If you applied for Agility Award funding and didn’t get it, you’re likely feeling disappointed, frustrated and maybe a bit confused. When you’ve put effort into the application and followed the guidelines but you still don’t get the result you hoped for it can feel unfair and despair can start to set in, particularly if […]

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Sheelah Moloney

The Truth About Funding Rejections (Agility Award Edition)

hand held up to reject and say no

As an artist, understanding what stage your art career is at can be both empowering and insightful. Whether you’re just starting out or have been creating for years, knowing your artistic career stage can help you set goals, make informed decisions and navigate the art world more effectively. So, are you a new, emerging, mid-career, […]

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Sheelah Moloney

How to Determine Your Artistic Career Stage: A Guide for Artists

It’s the question that comes up the most often in conversation about art sales, ‘why do galleries take so much commission?’ It is a bone of contention that can stifle a fruitful relationship between artist and gallery before it’s even explored, let alone begun. So, let’s talk about commission and get the matter straight, once […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Why do galleries take so much commission?

girl with money

Beating the cringe factor of social media content when you talk on social media. How many times have you heard, the key to social media is to show your face and talk to the camera? And how many times has the idea of that made you want to run screaming from the idea? Every time? […]

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Sheelah Moloney

How to talk to your social media audience

Artists, the most talented, intriguing and complicated humans on the planet. Throughout the ages an artist’s ability to create has fascinated us mere mortals. So, I thought I would share some insight into just what makes artists so interesting and important to our world.

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Sheelah Moloney

About Artists

We all know the heady feeling of falling in love in the sun. Don’t let the heat get the better of you when you fall in love with art on holidays this year. Keep these 3 top tips in mind …

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Sheelah Moloney

Holiday romance

BREAKING THE RULES OF ART DISPLAY I’m often asked about how to hang art and while there are a few rules almost all can be broken. When you choose art to add to your home it’s a very personal choice. You will relate to the artwork in your own way and the way you choose […]

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Sheelah Moloney

OFF THE WALL

This is a tale about a meeting with a rabbit that taught me about art 😉

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Sheelah Moloney

Ways to understand art – RABBIT TALES