides a comprehensive advice and information service to London’s visual arts professionals at all stages of their careers. Covering all areas of practice, Artquest provides information relating to the presentation and selling of work; research and development of new work; funding advice and funding sources and ongoing professional development and training opportunities. Lots of useful information for those living outside London too!
Artquest provides advice and information for visual artists including:
- Venue listings, and advice on approaching them
- Funding and funders who can help artists
- Residencies in the UK and overseas
- Reference materials for visual artists and craftspeople
- Lists of agents and agencies
- Opportunities and deadlines listings
- Lists of press contacts
- Printers, framers and graphics companies
- Extensive marketing and publicity advice and contacts
- Huge legal archive and free online legal advice
- Business advisory and support services
- Advice on benefits, housing, employment and childcare
- Social, business and professional networks
- Step by step advice on becoming self-employed
- Extensive international section with venues, residencies, advice services overseas and networks of artists
- Training listings of courses and training providers
- Advice on artist rates of pay, VAT and artists resale royalty right
This is not a complete list as Artquest has over 800 pages of information and advice on it’s website alone. Remember to have a look at the Artroute section for information about living and working in France and the Artlaw section for legal articles and free online legal advice (for London-based artists) and Artellier an International studio and apartment exchanges for visual artists: make new friends around the corner or around the world.
Latest articles published on the ArtQuest website include:
– Benefits
– Empty shops
– How to work with a commercial gallery
– How to price your artwork
– How to set up an organisation
– How to set up an artist-led space
For more information visit Artquest