AMN.1001 — Welcome to Our New Home on Substack
“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” — T.S. Eliot
After twenty‑one years and one thousand posts, Art Marketing News has a new home.
If you’ve been with me a long time, thank you for making the journey. If you’re new, welcome. Either way, you’re in the right place.
Substack gives us something I’ve wanted for years: a clean, steady home where AMN can continue without friction, without clutter, and without the feeling that we’re always rebuilding the house while living in it. It also places us among thousands of writers rather than off in a silo — and I’m certain many of them carry voices worth your time.
What stays the same
AMN remains what it has always been — practical, grounded guidance for artists who want to build a sustainable, joyful career. No hype. No pressure. No “ten‑step funnels.” Just clarity, experience, and a steady hand.
What’s new
Substack lets me write with more ease and consistency. It lets you read with less noise. Posts arrive cleanly by email, and the Archive linked above contains only the evergreen articles that have consistently earned search traffic — because not everything published over twenty years deserves to follow us here.
You’ll also notice the AMN.1001 banner format. After two decades of wrestling with stock photos and AI‑generated images that never once changed a reader’s experience, I’m done with hero banners. The post number is the banner. It follows a basic premise of my Practical Minimalism philosophy: do less, better — not as a rule, but as a way of conserving energy for the work that matters. The banner decision is minor. The principle behind it runs through everything here.
The numbering starts at 1001 for simplicity. The archive runs deeper than that, but this is where the next chapter begins.
What’s ahead
AMN will continue weekly. Some issues will be classic AMN: practical, actionable guidance. Others will go deeper — reflections on living the artist’s life, reading the market, and thinking about the long arc of creative work.
It feels good to start the next thousand posts in a place built for writing, reading, and staying connected. I’m honored by your interest. It’s good to have you here.
— Barney
PS: If you’re an older artist, you may enjoy my Substack about staying connected to the creative life as we get older, with more ease, more perspective, and less pressure.
Welcome to Substack Barney!