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Sharpen up your skills at Spring Fair International
THERE IS something for everyone in the training centre in the heart of hall 3 at this year’s Spring Fair International. There are sessions every day of the fair, aimed at retailers of art, cards and gifts, as well as artists and framers. The programme, which is organised by the Fine Art Trade Guild, includes an impressive line-up of new speakers and old favourites. More...
Fine Art Trade Guild celebrates 100
THURSDAY 2 JUNE 1910 was ‘a red letter day in the history of the fine art trade’, reported The Fine Art Trade Journal, as this was the day the industry’s trade association, the Fine Art Trade Guild, was founded. The inaugural meeting was held at the Café Monico, Regent Street, London, and the membership fee was set at one guinea. More...
Business features
A bigger slice of the pie
Multi-award winning framer Martin Tracy GCF explains how he turned the 20th anniversary of his business into an opportunity to increase his market share through effective, and creative, marketing
Return to sender
Thanks to internet shopping and rising geographical mobility, galleries are increasingly mailing artwork to customers in far-flung places. Stricter parking regulations and the pedestrianisation of city centres are further reasons why galleries need to offer delivery. Annabelle Ruston finds out which services are the most reliable and provide the best value for money for small businesses
Art features
Giclée: ask an expert
What you don't know about digital printing could jump up and bite you, says experienced fine art printer John Roland. Here, he explains that producing high quality digital prints that are true to the original is not as easy as people seem to think.
Taking control
Karen Wallis went into self-publishing when her publisher, Solomon & Whitehead, started winding down production. Here she talks about the journey from publishing her own work to being taken on by Buckingham Fine Art
Framing features
Pricing for profit
Barry Leveton GCF Adv tackles the thorny subject of how much to charge per hour for framing pictures
Train to gain
Diversification is the word on retailers’ lips at the moment, with many adding services and product groups to help them survive challenging times. This has led to a surge in demand for framing training. Annabelle Ruston looks at what training is on offer and how to find the course best suited to your needs
Pete Bingham's Agony
Pete Bingham's words of wisdom on oversize mounts, framing medals, GCF exam and using PVA on canvas
Face to face
A country life
It’s been nearly 30 years since John Trickett gave up his job as a forklift driver and started to earn his living painting dogs and the English countryside. He’s been represented by Sally Mitchell Fine Arts from the start; a highly productive relationship which has resulted in hundreds of prints prints, a book, countless greeting cards and his work has been licensed onto porcelain and giftware ranges More...
Last word
Tools to training
Ex-policeman Duncan McDonald opened his first framing shop 12 years ago and his business, which now turns over more than £1million a year, offers framing training all over the country, DIY framing supplies to hobby framers and a quality bespoke framing service from two galleries. More...
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