Monday, November 22, 2010

Art Scams and Advice for Artists

I have been receiving a few emails that start with "Hello, I found your artworks on the internet search" and a "copyright infringement lawsuit" more here on my blog.


And watch out for this little doozy listed on this site: "scammer will send you an email saying your website has won an award for it's beautiful design and such. Attached to the email will be an image representing the award and the scammer will ask you to put this image on your website's homepage and link it to the scammer's site. "

Bogus Art Fairs/Biennials, or requests to submit to galleries (usually they are vanity galleries that charge hefty fees)

Did you know: " there are dozens of legal organizations which have as their sole goal to provide free legal services to nonprofit arts organizations, as well as to artists who can't afford legal services" This Art Scams Website has oodles of links for Artists, including the lastest scams, advice for artists, etc.