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What’s Really Happened in the Art Market This Year? See Which Segments Are Going Strong—and Which Are in Serious Trouble

Art Industry Trends 2023

Dabi Arnasa voted the Regional Artist of the Month (August)

‘Next Gen’: Who Are They and How Will They Change Art Collecting for Good?

Adda Donato voted the Artist of the Month

Art Appropriation

‘It’s the Opposite of Art’: Why Illustrators are Furious about AI

A Brief History of Artwork Commission: Ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance

With the Market for Contemporary Photography Cratering, Collectors Would Be Wise to Buy

Ahoo Hamedi voted the Artist of the Month in July 2023

Maziyah Yussof voted the Regional Artist of the Month (July)

5 Current Art Trends in the 2020s

BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the Regional Art: the Caribbean competition

Humor in Modern and Contemporary Art

Should Art Created by Women Be Called Feminist Art?

Brünn Kramer voted the Artist of the Month

AI Can’t Replace Artists, but It’s Already Transformed the Art World Forever

BE OPEN Art launches the third stage of the regional competition to support emerging artists of Southeast Asia

Anna Gibson voted the Regional Artist of the Month (June)

Appreciating Art Through A Screen

Helpful Tips for Networking in the Art Industry

How Can We Win Over Millennial Collectors?

Elena Baturina and BE OPEN Art awarded the first Artist of the Region at a celebratory ceremony in Nicosia, Cyprus

Do Machines Dream of Creativity? A Beginner’s Guide to Generative Art

Ammama Malik voted the Artist of the Month

Keyonne ‘Keeks’ Yarde voted the Regional Artist of the Month (May)

BE OPEN will host an exhibition in Cyprus to celebrate the emerging artists of the Eastern Mediterranean

Meet The Next Generation Of Collectors: The Online Art-Buying Crowd

Navigating the Art World for Emerging Artists

Sarah Tantawy voted the Artist of the Month (April)

Five Shifts in the Art World That are Creating a More Inclusive Market

Kamlah Kew voted the Regional Artist of the Month (April)

BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the Eastern Mediterranean stage of the regional competitions programme

What Should Contemporary Art Do for a Society?

How To Start Collecting Photography: An Art Collector’s Guide

The Transformation of Craft into Fine Art

The Latest UBS Art Basel Report Puts the Global Art Market at $67.8 Billion, Indicating Modest Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty

Ana Espriella voted the Artist of the Month

How Can Art Help Break Social Norms?

Abdelrahman Mahmoud voted the Regional Artist of the Month (March)

BE OPEN Art launches the second stage of the regional competition to support emerging artists of the Caribbean

How to Buy Art on Instagram & Facebook

The Power of Art: Does Art Really Change the World We Live In?

How to Create an At-Home Art Studio

Gohar Gnuni voted the Artist of the Month

Specific Collector’s Trends by Generation: How To Adapt?

Jovanna Theodosiou voted the Regional Artist of the Month (February)

BE OPEN Art announces the Artist of the Year 2022

The Truth: How To Get Discovered as a Contemporary Artist

Making a Difference Through Art

Online Art Market – The Latest Trends and Tendencies

Valeria Dardano voted the Artist of the Month

High-Profile Auctions, Digital Sales and Millennial Collectors: What to Expect from the Art Market in 2023

Christina Kyriacou voted the Regional Artist of the Month (January)

Understanding Gen Z in the Art Market

The Rise of AI Art: What Does This Mean For The Art Market?

Chidinma Nnoli voted the Artist of the Month

5 Trends That Defined the Art Market in 2022

BE OPEN Art Launches New Format of Regional Competition to Support Emerging Artists Worldwide

What Will Happen to the Art Market in 2023?

The Art of High Technology Requires Being a Programmer and a Scientist

Hopes for a slower, More Local Art Trade Dashed by a Turbocharged Market Year

The State of Digital Art Collecting: 7 Key Takeaways

How Millennials Are Challenging And Changing The Art Market

Ojima Abalaka voted the Artist of the Month

Should Artists Have a Stake in Their Own Work?

The Rise Of Street Art And Its Promise For Investors

How to Incorporate Instagram Reels Into Your Marketing Strategy: A Step-By-Step Guide

Jinoos Misaghi voted the Artist of the Month in October 2022

From Influencers to Collectors: The Rise of Millennial Art Buying

Protest Art Is Popular, But Should It Become Big Business?

Why Some Artists Thrive, and Others Don’t

How to Buy Art Online: ‘Every click is a discovery’

Today’s Young Art Collectors: Buying and Discovering Art

Liz Ramos-Prado voted the Artist of the Month in September 2022

The Most Common Misconceptions About Art Galleries

Will NFTs Revolutionize the Art Market or Repeat Its Greatest Failures? These 4 Factors Will Determine Their Fate

Should the Art World Open to Design?

AI Art Is Challenging the Boundaries of Curation

Diana Pedott voted the Artist of the Month

Influencers and antiques? How a new generation is transforming the market

The Boom and Bust of TikTok Artists

What Do Art Collectors Look Like Today?

Why Should You Collect Emerging Art?

Sajid Hussain voted the Artist of the Month

How Just About Anyone Can Invest in Fine Art

‘Art Flipping’ Is the Latest Way Rich Millennials Are Building Wealth, and It’s an Investment Baby Boomers Largely Ignored

The New Role of Influencers in the Art Market

Opportunity Knocks: The Middle East Is The Emerging Art Market To Watch

Luciana Mazzucchelli voted the Artist of the Month in June 2022

Who Are the Art Collectors of 2022?

NFTs turn Japan’s manga and anime into genuine art

Art Is an Investment to Appreciate

Collect Like an Expert: How to Find Great Emerging Artists

Camila Neumann voted the Artist of the Month

Art Investment Trends To Look Out For In 2022

Art-Aficionado Tim Newton on How to Collect Art

New Perspectives. National Galleries and The Urge to Re-Think Art History

Meet the Next Gen Collectors: Who Are They and How Are They Changing the Art Market?

Five Trends the Art Market Will Be Watching in 2022

David Molina-Molina voted the Artist of the Month

NFT Art & The Secondary Market: How Can You Assess an NFT’s Value?

Why Artist and Museum Merchandise Is the Next Major Growth Category for the Ever-Expanding Art Market

The Next Big Thing: Secondary Markets

Global Art Market Rebounded to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2021 with $65 B. in Sales, Art Basel UBS Report Says

Emmanuel ArceHoffbuhr voted the Artist of the Month

NFT Art & The Secondary Market: How Can You Assess an NFT’s Value?

5 Reasons to Invest in Digital Art

How to Invest in Art on a Budget

NFTs of Old Masters — Good or Bad?

Nkem Odeh-Ifeyinwa voted the Artist of the Month

The Artists Bringing Activism Into and Beyond Gallery Spaces

Value in Art – What Makes Art Valuable?

Is Realist Art Still Relevant?

How auction houses became the big winners of the pandemic

Yusuff Aina Abogunde voted the Artist of the Month in January 2022

Insurance in the age of global warning: how to protect your art against flooding and extreme weather events

The Future of the Art Market: 4 Trends

Art Trends 2022: How a revitalised art market must still navigate the ongoing impact of COVID-19

BE OPEN Art announces the Artist of the Year!

Get Ready for the New World Order: Art Market Experts Make Their Predictions for 2022

Abdias Ngateu voted the Artist of the Month

Why Figurative Painting Will Be One Of The Biggest Trends Of 2022

Censored? Shadowbanned? Deleted? Here is a Guide for Artists on Social Media

The Art Oligarchy Is Over: NFTs Have Opened the Market to All

Why We Need Prizes for Digital Art

Carlos Rodisnel Rodríguez voted the Artist of the Month

The Role Of The Younger Generation In Influencing The Art Industry

Immersive Art Experiences Are All the Rage — What Does That Mean for the Future of Art?

How the Next Generation of Art Collectors Is Making Its Mark

Digital NFT Art Is Booming—But at What Cost?

Spartan Voted the Artist of the Month

Will the Increase of Online Exhibitions Kill the Physical Gallery?

Too Much Too Young? The Double-Edged Sword of Early Success for Artists

Korean Wave: Could Seoul Become the Art Capital of Asia?

Pricing My Art… With AI?

Social Media Replaces Fairs as the Third Most Successful Sales Channel for Galleries in 2020, Study Reveals

Tommaso Moretti voted the Artist of the Month in September

What Makes a Good Artist Website? Art Critic Paddy Johnson Has Answers

Women in the Arts are Winning the Battle for Equal Employment—but They Haven’t Yet Won the War

The Robot Artists Aren’t Coming

Brave New World: Meet the New Generation of Art Collectors

Giuliano Tosi voted the Artist of the Month in August 2021

What To Do If Your Art Arrives Damaged

Why Instagram’s Creatives Are Angry about Its Move to Video

Connoisseurship: Is It Time for a Comeback?

How to Look at Emerging Artists and Recognize a Future Star

The Growth Trajectory Of The Global Online Art Market

Atis Jākobsons voted the Artist of the Month

Art Trends: A Digital Disruption

Cross-Collecting Before And Now

As the Market for Their Artists Booms, African Galleries Take Control by Expanding to the West

The Global Art Market in 2021: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Vivek Nimbolkar voted the Artist of the Month

NFTs in IRL: the Rise of Digital Art Galleries in Physical Spaces

How a New Generation of Art Galleries Is Making the Exclusive Industry More Accessible

How the Pandemic is Accelerating the Online Art Market

But is it Legal? The Baffling World of NFT Copyright and Ownership Issues

Yulia Virko voted the Artist of the Month

Is It The Best Time To Be An Emerging Artist?

Art Lasts, Markets Pass: Can NFTs Finally Make Art an Asset Class?

Covid-19: Which Countries Are Closest to Getting Back to Art Business?

Art Flipping: What can be done to reduce this practice?

Is Art for Pleasure or Politics?

Bernadett Timko voted the Artist of the Month

NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World—But They Could Change So Much More

Art Basel and UBS’s Art Market Report 2021

NFTs: The Future of the Art Market?

8 Key Facts about Online Art Collectors

Vorona Ecaterina voted the Artist of the Month

Why TikTok is a Great Platform for the Artworld

How to invest in emerging artists

How to Handle Millennial Collectors

Why Is Work by Female Artists Still Valued Less Than Work by Male Artists?

BE OPEN Art announces the Artist of the Year!

Corinna Wagner voted the Artist of the Month

Is Now a Wise Time to Be Investing in Art?

How Millennials Influence The Art Market

Millennial collectors are coming of age – and women are the biggest spenders

What You Should Expect from an Art Advisor

Georgia Theologou voted the Artist of the Month

Slow Down the Mega-Galleries, Empower Black Collectors, and 13 Other Changes Art-World Insiders Hope to See in 2021

From Over-Consumption to Intellectual Work: Why Culture is the New Asset

When the Pandemic Forced the Art World Online, Some People Began Collecting—Or Returned to It

‘One of the most shocking, tumultuous years on record’: art market figures reflect on 2020—and guess at what 2021 might hold

Art Predictions for 2021

Theophilus Tetteh voted the Artist of the Month

The Turn of the Screw: Will Tighter Regulations Impact the Art Market?

A New Study Has Simple Advice for Collectors Looking for Big Returns on Art: Invest In Women

Contemporary Art From Africa Is Seizing Global Attention. Here’s Your Guide to Six Emergent Art Markets Making It Happen

Art market 2020: the year of cancel culture and bricks-and-clicks

Daniele Cenni voted the Artist of the Month

Why the Art World Is Embracing Craft

Auctions, pledges and DMs: creative ways to buy and sell art on Instagram

What Drives Market Speculation After an Artist’s Untimely Death

How Insurance for Buying Art Online Works

Women Outnumber Men at Art School – Why Do More Men Make it Into Galleries?

Mustafa Sönmez voted the Artist of the Month

What’s Next? 18 Trends That Will Move the Art World Forward

How Will Advanced Technologies Impact the Art World? 3 Takeaways From the Serpentine’s Future Art Ecosystems Report

‘It’s great if you’re bored with Netflix’: video art flourishes in lockdown

Biennials in Crisis: What Major Art Festivals Are Delayed by the Pandemic?

Julie Liger-Belair voted the Artist of the Month

A.I. Has the Potential to Change the Art Business—Forever. Here’s How It Could Revolutionize the Way We Buy, Sell, and See Art

Mary Rozell on How the Art Market Has Changed

Millennials Are More Interested in Buying Art Than Ever—and 5 Other Takeaways From a New Art Basel Report on the State of the Market

Three Things To Do For Art Collectors To Simplify Their Estates

Michael Vincent Manalo voted the Artist of the Month

Galleries and Fairs Are Turning to Virtual Reality to Connect with Collectors

The Art World Remains Overwhelmingly White — Here’s How That Can Change

How Art Collectors Can Avoid Online Phishing Scams and Social Engineering

From Online Exhibitions to Ecommerce: Art Galleries Are Turning to the Digital World to Survive Covid-19

Art Market Trends in Response to COVID-19

Raluca Băraru voted the Artist of the Month

How to Do a Virtual Studio Visit with an Artist

How the art industry is grappling with its systemic race inequality

Where to buy works of art to support anti-racism causes

Bye bye, blockbusters: can the art world adapt to Covid-19?

How to Experience Art & Culture During Coronavirus

A Desperate Time: How the UK Art World is Responding to the Coronavirus Lockdown

Marcel Lisboa voted the Artist of the Month

The Often-Ignored Problem with Buying Art as an Investment

Build an Art Collection that Supports Emerging Artists

Tips for Collecting Art on a Budget

For Galleries, Online Viewing Rooms Are About Storytelling and Sales

The Global Art Market Reports 2019

How to Look at Emerging Artists and Recognize a Future Star

Top 9 Tips for Emerging Art Collectors

Collector Concerns: How to Judge the Quality of Abstract Painting

How to Discover Your Taste as a New Art Collector

Cracking the Millennial Market: How Art Businesses Are Tweaking Their Strategies to Target the Next Generation of Collectors

What Will Art Look Like in 20 Years?

How Collectors Shape Contemporary Art History

How Tech has Transformed the World of Art Collecting

Evan Beard: The Rapid Rise of Millennial Collectors Will Change How Art Is Bought and Sold

Goodbye Art World, Hello Art Industry: How the Art Market Has Transformed—Radically—Over the Past 30 Years

You Want to Buy Art. Is It About Love or Money?

Jitters and reasons to be cheerful: art market experts give their 2020 predictions