tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post7682030147348490091..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: The Dealer's CommissionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-30484756464788690692011-10-14T13:21:56.652-04:002011-10-14T13:21:56.652-04:00How about a dealer that brings collectors to the s...How about a dealer that brings collectors to the studio but has no overheads such as premises? What kind of split should I expect on that?Ongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400140527359782995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32568177074992103162010-05-16T10:44:06.604-04:002010-05-16T10:44:06.604-04:00What about if you have to split 50/50 with the gal...What about if you have to split 50/50 with the gallery but you have to pay for all of the framing and then on top of that the gallery gives 20% discounts? The artists is left with only 1/3 of the value of the artwork!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-27167772692336122312010-05-05T16:07:23.966-04:002010-05-05T16:07:23.966-04:00I am very happy to have someone else sell my work....I am very happy to have someone else sell my work. Dealing with the public is an art in itself. It takes a huge investment of time and money to run a gallery. I'm happy to paint and if someone comes to my studio to buy a painting, that is extremely satisfying. But my work that sells from a gallery, I do not begrudge the gallery owner their percentage. It's all good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045970275098281692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-83791266570678520312010-05-04T11:49:04.545-04:002010-05-04T11:49:04.545-04:00I have no interest in researching buyers for my wo...I have no interest in researching buyers for my work. I don't like the business end of this profession at all. I guess I would challenge any artist upset with this to either negotiate, find another dealer or start their own gallery. I suspect the truth of the matter is we know we struggled to get where we are and want all we feel we are entitled to. I don't make art for money and make it Frank Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946296348459523994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-91793226223659495862010-04-29T10:51:08.787-04:002010-04-29T10:51:08.787-04:00I also remember when the split was lower, but we n...I also remember when the split was lower, but we need to remember that simply means that for the 1000you might want for a small painting, the dealer had to charge about 1400 then 1600 and now 2000. And if your price increases over time, too, then the prices would go up correspondingly. (Actually, add another percentage for the "courtesy discount" which has become standard.)<br /><br />IJoanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-66981392278413454962010-04-29T07:42:05.521-04:002010-04-29T07:42:05.521-04:00I'm old enough, though, to remember when the s...I'm old enough, though, to remember when the split was more like 30/70, then 40/60. Of course, we have to compensate the galleries for all the work they do, but sometimes I wish that artists hadn't given up so much in return.And I'm still not sure that the split should be equal...Karen Schifanohttp://www.karenschifano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-64613815944396925092010-04-28T17:44:30.894-04:002010-04-28T17:44:30.894-04:00I don't sell a lot of work, but there's no...I don't sell a lot of work, but there's nothing like that phone call from the gallery saying,"We've got good news for you..." Having done all the legwork myself for decades with disappointing results, it's a great to have someone else pulling for me. And let's face it, <i>I</i> don't have the address on 57th St; <i>I</i> don't have a rolodex full of bona-fideLXVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396149640519096992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-5471965488425123542010-04-28T11:23:11.658-04:002010-04-28T11:23:11.658-04:00I've done the cooperative thing, the nonprofit...I've done the cooperative thing, the nonprofit thing, the traditional gallery thing, and a lot of diy over my eight year career, and I have to say that I love it when other people take care of the hundred little details that don't have anything to do with the work itself. It's great not to have to worry about cards, flyer, PR, title tags, image lists, mailing lists, printing things, Mead McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138488806634315191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-70771197755010280842010-04-27T21:42:09.817-04:002010-04-27T21:42:09.817-04:00Hey Philip,fancy meeting you here! I totally agree...Hey Philip,fancy meeting you here! I totally agree with Joanne here too. A good gallery earns every percentage. I rather be making art than selling art.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-69117806318133021252010-04-27T10:10:06.458-04:002010-04-27T10:10:06.458-04:00While the art gallery is not the easiest way to ma...While the art gallery is not the easiest way to make an income, I've run across gallery folk who are incredibly disorganized (ie. I received a frantic phone call from a gallery owner who lost my price list), dishonest (leased my piece out but did not pay me my share) and are simply reluctant to pay. Somehow these folks stay open and I put up because I need/want to show. (Besides, It's notJebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-71299939769767724202010-04-27T09:39:53.004-04:002010-04-27T09:39:53.004-04:00I've recently joined a working studio/gallery ...I've recently joined a working studio/gallery space where my studio partner and I rent a studio where we work in the back of the room and show our work in the front. After a few months of dealing with the public, explaining the work, answering a multitude of questions ranging from "where do you get your ideas" to "where is the restroom," asking people to please not touch Peggradyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326516130349245139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-56460755929304964932010-04-26T21:15:32.021-04:002010-04-26T21:15:32.021-04:00This is another way of looking at the 50/50 split,...This is another way of looking at the 50/50 split, and I greatly value the opinions of seasoned artists. However, many artists I talk to are paying a 35% commission to their gallery, as do I. (They get 50% if they buy the artwork up front, not on consignment).<br />My logic behind 35% is this: approx. 20% or more of the retail price is actual expenses (supplies & framing). So for a 35/65 Maria Brophyhttp://www.mariabrophy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-16744748898772039112010-04-26T16:29:39.074-04:002010-04-26T16:29:39.074-04:00I just mounted a show at a non-profit organization...I just mounted a show at a non-profit organization (fortunately, in conjunction with another artist who is very conscientious), and it drove home to me how much work the gallerist does. It took the two of us tons of time and effort - printing and mailing invitations, contacting the press, curating and hanging the show, setting up the reception refreshments, greeting guests, taking down the show,Catherine Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-60830077891833444372010-04-26T13:12:22.410-04:002010-04-26T13:12:22.410-04:00I agree with Joanne- most dealers work very hard t...I agree with Joanne- most dealers work very hard to make their gallery stay afloat, particularly in stubborn deep recessions like we're in now. It is worth it to work with art dealers in the long run. Artists can be good spokespeople for their own work, but there's a limit to how much any one person can do. We need partners to help us. If I hadn't worked with dealers over the years I&Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-90971747184811451072010-04-26T10:19:47.296-04:002010-04-26T10:19:47.296-04:00Although I tend to agree with everything you said ...Although I tend to agree with everything you said about a 'good' gallery and all the work they do, I still play devils advocate with the thinking that 50% can drive the pricing so high that sales are diminished.<br />I don't want to price myself out of sales especially in a changing market where so much competition is self run artists online without commissions and overhead to raise Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237515885148394733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-15958804197627353612010-04-26T07:24:19.997-04:002010-04-26T07:24:19.997-04:00I’ve never been one to complain about the 50/50 sp...I’ve never been one to complain about the 50/50 split---probably because I spent years working in sales and I know that gallery directors work hard for every penny they make. Is it going too far to think of the Artist/Gallery relationship as collaboration? I think not.<br /><br />I can’t wait to pick up a copy of Ed’s book the next time I’m in the States.Kesha Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765548837851321028noreply@blogger.com