tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post1385506577780444254..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Co-op Galleries, Yes. Vanity Galleries, NoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-46419204345695309372017-08-21T01:38:20.540-04:002017-08-21T01:38:20.540-04:00Someone mentioned The Bowery Gallery & Blue M...Someone mentioned The Bowery Gallery & Blue Mountain Galleries, but what are some other (Co-Op) Galleries in Manhattan that work along the same lines? I participated briefly with the Ward Nasse Gallery on Prince Street in So-Ho, but Harry relocated to Sussex, NJ this year. There was talk of a location in Queens no one seems to know what will come of that. I would like to maintain a presence Scott Reid Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-48988478270958694382013-11-02T19:40:40.244-04:002013-11-02T19:40:40.244-04:00Hello everybody .
A friend and I have recently tho...Hello everybody .<br />A friend and I have recently thought about starting a cooperative gallery and plan to recruit thirty members .<br />I wonder if anyone reading this can give us some tips of the most important things to consider and the practicalities of starting and managing it?Jimmy Pellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919018562081948709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-73235856694054372142010-09-10T14:08:07.893-04:002010-09-10T14:08:07.893-04:00I admit I did not read all the previous comments. ...I admit I did not read all the previous comments. My experience has been with Co-ops only. If they are thoughtful and dependable (responsible) artists the co-op runs fine. I think they should take commissions on sold works so they feel more inclined to work for sales of artists they host as well as members. <br /><br />Vanity galleries are ridiculous. I don't understand the draw! Why not Joyce Owenshttp://www.joyceowens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-62679630949496137722010-08-10T04:38:30.865-04:002010-08-10T04:38:30.865-04:00question: in your opinion, is it detrimental to b...question: in your opinion, is it detrimental to be associated in any way with a vanity gallery? There's a vanity gallery in NYC that's associated with a print+online magazine. The magazine recently wrote a blurb about me based on a press release, then asked if I'd like to submit a longer statement for a future publication. I researched some of the artists who'd had such a Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-82835731608260016852010-07-28T23:55:47.529-04:002010-07-28T23:55:47.529-04:00My reply to the original solicitation, which I no ...My reply to the original solicitation, which I no longer have:<br /><br />On May 23, 2009, at 5:19 AM, Joshua Bronaugh wrote:<br /><br />Thank you for your reply. I must respectfully decline your offer. I know that it is a tough time for all artists, but I cannot justify paying more than $2,000 while you still retain a 50% commission. What incentive would you have to sell my work if I've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-53195022696038362912010-07-28T15:08:41.424-04:002010-07-28T15:08:41.424-04:00I was very active in running a cooperative gallery...I was very active in running a cooperative gallery for about a decade. The gallery is still in existence, possible close to twenty years now. It serves the community well by running many art related events and continues to be a source of income for many artists. <br />For most of my twenties I was its treasurer and/or president, which gave me a lot of experience learning about the inner Stephanie Sachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377131627540380362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-77892418327887245012010-07-27T22:17:18.899-04:002010-07-27T22:17:18.899-04:00Following up on Max's summary of Minneapolis c...Following up on Max's summary of Minneapolis cooperative galleries, Mpls' other artist run exhibition venue is the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program within the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Our M.I.A. gives space and pays to show locals, (chosen and curated by a panel elected by anyone who shows up for an annual meeting). While the exhibitions are beautifully presented, they Tomhttp://www.tc333.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-90361842779329060462010-07-27T10:16:39.487-04:002010-07-27T10:16:39.487-04:00I had two shows with a co-op--ARC Gallery--in Chic...I had two shows with a co-op--ARC Gallery--in Chicago back in the early 2000s and it was a decent experience. I was not part of the co-op but they had invitational spaces available--you'd submit slides and a proposal and the board would approve or not (I'm guessing they rarely turned artists away) and you'd have a solo exhibition in a gallery that had been split up to provide five or beebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294239926173539813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-4802751696925778722010-07-27T09:58:02.937-04:002010-07-27T09:58:02.937-04:00Hi, Marie--
Thanks for your interest in this post...Hi, Marie--<br /><br />Thanks for your interest in this post. It's an essential read for all artists. I'd prefer if you reproduced the first paragraph on your blog and then linked to my blog so that people could read the full article here, as I conceived it with images.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-82052674754699586462010-07-27T07:40:41.092-04:002010-07-27T07:40:41.092-04:00Joanne
This is a great article/discussion. I am we...Joanne<br />This is a great article/discussion. I am weary of explaining to other artists why they should avoid vanity galleries. <br /><br />I would love to post this article, with a link to your blog and any other links + full credit in what ever form you like, to my own blog. Would you allow that?<br />Here is my blog link:<br />http://ArtistMarketingSalon.wordpress.comMarie Kazaliahttp://MarieKazalia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-72330414204741464902010-07-26T12:57:53.910-04:002010-07-26T12:57:53.910-04:00I'd like to add that in the early 70s, when I ...I'd like to add that in the early 70s, when I was in a co-op gallery, the gallery scene was a lot smaller so the co-ops provided a place to show, and very importantly, a community of like-minded artists. Because there were so few galleries, shows at co-ops got some attention and several of us went on to successful careers at commercial galleries after our work was seen at these venues. <br />Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-5704284397040868092010-07-26T11:56:37.712-04:002010-07-26T11:56:37.712-04:00Thanks, all, for your comments. I laid out a black...Thanks, all, for your comments. I laid out a black-and-white scenario, and you all are offering some welcome shades of gray.<br /><br />Annell, you raise the interesting issue of the artist-owned gallery. You're right; we tend to see these more in tourist areas. Cape Cod has quite a few. Artists paint all winter, sell all summer, take a little time off in fall. <br /><br />And Mead, as you Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-73902866401477313252010-07-26T11:20:54.013-04:002010-07-26T11:20:54.013-04:00I think your analysis is pretty much correct, but ...I think your analysis is pretty much correct, but I just wanted to add a couple more options.<br /><br />I've been a co-op member, but our structure was a little different. We basically put on a show every month, and we were open for the night of the art crawl and by appointment. The rest of the time, we worked in our studios (which were arranged as satellites from the main gallery rooms). ItMead McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138488806634315191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-36332476772785293232010-07-26T11:19:25.202-04:002010-07-26T11:19:25.202-04:00This is a very interesting post. Since I have not...This is a very interesting post. Since I have not had the experience of either kind of gallery, I really didn't know how they were different, or how they were alike. <br /><br />When I came to Taos, New Mexico. I was surprised at what I would call the vanity galleries, galleries owned by and show the work of one artist. Of course we are on the edge of the world, when it comes to the art annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-27650893306394811352010-07-26T11:17:13.573-04:002010-07-26T11:17:13.573-04:00When well done, co-ops can be very important resou...When well done, co-ops can be very important resources for the artist and the art world. I'm thinking of Bowery Gallery or Blue Mountain Gallery in NYC- long running co-ops that have showed many excellent painters over the years. <br /><br />Just like any commercial gallery, an artist has to get to know it first before deciding whether it's something they should try to join.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-88639362034714306642010-07-26T11:04:35.029-04:002010-07-26T11:04:35.029-04:00In Minneapolis, there are several prominent artist...In Minneapolis, there are several prominent artist cooperatives that exhibit members' work, including Traffic Zone Center For Visual Art; Form + Content Gallery; and Rosalux Gallery. Traffic Zone is the best known because of its landmark studio building, which is owned by the artist-members. These and other area co-op venues are generally treated like commercial art galleries and are maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-91503851491945502332010-07-26T08:06:57.537-04:002010-07-26T08:06:57.537-04:00Co-ops are as inconsistent as commercial galleries...Co-ops are as inconsistent as commercial galleries in terms of quality of work exhibited. Tracking their exhibition history is important. I was the director of one, and the membership consistently blocked me from implementing any changes. They had 3 week shows and multiple "solo" shows, making it nearly impossible to generate press. For these members, the shows were essentially an Mery Lynnhttp://mlmccorkle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-81339692812720350512010-07-26T06:47:39.857-04:002010-07-26T06:47:39.857-04:00As you have explained, co-ops and vanities are two...As you have explained, co-ops and vanities are two different things. The photo of the vanity gallery in Chelsea looks like Agora. *I was in there recently and find their staff to be very friendly. Of course, it's still a vanity gallery. <br /><br />Membership fees for co-ops most likely vary from place to place - I was curious about these fees. Being that Manhattan is extremely expensive to mattnoreply@blogger.com