Selling your art depends on securing healthy relationships with art business professionals such as gallery owners, agents and art consultants. As you build these relationships it is important for you to make the best decisions based on your knowledge about the realities, misconceptions, and pitfalls. You want to know what to expect from them and how to protect your interests. … [Read more...]
22 Questions for Artists to Ask Galleries
In another article I wrote Beware of Vanity Galleries and explained why artists should avoid them. On my mission to protect artists from being taken advantage of I take this article further by listing 22 questions for artists to ask galleries before signing the contract. Exhibiting in a gallery, whether they charge artists' fees or not, requires an investment of time and … [Read more...]