Become an Art Brand Manager

1. 1

   Pick your artist and your three wins

   Start with ONE artist and take over the three highest-leverage pieces: the collector and fan list (who has bought, who asked, who follows), the pricing sheet (originals, prints, commissions, licensing, all in writing), and the commission pipeline (inquiries answered inside a day, deposits collected, deadlines tracked).

2. 2

   Put the brand in writing

   An artist's brand is their story, their signature look, and how the work is talked about. Write the one-page brand brief: the story collectors repeat, what the artist will and will not do, price floors, and where the work shows. Every decision after checks against this page.

3. 3

   Agree on the money in writing

   Common shapes: a percentage of sales you touch (management percentages in creative fields commonly run 10 to 25 percent) or a flat monthly fee plus a commission on deals you originate. Put it in a simple signed agreement with a clean exit clause; money handshakes end friendships.

4. 4

   Open the revenue lanes artists skip

   Prints and editions, licensing to brands and publications, commissions at honest prices, workshops and appearances, and holiday drops to the collector list. One overlooked lane often pays your whole fee.

5. 5

   Run the calendar and the follow-up

   Shows, drops, fair applications, gallery outreach, social cadence, and thank-you notes to every collector. Consistency is the brand: the manager's real product is that things happen ON TIME.

6. 6

   Note where this differs from artist management

   The platform's artist management card is the full talent-management play (careers, touring, everything). The art brand manager is focused: the BRAND and the commerce around visual art. Start here, grow into full management if the roster and trust earn it.

7. 7

   Scale to a small roster

   Three to five artists is a real living; past that you are an agency. Every new artist should share your collector infrastructure so each addition costs you less time than the last.

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