tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post5150115236658150599..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: The Art NetworkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-91614850874414952009-04-06T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:32:00.000-04:00Joanne - What is pretty extraordinary is that this...Joanne - What is pretty extraordinary is that this advice could be given - with just slight word substitutions - to an actor. In fact, my sone, a young struggling actor, WAS given this advice, to take it upon himself EVERY DAY to meet someone, talk to someone. The good thing is that we are humans, we make connections, we remember them - so we use them, too.lisa baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931164074030089488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-9604112367572467902009-03-11T19:27:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:27:00.000-04:00Thank you for another excellent post.I really must...Thank you for another excellent post.<BR/>I really must get out of the studio more often and network...<BR/>ClaudiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-10064076556848922602009-03-11T04:37:00.000-04:002009-03-11T04:37:00.000-04:00Dear Joan, Bless you for your civility in respon...Dear Joan, Bless you for your civility in responding. As I pointed out in the beginning of my post I really found your position on 'networking' very positive & helpful. In a sense I was playing the devil's advocate in suggesting that other elements may come into play or should at least be taken into consideration. For all that I find your site a pleasure to visit & I have tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651605575992543944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-28174066917004362692009-03-10T22:23:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:23:00.000-04:00We seem to disagree a lot, Tony, but I like that y...We seem to disagree a lot, Tony, but I like that you're looking under and behind my posts. <BR/><BR/>From my point of view, networking is what you do online; it's what you do in person when you leave your studio. It's a way to plug into the larger art world and its opportunities. And it can be fun.<BR/><BR/>Of course a network presupposes that there are people outside it. Not everyone is includedJoanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-80110190771038207822009-03-10T10:06:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:06:00.000-04:00It's taken me time to respond to this post bec...It's taken me time to respond to this post because first off it is reasonable, practical & realistic but underneath I have had a nagging feeling that there is a sense of 'unhealthiness' in networking per se. In the Middle Ages the Guild system in Europe became essential for the protection of skilled workers but after a time it descended into a degenerate form which resulted in tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651605575992543944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-39664565695407071822009-03-06T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:12:00.000-05:00Thanks Joanne for another amazing post.This quote ...Thanks Joanne for another amazing post.<BR/><BR/>This quote really seems to sum it all up for me, and it's got me wanting to do even more now. I've begun going to our local monthly Gallery Hop and taking pics of everything in my effort to help get to know more people around here. I've got another GH coming up tomorrow which i'm really looking forward to. So thanks again.<BR/><BR/>J<BR/><BR/>"EvenJeffrey Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358872385807320996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-57116484645048735242009-03-04T09:09:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:09:00.000-05:00So here is something that maybe some of you who ar...So here is something that maybe some of you who are more experineced can help me (and others, I sure)with. I can be very sociable and professional in other areas of my life but when it comes to developing relationships with dealers and galleries I have a difficult time because it feels like there is an underlining agenda which is: I want something from them, even when I go into the situation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-34419542997433035192009-03-03T22:24:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:24:00.000-05:00Master Mike and the Pub Wench? What is this, the ...Master Mike and the Pub Wench? What is this, the Renaissance Faire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-67202548134845855682009-03-03T18:33:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:33:00.000-05:00Hello Fair Artist Joanne,We'd love it if you'd com...Hello Fair Artist Joanne,<BR/><BR/>We'd love it if you'd come share this info with our artist.<BR/> <BR/>We are artist also. At least that's what they call us. You may even know us. We'd like to invite you to be a member of our very Private Club. We're very selective and only an elite few are welcome. We pick you. <BR/><BR/>We even have a little 'chit chat' room. It's rightfully called Dante's Vikki Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843590983216729306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-29630900749782754332009-03-02T15:58:00.000-05:002009-03-02T15:58:00.000-05:00Oops. Bad typing. I said: I don't think its work h...Oops. Bad typing. I said: I don't think its work haggling over a one-time 10% of a sale. <BR/><BR/>I meant: I don't think it's WORTH haggling . . .Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-89334873144135286142009-03-02T15:56:00.000-05:002009-03-02T15:56:00.000-05:00Great question, Oriane. I can tell you that the de...Great question, Oriane. <BR/><BR/>I can tell you that the dealer I quoted has shown new artists with an open mind. If that artist's work sells well, s/he may end up on the gallery's roster. If not, then it would be a brief relationship. For the dealer, it's a chance to try out new talent. For the artist, a chance to see how her/his work floats in a particular gallery. Plus, if the artist is Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-53245716750342481302009-03-02T13:49:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:49:00.000-05:00Good advice as usual, but this sort of sticks in m...Good advice as usual, but this sort of sticks in my craw:<BR/><BR/>“I might be inclined to include that artist in a show or two. If a collector is going to keep acquiring work from that artist, it might as well be through me.”<BR/><BR/>This isn't part of your topic, but it brings up a delicate issue, namely how to negotiate different percentage commissions depending on the circumstances. I don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-12060194893760400422009-03-02T13:30:00.001-05:002009-03-02T13:30:00.001-05:00I am glad that you clarified things using a neutra...I am glad that you clarified things using a neutral tone. To repeat: tortured misanthropes will fail. It is a self fulfilling prophecy.Neanderthals Destroyed Atlantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264515780209171036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-55448900081772585152009-03-02T13:30:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:30:00.000-05:00Excellent post. Right on target. Thanks.Excellent post. Right on target. Thanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213131293368857479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-65560290208626093162009-03-02T12:24:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:24:00.000-05:00An excellent post, Joanne. I always pass along exh...An excellent post, Joanne. I always pass along exhibition info to artist friends and try to include them in shows if I am curating and their work fits. I'm not so sure that everyone has this attitude. Many artists feel that if they give out info, someone will get a jump on them and/or usurp their place. I think it's all abondanza - spread the wealth and some will come back to you. Even if it Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.com