From the studio
Writing for artists and galleries — selling work, running exhibitions, and making a living from what you make.
Gallery News · 6 Oct 2026 · Aima Eman · 10 min read
The Tamworth Textile Triennial is open; an A$40,000 prize is coming back around, and a new fabric artist has joined ArtFlow. Here's what's happening in Australian textile art, plus what makers need to know about selling it.
Art & Design · 5 Oct 2026 · Aima Eman · 10 min read
A good artist portfolio isn't everything you've ever made. It's the right fifteen pieces, in the right order, ready on your phone when someone asks. Here's how to put one together.
Exhibitions · 2 Oct 2026 · Aima Eman · 8 min read
Handing your work to a gallery shouldn't feel like a leap of faith. What to put in writing, what goes on the delivery document, and the one register most Australian artists have never heard of.
Artist Stories · 1 Oct 2026 · Aima Eman · 9 min read
Making the work is the easy part. Writing about it is where most artists stall. A plain-English way to describe your artwork, from a one-line caption to a full description, with real examples.
Art Collecting · 30 Sept 2026 · Aima Eman · 8 min read
Editions, paper, print types, certificates, and framing. What to check before you buy fine art photography prints in Australia, so the one on your wall is worth what you paid.
Art Guides · 29 Sept 2026 · Aima Eman · 8 min read
Start with what you need to take home, then work backwards through gallery commission and GST. A plain-English guide to pricing your artwork in Australia, with worked examples.
Art Guides · 28 Sept 2026 · Aima Eman · 9 min read
The columns every art inventory spreadsheet needs, the setup habits that stop it from falling apart, and five signs it's time to move your records somewhere smarter.
Art Guides · 25 Sept 2026 · Aima Eman · 6 min read
Instagram is where people find you. It isn't where they buy, and it isn't yours. What an artist's website does that a feed can't, and how to get one up without learning to code.
Art Guides · 24 Sept 2026 · Aima Eman · 11 min read
Painting, clay, glass, jewellery, murals, even sound and light. A plain-English tour of the 22 types of artwork on ArtFlow, what buyers ask about each, and what's worth writing down first.
Gallery News · 13 Sept 2026 · Frances Smith · 4 min read
New work built on native plants, including the Endangered series, the Bush Tucker vessels and the gold lustre pieces that take three firings.
Exhibitions · 11 Sept 2026 · Frances Smith · 5 min read
Choosing the work, pricing it, writing labels, packing it so it arrives whole, and the paperwork that catches people out the first time.
Art & Design · 8 Sept 2026 · Frances Smith · 5 min read
Handmade lamps do something a shop bought one cannot. Here is how to choose the base, the shade and the height so the light lands where you want it.
