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		<title>Making Your Own Opportunities: Alternative Art Spaces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” &#8211; Francis Bacon Submitting proposals to galleries is a competitive process, with a lengthy wait time before receiving an exhibit offer.  In the meantime, you want and need options to introduce your art to the market. So what should you do? Make a decision to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Art Chat: Do You Know Your Niche?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael, a portraitist, decided to express his love for canines on canvas. He completed a series of paintings of various canines, and submitted it to numerous galleries and art fairs. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the number of sales he anticipated. Michael created beautiful works of art; so why didn’t he reach his sales goal? Because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Art Chat: Are You Willing to Take Risks?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take risks.”  - Mark Rothko As an artist, do you play it safe, or would you rather push the envelope?  Do you stay in your comfort zone, or do you dare to create without boundaries?  Share with us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artist Interview: Diane Clement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lauren Cronan Diane Clement is a local artist living and working in Richmond, VA. She began as a self-employed sign writer and graphic artist, but in March of 2003 she began a fine art career as a self-taught painter. Primarily working in her yard, she produces oversized abstract paintings inspired by her surroundings. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Art Chat: Connecting to the Art World through Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly five years ago social media became a part our lives and changed the way we communicate.   It seems everyone, regardless of social status or age, has joined the social media revolution.  You can find just about anyone’s profile on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.  It has been reported an estimated 234 million Americans are members of [...]]]></description>
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