I quit caring about galleries years ago. I've never had any luck getting a
gallery to sell my work, and when they do they take commission of 50%,
leaving me with almost nothing from a sale after I pay the cost of making
the print, matting, framing, ect. I sell from my website, I keep 100% of the
money (minus the printing costs, etc), and most importantly, I have actually
sold a significant number of photos.
If every gallery in the country died today, I wouldn't give a damn. Every
one I have encountered is mismanaged, cares nothing for the artists they
represent (and less for artists who they don't know, despite the fact that
telling every new artist they meet to f--k off may keep them from meeting
someone whose work might sell). Good riddance.
The fact that I sold more photos from my website last year than in 10 yrs of
gallery exhibits shows that no effort was made by these dealers to actually
sell art. Remember, last year was a BAD YEAR. You know, recession and all.
My exhibiting and gallery experiences were in much 'better' times.
--
Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-747-3962
http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio
http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work!
On 3/13/09 4:05 PM, "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On a subject actually related to photography . . . <g> . . . there was
> a story in the Portland (Maine) paper the other day about several
> galleries closing due to the recession. There was a great wailing and
> gnashing of teeth over said closings, which is understandable, as
> Maine has a high artist-to-everyone-else ratio, and Portland considers
> itself something of a city for the arts and artists.
>
> Truth to tell, I've never darkened the door of a single one of the
> galleries listed as closing. I don't get to Portland all that often,
> and when I do I've got other missions to keep me occupied. But the
> article did say one of the now deceased was dedicated to photography.
>
> Anyone else noticing similar articles/stories, etc.? I know that the
> common wisdom says in economic hard times, art is one of the first
> things to ignore until the disposable income level rises again.
>
> So, what's the word out there? Hard times upon the arts?
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bwp33.com
>
>
>
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