This was a very interesting video! Christine seems like such a nice person and is so informative. I would love to have her as my gallerists or even have her spend a day with me answering all the so many questions I have about showing my art and art gallery representation.
great conversation , an Artist works all the time too , not just the Gallerist . the Partnership is important and not every Partnership works. I have been at a number of Galleries , always sold, but never a long term Relationship came about . the Artworld in Europe includes far more international Anticipation . nice Video ! thanks
I'm glad I never went to art school nor bother with the gallery system...Facebook has free tools to sell online. There are plenty of people who make 6 figures a year...marketing yourself is what you need to know.
Selling online is great! Marketing/self promotion is always necessary online or offline. The art school leads to a different kind of art career though. It’s like going to business school leads to a career in large corporations, but starting your own business (without business education) leads to entrepreneurship. There is no right or wrong, just different aspirations!
You sound like a wonderfull commercial Gallery that really support the artists you choose to work with. It sounds very attractive. And I really like when you mention a name of some of your chosen artist you also choose to show a work by them - very interesting. I really loved to listen to you. 🙏❤️
This was an excellent interview! >==> with great interviewer questions, and I appreciate Christine's knowledge and her delightful candor. Thank You Very Private Gallery!
I’m an illustrator who’s getting more serious about selling paintings. I love galleries but the more I dig into it, I find the whole practice strange in a modern online world. The commission isn’t attractive for me if it’s higher than say 35%. The kick back thing she was talking about with selling out of an artist’s studio I find murky. Especially if I’m promoting my own work via social media and that’s where the buyer found me. I don’t mind hand selling my work. Sold my first piece this year after getting back into painting again. It was off of Facebook of all places. If an artist gets to a certain level, then I’d maybe approach a gallery. I don’t stress out anymore about getting a one man show together with everything I’ve found out about showing in a gallery. At most I’d rent out a studio spot to sell out of.
I guess the gallery world is made for older artists and more mid-career artist. In the past galleries were also the agents and marketers of the artists. They had more responsibilities so they asked for 50% commissions. Nowadays artists can do more with the help of digital tools. Galleries are less essential to an artist career. I find the higher education in a similar position. Everyone can access knowledge online, why would they still go to universities? Is paying for hundreds of thousands of dollars for a degree worth it? It depends on the case of each individual. There is no right or wrong choice, just a personal choice.
I feel like at this point galleries are desperate and want to convince artists that they need them, but the truth is they don't. Any artist can sell their work online and connect with their audience without having a snob in between, and without someone taking a 50% cut. The art world is evolving and what some of its "institutions" are going through is simply cause and effect. By rejecting buyers, by their ridiculous prices and their unethical buying and hoarding (paying pennies, getting thousands or millions) and by displaying the worst "art" possible.
Artists don't need galleries any more, very true. From what I see with my artist friends,I find a new tendency in the past years: 15 years ago, galleries tend to work with mature mid-career artists who are ready to show internationally. It was a lot harder to sell overseas back then, so galleries offer good value/service to artists. E.g. I met the owners of Beijing Paris Gallery back in the days. They acted as a key role in the exchange of photo-based art between China and France. Usually exclusivity is expected in the country where international gallery is based. Today selling online is easier than ever before, easier than finding a gallery representation. I found more commercial galleries are focusing on younger artists in their early 20s. I flip through the catalogues and found really younger and younger artists at art showers (younger, not compared to my age, but to the age of first show haha). This might have been the result of social media, which allowed younger artists to be discovered. The relationship is also more casual, less binding. It's just my personal observation. Galleries already play a different role in the artist career. For a young artist, giving 50% cut in exchange of networking and credibility, it's still a good deal - in some ways similar to what art schools offer.
I would say there are new avenues for artists willing to sell independently rather. Gallerists are still needed especially if you are up and coming and need exposure at fairs and media. If you do commercial work it is different 100% going solo makes sense. Otherwise having a gallerist investing in your career is always a good bet, cut costs and can propel your works value with time. Plus many artists that I know dread logistics, PR and sales side of making arts. They’d rather do their job and show up at the preview of their show.
It took me a couple tries to get through the entire video (with two littles running around me😅) but I am glad I did. Very informative! Thank you for doing the interview!
Im glad i found your channel. I like the advice @27 min . I dont know here in Belgium if i can have my own exhibit at home. I agree to my man to buy the house because of the huge windows and I was imagining yes ! I will display my art there . But indeed need to check the law. Same here in Belgium its like less than 1-2k euro per year no tax... not so sure with the law if you are an artist just soing it as a hobby or side job. I went to school here 2017-2018 in academie and indeed i learn a lot , and get to know many other artists and styles . I dream to have my own home gallery . But i wonder really how much it would cost. Anyways , good to know this . Indeed I believe that as an artist it really needs to expose your self what you are representing. I believe that there should be a course for artist how to sell there arts , how to represent it themselve , cause as an artist it is indispensible to survive in this material world. I mean no one wants to be Vincent Van Gogh during his living years ... ironically now he is very famous... you know as an artist , i totally agree you need to find your niche like your type of gallery . Indeed like what my father said , out of 50 applications you can do , it would be impossible that no one would respond.
I'd love to one day build a course or even a business school for artists. Today in Europe there are still a lot of stigmas when artists talk about money... The world expects artists to survive without eating and drinking or sending their kids to college! I'd like to normalize art as a job. A job that is not 9-5 but you make a living from. Way to go!
I think we still need art gallery if you are not from the same country because you need to make your presence. I feel an artist who is from US, UK will be able to sell better his paintings then a developing country artist. Buyer don't consider about work that time even if you are showing work online.
Excellent job you did on this very informative session. Great questions and answers as well. At the end of the day galleries and artists need to get paid. A lot of work needs to take place as discussed in your piece. Networking, organization and focus are crucial to getting your work seen . Thanks, this was so very informative and inspiring. I've gone through these steps as an artist. Have work in a gallery or two . But what's next 🤯.
Hi David! Happy to see you! The art world is such a daunting place. Many artists who spent years perfecting their techniques, only finding themselves being pushed away from their art career. Many 'rules' are quite obscure. I got asked a lot: 'Why can't I represent myself at art fairs as an artist?' or 'Why can't I sell crafts on Etsy while looking for a gallery to represent me?' or 'Why my fashion/graphic design degree isn't helping me enter the institutional art world (e.g. Venice)?' Well, because it has been like this, I couldn't explain it. They reminds me of the fearless lone heroes in Disney movies going out there and changing the world. I'd like to preserve the passion and innocence, at the same time I know the world wouldn't accept the way they want to work. It's difficult as an advisor. I'd like to know what you think - should artists condition themselves, or should they just ignore the rules and carry on? If they do wish to learn the rules and go by the book, where do they go and 'buy the book'? How did you learn about the way it works?
@@VeryPrivateGallery there are books out there with the subject of getting your foot in the door of Art galleries. But one size does not fit all . Galleries have there own rules and personalities. So getting exact advice is hard. Your interview was so very good and showed that . It takes a lot of time to get organized and approach a gallery. I feel your first move is important. You want to look professional but not being a thorn in there side by contacting them . I'm just building my work. (My style is slowly morphing into something a little different) The current gallery I've done well with doesn't seem interested in "The New Stuff " 😵. I have to do what excited me 💪 . Again, fantastic interview that was . Looking forward for more from you 😉
I am curious and would like you to talk about an artist that works in a kind of two styles - as e.g. Abstract expressive and naive/magic expressive ( allegorial) .... do you know any examples of that? And how do you see it? 🙏🧡
i am listening and it is really good and very helpful. I am an artist struggling to keep my studio alive with all the rent fee and material fee for my art. Thank you very much. Its really informative.
How to get into a gallery instructions from a gallerist per this video: "You have to learn this yourself" "Establish yourself" "Figure it out through experience" Also "I don't care about your art education" and "make a CV and list who you've studied under" are directly conflicting statements This is what gatekeeping is
Great Conversation: I am trying to get an answer for a question.This is a question of materials and gallery acceptance. I create collages. The magazines are not acid free. The substrate backing glue may not be acid free. The paper backing is acid free. Sometimes I mix in painting and drawing into the drawing. I am not a well known artist. Can you state from a gallerist position if such art work made with non archival materials makes sense in terms of achieving a sale or is a hindrance to acceptance? Would a digital image be preferred, as made from the digital cut and paste rather than the analog cut and paste? is the original analog cut and paste sellable usually? Would a gallery prefer some techniques for longevity such as sealing the paper with acrylic to make the original artwork sellable?. If these questions can be passed along as I did not really see any of these kind of forums on their website or their you tube channel discussed
I have a weird question, if i am operating a gallery is it ok to call my gallery, which is taking art from a number of artist but I am also an artist presenting in that gallery is it OK to call the gallery a studio, for example similar to the idea of MGM Studio for film making? Do definitions matter in terms of customer perception, prestige sales etc For example if I am using IowaArtistsStudio vs IowaArtistGallery as an online platform? Will it matter in terms of SEO which one is searched for. Does the website name matter in terms of Google SEO or is it just how I put in the metadata?
Good question. That’s more a local SEO decision - it depends on how people talk about such kind of art space in your region. I would say if you paint inside, it’s better to call art studio. If you don’t paint inside, call it a gallery.
@@VeryPrivateGallery Thank you very much and thank you for your content. a while back in one of your videos you said someone complained about you showing you face in your video. I would say please do because some of us are a bit reticent, especially with our accents and voices and its nice that a non Western person is being part of the narrative.
Hi, I would like to work with you, I have shown in small galleries in the Hudson Valley, New York , I have art associations in Nbew York and Florida. As an artist I really enjoy exhibiting, I look at it as a performance..thanks for all the youtube presentations..
Hi Mehar, it is hard to ship your work around the world nowadays. I would recommend you first finding a logistics solution (let’s say, have the work’s ready in the country where you want to show them) then discuss with the galleries. In the meantime you can organize pop up shows with local artists, in case if galleries don’t respond to you.
Why the hell do artist still need an art gallery? Technology killed the middle man, create your own movement, stop being robbed, unless you want adoration, instead of money
Well, if the gallery is a fruit store, the first things are like: 'What fruits do you have? How many kilos you can deliver? Are you reliable in delivery? How much do you charge?' Usually it is not about the taste of the fruits - because each person has his or her own taste.
There are many famous artists who came from poverty, Turner - Tracey Emin and Damien Hurst, Van Gogh, thousands of them went to art school but did became famous, even Jackson Pollock came from poverty, none of these artists came from rich families, so be careful how to generalise your info if you want your podcast to be informative with the truth! Not fair to say rich kids get to be famous, it’s untrue. Plus, we shouldn’t be prejudiced about where they came from etc…
There are different galleries with different niche, focuses and pricing range - blue chip galleries, affordable art galleries, print galleries etc. What kind of galleries would you like to get into?
