taking stuff to an art gallery

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

Roger Chandler

Anything you can do to enhance your status as a true "artist" probably won't hurt. Most fine art galleries want to see exceptional design, finish, and should help display the pieces in a way that enhance it in the public's eye. All that being said, in the fine art gallery I am in, I bring in my items in a cardboard box, usually before the gallery officially opens at 12 noon.

Is there a jury process at your gallery? There is at mine. Good luck!

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

Barry L Elder

An "Art Gallery" will probably not want "stuff". They will want "Art" of one kind or another. Make sure you ask about a contract to protect your ownership of the items they choose to show. Sometime "stuff" disappears!

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

Dick Coers

If it's a fine art gallery, they will likely give you time to set up your work before the meeting. They will not want to burn up their time watching you unwrap your work. 10 pieces is a lot, did they ask for that much?

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

Mark Wollschlager

If the pieces are going into a retail art gallery, they may supply wrapping and packaging.

If you are offering pieces that exhibit fragility and/or you are asking real money for them I would supply a fitted box and packaging for each piece.

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

darrin hill

Actually..

I'm a master photographer, and i have photographer friends in high places... One is a guy who used to own a multi million dollar photo studio.. Not millions of dollars of income, but it cost millions to build the building...

an apartment complex came along and offered him a WHOLE lot more than what he spent on it, and he said .. nope...

then they came back and added a whole bunch more zeros... again.. he said nope...

then they came back and added more zeros, and said we will build you a large studio, to your specifications, that u will have rent free for eternity...

so he sold them the property... i went and saw him last year in the temporary space he had and saw the art gallery next door... the area is covered in rich people...and i mean rich... donald trump in an apartment complex rich...

so i asked for an introduction at some future time and i called him last week to ask about seriously meeting the guys....

the place is in a HIGH rent area... so it has to have a lot of traffic and sell a lot to meet their rent... so figured, why not...

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Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

darrin hill

My 'stuff' IS art....

Re: taking stuff to an art gallery

Keith Newton

You could just use a big box with the pieces padded, and easy to pull out to put into their hands. It's always good for people to touch the work when it's good.

Since your a photographer, it would be good to have lots more images on a thumb drive or other digital media. Still better, if you have any printed info with a bio, be sure to include that, with any links to website or photo sharing site.

It is a sad fact that everyone is not a good judge of what it really good and original, nor do they trust their own judgment, so having a good resume makes it easier for your agent to sell your name, as much as selling your art. Make sure all your works are signed and dated along with the wood species. Sometimes I have clients come back years later wanting a piece that has been gone for a decade or more, and they can be sold a new piece if it's out of the wood they saw and liked.

Good Luck, hope this helps