Growing Market for Christian Art, But Still Small
THE HUFFINGTON POST
By Daniel Grant
[There is] a growing number of artists who have found success selling to the Christian market, a large realm of the population that does not see itself as art collectors but is willing to spend limited amounts of money on prints and posters that reflect its beliefs and values. A pioneer in this market is the California painter Thomas Kinkade. Most of the Christian art market, however, is focused on the specific images rather than the name or style of the artist. Inspirational artwork has a greater likelihood of selling, but that work is less illustrative of biblical stories and more metaphoric of "God's love for mankind, the beauty of the world God created," said Daniel Gerhartz, a painter in Kewaskum, Wis. [link]
By Daniel Grant
[There is] a growing number of artists who have found success selling to the Christian market, a large realm of the population that does not see itself as art collectors but is willing to spend limited amounts of money on prints and posters that reflect its beliefs and values. A pioneer in this market is the California painter Thomas Kinkade. Most of the Christian art market, however, is focused on the specific images rather than the name or style of the artist. Inspirational artwork has a greater likelihood of selling, but that work is less illustrative of biblical stories and more metaphoric of "God's love for mankind, the beauty of the world God created," said Daniel Gerhartz, a painter in Kewaskum, Wis. [link]
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