Art Galleries » Witchblade Art Gallery

Galleries need to create a close relationship with their artists. They need to nurture the fledglings, and hype established artists. They need to create a family in a sense. They need to know that if the gallery fails they will have their work returned to them safely. Without that I am personally not comfortable being in a gallery no matter where it is. An artist should not undervalue themselves and ship out their work just because they are flattered for being asked. Likewise galleries need to respect the talent and energy that goes into a piece of art by attending to the details that make the relationship work and therefore become successful.

That was a real leaning experience for me as you might imagine. I have had other nightmares also, so I have had to put on a business hat as well as being an artist. Bad experiences are the reason I am extra cautious as to who and where I ship my work to. Normally I have a pretty strong bond with a gallery owner before I ship.

A few questions to ask a gallery:

Who pays the shipping costs? To and From.
Is there insurance, if so with who? and for how much?
Is there a trial period?
Who, what, where is the gallery owner?
Will the artist be notified if their work is temporarily put in storage?
Do they rent the work out? If so what is the artist's cut?
What % of a sale is due to the artist?

This list goes on of course. Think it through before you leave your work in any gallery. Gallery owners know how things should work, get your contracts complete and well thought out 'before' you approach an artist.

A good book to get is the latest Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market. It is full of info both for gallery owners and artists.

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ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures.

I dream of , whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art. Tiny angels whisper fantasy art, these innocent angels guide me. I also paint fantasy art of exotic women

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I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.

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