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How to market your art online: social media, chat sex girls and more

Art hubs like the city of Vancouver lead initiatives to help artists get noticed and promote their artwork. Platforms like BigSmokeVancouver.com do just that, becoming essential for emerging artists. However, the internet is full of tools and corners where artists can shine their light. So whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned artist, here are some ways to market your art online, and expand your work beyond the walls of a gallery.

Social media is the obvious bet for any kind of business or brand. Whatever product you’re selling, there’s a social media niche. For artists, Instagram and TikTok work wonders, as they’re very visual. You can share your artwork as well as any behind-the-scenes content.

But beyond mainstream social media channels, there are many more options when it comes to online platforms for artists. One great example are cam sites. Users visit webcam sites to enjoy chat sex girls such as https://stripchatshows.com/, but aside from spicy content and adult activities, they can also find models painting live or creating all kinds of art. These platforms receive high volumes of traffic, turning them into an ideal space to promote any kind of artistic work.

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10 Artists Who Encourage Language Learning Through Music

Although we don't necessarily think that pursuing a career in music in your native tongue is the best way to improve your English, we do hope that the artists above have given you the motivation you need to pick up your language studies again—or at the very least, to find some music that will help you learn!Your career and ability to work anywhere in the globe can both benefit from learning English.
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Announcing our hiatus

Hello everyone, We’ve been putting off writing this for the better part of 3 months now, but the time has come to formally announce that Big Smoke will be taking a break for a while. We’ll keep this short and sweet, but we wanted to thank this audience for coming out to the shows, streaming or buying the songs, supporting the bands, and for taking an interest in the same things that interest us. Thank you
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On Turning Two…

I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out last night. The evening was a huge success and a great way to ring in our third year of operation! Whenever I rent venues for the shows we throw, there’s a to-be-expected air of caution taken from the landlords because of the antisocial behaviour that has historically been associated with rock music and young people partying. I actively assure them ev
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Big Smoke Two Year Birthday Party

On March 25th, we’ll be celebrating our second birthday! Come out to Gam Gallery at Main/Hastings for just $5 and catch sets from four of the great bands we’re currently working with. You’ll also be able to pick up some crazy-discounted merch from the past two years of releases. Here’s the event page with more details.  
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