Why Guild Sourcebooks?
Guild Sourcebooks help artists do a better job of getting their work in front of art and design professionals who commission artwork. The Guild has been publishing annual sourcebooks of artists since 1986. In a February 2008 survey, designers, architects, art consultants, gallery directors, builders and public art administrators named Guild Sourcebooks as their primary source for finding commissionable artists. Our users see, specify, buy, and recommend artwork and commission artists directly from the pages of Guild Sourcebooks.
Instant Credibility. Guild Sourcebooks are the industry standard. Art and design professionals turn to Guild Sourcebooks again and again as trusted directories. They know that the artists featured are juried by a panel of design and marketing experts on the quality of both their artwork and their photography.
Visibility Online The Guild Sourcebook marketing package blends traditional print advertising with exposure online, so your work will be visible in as many channels as possible. Guildsourcebooks.com allows potential buyers to email you directly or to contact us with questions about your work.
Targeted Exposure. For 24 years, we have been building a list of professionals who are in a position to buy, commission, and recommend artwork. When you're in a Guild Sourcebook, we don't claim your phone will ring off the hook. But when it does ring, the caller will likely have serious interest in what you have to offer.
Immediate Commission Opportunities. All sourcebook advertisers receive a free year of online access to The Guild’s Commission Opportunities listings. There is no better way to learn about requests for proposals, both public and private, across the entire country. Budgets range from the hundreds to millions of dollars.
Design and Layout. The Guild designs and produces your print ad and webpage for you. We provide easy instructions on how to prepare your copy and images. Then, our talented design staff will edit your type, lay out your ad, proof your color separations, and oversee the printing of your page. The result: a handsomely designed, beautifully printed representation of your work in a book of unsurpassed quality, with an online page to match.
Flexible Options. You can select a full- or half-page ad, and a monthly payment plan to fit your marketing budget.
One Stop Marketing. A single investment will put your artwork at the fingertips of thousands of art and design professionals in the corporate, public, hospitality, healthcare, and residential markets for a year or more.
