tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post6169688689310135545..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Under a Dealer's Thumb?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-7451129111356970432012-02-19T13:52:06.809-05:002012-02-19T13:52:06.809-05:00Great subject Joanne. As a curator, gallery owner,...Great subject Joanne. As a curator, gallery owner, and artist, I’ve seen all sides of the challenge. I don’t defend the incompetent dealer, but…<br /><br />Running a gallery is no picnic. It’s more than recruiting artists, massaging patrons, and executing sales. The complexity of real estate, financial management, accounting, government regulations, shipping, branding, marketing, cleaning the Allen C. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718519218496854299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-15440212990948562662012-02-15T10:15:56.250-05:002012-02-15T10:15:56.250-05:00Just a little end note to my post:
The Victoria Mu...Just a little end note to my post:<br />The Victoria Munroe Gallery is closing/ Boston has lost anther great gallery.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-76176671220662583922012-02-14T22:01:36.502-05:002012-02-14T22:01:36.502-05:00Simple but useful, this is the post that I’ve alwa...Simple but useful, this is the post that I’ve always been looking for. I’m really in need of searching complete information that will help my site improve. And since I’d visited your page, I’m really fortunate that I made it here.Christian Saronohttp://www.trafficchallenge.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-10401743973493089572012-02-14T12:34:25.962-05:002012-02-14T12:34:25.962-05:00It's tough for the even good dealers out there...It's tough for the even good dealers out there.They don't know what is going to work in this environment. I feel for hem.<br />So artists, just beware. Assess all risks, do your homework,get references, know your own limits for loss. It's all a gamble. My rule of thumb is to avoid anything that will cost me sleeping at night and restrict my earning a living. For example, I stay away mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-14533987366507241132012-02-13T19:02:25.380-05:002012-02-13T19:02:25.380-05:00I recently severed ties with a gallerist in the ci...I recently severed ties with a gallerist in the city where I live. She was a blamer, and was constantly bad-mouthing all the artists she worked with behind their backs. Of course, I found out from others that she was doing the same with me. <br /><br />Last spring, she invited me to be in a small group show. She told all the artists to send an image for the postcard, which I promptly did. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-6799673568884973832012-02-13T17:30:48.166-05:002012-02-13T17:30:48.166-05:00About 5 years ago I was approached by someone ope...About 5 years ago I was approached by someone opening a new gallery in Philadelphia. The little voice in my head was saying "don't" but my desire to exhibit and have gallery representation won out. At issue was pricing, but in general I had a growing discomfort with the owner. He wanted to list works at a discounted price. I explained discounts were acceptable to me if needed to Robin Sherinhttp://robinsherin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-60072313983788334792012-02-13T17:13:54.078-05:002012-02-13T17:13:54.078-05:00In my experience it is very rare for a dealer to p...In my experience it is very rare for a dealer to pay for framing. It would be nice, but it just isn't going to be the usual experience for an artist.<br /><br />Another thought on framing, as so many artists do work that can be shown unframed, or show work that just can't have a frame, is that damage to the artwork becomes much more likely. Even with careful handling, scratches end up on Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-3088332291746412362012-02-13T11:42:58.837-05:002012-02-13T11:42:58.837-05:00I think the "good" galleries are few and...I think the "good" galleries are few and far between! <br /><br />I was in a gallery for five years, until this past spring. The gallery accepted my slides to keep on file initially (this was over 5 yrs ago) which eventually led to her wanting a few original paintings and then her wanting a complete series of my prints to keep in the gallery. She was also an art consultant for several Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-41594879706057627852012-02-13T11:00:21.736-05:002012-02-13T11:00:21.736-05:00I live in a big southern city. After my gallery he...I live in a big southern city. After my gallery here closed due to the economy, I have been looking for another. As an aside, local galleries tend to look at local artists as local yokels. After a submission a local gallery wanted to see the work. After showing the work he asked how much I asked for work. When I told him he wanted to reduce it over 25%. I said I can't do that but I make joel chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761671336936658776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-72722959857115725672012-02-13T09:38:49.739-05:002012-02-13T09:38:49.739-05:00Joanne, thanks for another great article. The arti...Joanne, thanks for another great article. The artist-dealer relationship is a tricky one to navigate. One dealer that showed my work for a few years loaned three of my pieces to a restaurant without my knowledge or approval. I asked to have some of my work returned, but kept getting the old "I'll ship them to you tomorrow" story. Finally, after two months of excuses he admitted thatGary J. Noland Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00626256856663168966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-49873725251755662582012-02-13T09:14:01.039-05:002012-02-13T09:14:01.039-05:00Kudos to the artist you mention who had the courag...Kudos to the artist you mention who had the courage to stand up and walk away. That took a lot of guts and must have been a bit frightening. Well done.Michelle Arnold Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549278771595021239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-73065130132401247752012-02-13T08:58:06.718-05:002012-02-13T08:58:06.718-05:00I've turned down a few shows with commercial g...I've turned down a few shows with commercial gallery dealers because they expected that I pay for framing. In one case with a NYC gallery, they "paid" for my framing for a show with them by buying eight or ten smaller drawings that had gotten water damaged while in their care. I only accepted this agreement because the show was scheduled to go up in three weeks. . . but they only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com