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Selling to art galleries
How do i go about displaying some of my work at art galleries?
Also, do the galleries buy your work off you or do they display it and other people buy it?
And how much profit do the galleries make from displaying and selling your work?
Thanks.
P.s i am in australia
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okay, here's how it goes in the states. my buddy stoney has alot of friends in the art community, he knows people who know people who like putting random art pieces on display in their resuraunts or reception areas at their business... they do it on a free basis, as its a symbiotic relationship. the place of business has nice, fresh, new art every few weeks, and the artist gets their pieces put out for the world to see. somebody who owns an art gallery nearby has all of these places on their list of places to visit to look for new talent. they ask the owner about the piece, and the gallery owner makes a call. then they put one or two of your pieces on display at a showing, and people check them out, like them, buy them, and the demand for the artist's pieces begins. then, after enough demand is established, the gallery owner shows just that artist's portfolio, the rich people show up, and buy the pieces, and the gallery owner makes commision on every piece sold, while the artist gains in popularity, and gets a good amount of cash.
After a while, the local goverment may commision art from the artist, in the case of stoney, he sculpts a quarryman out of bronze to display outside the local historical society, then his name is on display in a well-travelled area...and it gets bigger. the anne frank museum gets him to do a dozen sculptures...and the list goes on.
check out his site, his contact info is on there, tell him Bill Heady's kid, Bryan sent you.
www.gregorystoneartist.com
good luck, its a competitive field, and by-the-by, whats your media?
-Gunner
---just thought about this: our country code is 001, and eastern standard time is 14 hours behind sydney time
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