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		<title>Fall Newsletter finally published</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Cortese</dc:creator>
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Sure seems to take longer and longer to put this together, but the Fall 2010 Newsletter is published online and includes a great
September Handbag Sale &#038; Giveaway
Resources to expand your art career &#8211; especially in the Business of Art Licensing
New ART &#038; Handbag Designs
(Healing Pink Bags to debut at Fashion Designer&#8217;s Expo in October)
Pop Art [...]]]></description>
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Sure seems to take longer and longer to put this together, but the Fall 2010 Newsletter is published online and includes a great<br />
<strong>September Handbag Sale &#038; Giveaway</strong><br />
Resources to expand your art career &#8211; especially in the <strong>Business of Art Licensing</strong><br />
New ART &#038; Handbag Designs<br />
(Healing Pink Bags to debut at Fashion Designer&#8217;s Expo in October)<br />
<strong>Pop Art Original Jewelry by Erin Inglis</strong><br />
<strong>Nature Paintings by Erin Inglis</strong><br />
Information on the November <strong>&#8220;I Can Do It Conference&#8221; i</strong>n Tampa, FL<br />
Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.debracortese.com/newsletter.html">link to my Fall 2010 Newsletter</a></p>
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		<title>The Business of Art Licensing &#8211; A Workshop For Artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Cortese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an artist in the Miami area and would like to know more about the business of licensing your art, you may be interested in a workshop that I&#8217;ll be presenting in Coconut Grove and on Miami Beach titled: The Business of Art Licensing &#8211; A Workshop For Artists.
A bit of background information:

In 2009, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re an artist in the Miami area and would like to know more about the business of licensing your art, you may be interested in a workshop that I&#8217;ll be presenting in Coconut Grove and on Miami Beach titled: <a title="Art Licensing workshops on Miami Beach and Coconut Grove, FL" href="http://www.debracortese.com/artlicensingworkshops.html" target="_blank">The Business of Art Licensing &#8211; A Workshop For Artists.</a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 298px"><a href="http://debracortese.com/blog/?p=1352"><img title="sweet sprouts" src="http://www.debracortese.com/graphics/garden/SweetSprouts_ne4i_72.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="336" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sweet Sprouts -garden art by Debra Cortese</p></div>
<p><em>A bit of background information:<br />
</em><br />
In 2009, I facilitated the highly successful 8 week  &#8216;<a href="http://debracortese.com/blog/?p=568" target="_blank">Art Marketing Salon</a>&#8216; based on the book, <a title="I'd Rather Be In The Studio book" href="http://www.1automationwiz.com/app/?af=739022&amp;u=www.artbizcoach.com/resources/irbits.html" target="_blank">&#8220;I&#8217;d Rather Be In The Studio.&#8221; </a>by <strong>art business coach, Alyson B. Stanfield</strong>.  Over two dozen people (artists, curators, and agents) participated in the Art Salons which culminated with an outstanding <a href="http://debracortese.com/blog/?p=691" target="_blank">Summer Salon Art Exhibit and Fashion Show</a> on June 6, 2009 at the Windisch-Hunt Fine Art Gallery in Coconut Grove, FL.</p>
<p>As the Art Marketing Salon was coming to an end, we briefly touched on the subject of <strong>art licensing</strong> and about half of the artists said they would be interested in learning more about this topic. Since this is a subject dear to my heart and work, I made a verbal commitment to the group and myself to develop an art licensing workshop. After months and months of reading, researching, and networking, I realized one workshop would not even come close to covering the subject. So now, 14 months later, I&#8217;m putting the final touches on the first three workshops which will begin later this month starting with the introductory session: <a href="http://www.debracortese.com/artlicensingworkshops.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Business of Art Licensing &#8211; A Workshop For Artists</strong></a>. I&#8217;m offering the introductory session at $15 per person because I want artists to have enough information to decide if art licensing is something they want to pursue. The progressive sessions will explore key topics more thoroughly with specific research and creative assignments to help each artist move forward and create a portfolio of work specifically geared to the business of licensing art on a variety of consumer products.</p>
<p>The material I&#8217;ll be presenting is based on <a title="Debra Cortese business/art background info" href="http://www.debracortese.com/DebraCortese_bio.html" target="_blank">my personal experience</a> and a good portion is based on the work of artist <strong><a href="http://www.tarareeddesigns.com/about.html">Tara Reed</a> </strong>and her<strong> <a title="art licensing info " href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=950987" target="_blank">Art Licensing Info business</a></strong>. I&#8217;ve been following Tara for over 2 years and highly recommend that any artist interested in learning more about licensing your art follow her blog and listen in on her free, <strong><a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3708051"> Ask Calls</a> </strong>where she conducts live interviews with many of the top selling licensed artists in the country. <div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 243px"><a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3708051"><img alt="Tara Reed Paul Brent" src="http://askpaulbrent.com/files/2010/02/PaulTaraPhoto2.jpg" width="233" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tara Reed interview with artist Paul Brent</p></div> She&#8217;s interviewed Paul Brent, Mary Engelbreit, Jill Seale, Suzanne Cruise, many others and many more are coming up.  In addition, Tara has been creating and licensing her own whimiscal art for over six years and regularly attends the Surtex and Art Licensing Expo trade shows where the majority of art licensing connections and contracts are made every year.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re an artist in the Miami area and would like to know more about the business of licensing your art, here is <a href="http://www.debracortese.com/artlicensingworkshops.html" target="_blank">the link to full details</a> on <strong>&#8220;The Business of Art Licensing &#8211; A Workshop For Artists&#8221;</strong> which will be presented in two locations, one on Miami Beach and another in Coconut Grove, Florida.</p>
<p>If you are not able to attend the workshops and want access to some of the most informative and useful information available on how to get started in art licensing, I highly recommend Tara&#8217;s eBook, <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=2901975">&#8220;How to Get Started in Art Licensing&#8221;.</a></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">NOTE: I may earn a commission on products that you purchase from following a link that I recommend and I only recommend products or services that I personally use and believe in. This is another way for an independent artist/entrepreneur to earn money and continue doing the kinds of work you love. It&#8217;s also a good topic for another workshop <img src='http://debracortese.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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		<title>Mad Men Casting Call &#8211; Vote for Mike Daly</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Cortese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banana Republic is sponsoring a Mad Men casting call, and the winner gets
a walk-on role in Season 5 of the Emmy award-winning series.
The contest started weeks ago so we&#8217;re a bit behind,
so please vote for my nephew, Mike Daly
and then pass it along to everyone you know!
You don&#8217;t have to sign up or add your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/" target="_blank">Banana Republic</a> </strong>is sponsoring a <a href="http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/" target="_blank"><strong>Mad Men</strong></a> casting call, and the winner gets<br />
a walk-on role in Season 5 of the Emmy award-winning series.<br />
The contest started weeks ago so we&#8217;re a bit behind,<br />
so please vote for my nephew,<a href="http://www.mikedalysite.com/" target="_blank"><strong> Mike Daly</strong></a><br />
and then pass it along to everyone you know!</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have to sign up or add your name, just click and vote!</p>
<p><a href="http://madmencastingcall.amctv.com/browse/detail/6C7DRD"><img class="alignnone" title="Mike Daly Mad Men actor" src="http://www.debracortese.com/blogpics/Cortese_MikeDaly_MADMEN_actor6i.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="367" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Please click on the image above or link below and vote for my nephew, MIKE DALY!</span><br />
<a href=" http://madmencastingcall.amctv.com/browse/detail/6C7DRD"></p>
<p>http://madmencastingcall.amctv.com/browse/detail/6C7DRD</a></p>
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