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I have been wondering the same thing lately. There are a lot of local businesses that have local artwork on their walls for sale.
I often wonder how this works? Does the business get a cut or not? It seems like they shouldn’t because they are getting their business decorated for free. Seems like a “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” type of situation that is beneficial to both parties.
Does anyone on here have any experience with this? I would be interested in hearing about it.
Thanks, Alison
I agree with Tina, my experience of this is not good either! You spend a few hours carefully wrapping up your artwork, carefully loading it into your car, and head off to the bar/restaurant, to then spend a few more hours placing them in just the right place.
After doing all this, you never hear another thing, until they contact you to say they are moving premises, and could you come and collect your artwork.
When you arrive to collect your paintings, they tell you how much their customers had enjoyed viewing your artwork (for free!)You then start the arduous task of re-wrapping all your valuable work, however give up halfway through the process, when you realise all the paintings look like crap, covered with fingerprints, and god knows what else!:eek:
You then spend the next week cleaning them, repainting parts of them, and re-varnishing them
It’s a totally thankless task, and the only people that benefit, are the owners of the outlet as they are providing an additional benefit to their customers (free!), and the people who are eating or drinking there, who can view your work for free, as they happily fill their faces, and whom have no intention whatsoever, of buying one of your paintings.If people want to buy art, they will generally visit a place that sells art, when they visit a bar or restaurant, they are there to buy food and drinks, not paintings.
Katie Black Fine Art"Life is far too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
I sold this way previously (I won’t say how long ago
) the trick is to let the staff know there is a nice commission for them on any sold off the wall. They are your salespeople, not the owner, and if they can earn a whole nights tips for five minutes selling your art to an interested customer they will. If there is nothing in it for them, they won’t make extra work for themselves.
When I first left art college I ran a bar to pay off college loans, I sold about one painting a week while there, mainly because I could sell to interested clients. If I (or someone else) wasn’t there to sell the work customers would never buy them, potential buyers need engagement to open thier wallets. I’ve just read their blurb… bargepole springs to mind. You pay the business to decorate their walls and give them 40% commission after paying wallspace a membership fee too. I think it makes a vanity gallery look honest. In their case studdies everyone is making a fortune with sales… they have forgotton the one where it says no sales, the artist is out $200 they have paid the business to hang the work, the cost of delivering the work, the cost of collecting the work and the cost of the membership fees…There is one major rule as an artist, if you see the word exposure anywhere, run like hell.:wave:
further reading
That issue should be addressed before the paintings are placed in the business. The artist can get insurance on the paintings or the business can cover them under their property insurance if needed. Usually paintings are on a consignment basis and the business is not responsible for any damage or theft. There are several insurance brokers who will insure Fine Art for the business or artist for liability, damage or theft of the paintings.
so you also have the costs of insurance…
16. I am a Member and tried to login but it said my account was deleted?
If your account is not active in the last 60 days or you do not place any images in your Photo Gallery then you are subject to being deleted. You must be pro-active with your account. A lot of people join and never log back in this wastes storage space and money.
….it mentions nothing about the fact they still have your direct debit payments until you actually cancel them though, even though your account may deleted. see…
2. How much does it cost to join?
Artists, Businesses, Photographers, Sculptors and Charity Organizations are welcome to join. Business Membership is FREE. Artists and Art Buyers Membership are only $5 per month. Art Broker Membership is $10 a month. Artists and Businesses can upgrade to a Premium Membership for $10 a month. [B][I][COLOR=”DarkRed]Membership automatically renews on the 1st of each month until cancelled. [/COLOR][/I][/B]
I wonder how many of the 183 artists realise they are still paying $5 a month?
Whenever I see “opportunities” like this that try to bilk money from “emerging” artists with promise of “exposure” I have to wonder why? Isn’t that a bit like trying to get blood from a stone? Really, the effort vs potential reward has got to make it one of the least profitable scams out there.
David
Sadly it is not. Many people spend money seeking short-cuts to profitability as an artist. The first thing many “new” pensioners or newly unemployed people do is become an artist to earn money…. I can paint right? I can sell art to earn money…..these have money to invest in their business. The above group are getting over €900 a month just in their $5 charges to the artists who are members. That’s over $10,800 a year, for what outlay? about $150 or less that’s over $10,000 a year for a weeks work. That is profit in my book.
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