2022-11-06 12:40:22
How to find the right gallery
to the artist?If you get to the gallery, but it does not suit you, you will lose time, effort and your investment. Here are a few things to do before negotiating with a gallery for an exhibition:
•Check the siteAny gallery you're going to collaborate with needs to have a strong online presence. This means they should have a calendar of events, artist bios and portfolios, photos of the current interior, and social media buttons added. You should be able to see that they are easy to contact.
•Gallery viewIs it light or dim? Is it clean and spacious or does it look cluttered and unkempt? Is there free space between objects? You need your visitors to be less distracted. People come to see your work.
•Do they sell anything else?If your work is exhibited, for example, in a furniture gallery, you should understand that most people come there to buy a chest of drawers, but not a picture. There is nothing wrong with exhibiting work in such combined galleries, but it can also affect the size of the commission.
• What kind of work is being sold?If you specialize in, say, surrealistic portraiture, then a gallery that exhibits only graphics will not be interested in your portfolio. Don't even try to persuade them. They know what they need.
•What is their price range?If the value of the works exhibited in the gallery exceeds $15,000,
and you have not sold anything before, look again. These works are sold at this price because they are created by famous artists. Look for a gallery that sells art at a price close to you.
•Negotiations with the galleryThey seem to be something scary, but in reality they are scary only as far as your imagination is developed. Gallery owners are more likely to take on an enthusiastic, enterprising artist than one who is unsure of himself. Try to stay calm, everything will work out.
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