<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Art Marketing News: Art Business Brief]]></title><description><![CDATA[A perk for paid subscribers. AI-assisted news and business intelligence curated for Main Street artists. Each Brief identifies developments worth knowing about, explains why they matter, and helps independent visual artists better understand the marketplace in which they work.
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Davey]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[artmarketing@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[artmarketing@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Barney Davey]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Art Business Brief ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volume One - Issue One - Mid-August 2026]]></description><link>https://www.artmarketingnews.com/p/art-business-brief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.artmarketingnews.com/p/art-business-brief</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Davey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s8PB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa47d8d94-b277-455d-9ce7-deefdc20c92b_1200x800.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>News and views for visual artists. </p><div 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Square&#8217;s offline mode can turn completed-looking sales into no sales</h3><p>An artist posting on Art Fair Insiders reported accepting 35 offline Square transactions at a Detroit show. After reconnecting, every transaction was declined. According to the artist, the app had collected signatures but did not indicate that the p&#8230;</p>
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