The art of selling art: Islamic artists need to be more business savvy, say practitioners
Photo: British artist Siddiqa Juma showing her work at her exhibition 'Tawwaf' in October at the Alserkal Cultural Foundation in Dubai, UAE. Photo supplied by Siddiqa Juma
Islamic visual art remains relatively untapped as an investment opportunity but even before the sector can talk about bringing in the buyers, artists must become a lot more business savvy, say practitioners.
Siddiqa Juma, who specialises in contemporary Islamic art, believes artists need more support to sell their work.
“At the moment, there isn't the support mechanism, especially with regards to training us artists, about how to sell. As artists, it's really difficult to have that thinking,” the British painter told Salaam Gateway.
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Rachel McArthur