Comments on: The Price of Opportunity and Playing Art Banker http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html Create the career and life of your dreams Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How to Price a Wall Mural | Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-38592 How to Price a Wall Mural | Maria Brophy Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:37:48 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-38592 [...] as well.  And if you know anything about me by reading my posts, you know that I got out of the Art Banking business years [...] [...] as well.  And if you know anything about me by reading my posts, you know that I got out of the Art Banking business years [...]

]]> By: bigtoe http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-35745 bigtoe Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:07:52 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-35745 aloha Maria! just now seeing this article. I Love it! GREAT subject and as always an encouraging and well-written article. i am still in the art-banker business. i think of it as a marketing expense. there is still an advantage for me in partnering with galleries as i build my name. hopefully when i am a juggernaut artist like Drew, i can be more demanding! Regarding aileen's note (hi aileen!), i think that would be an ok idea IF the organizers were bringing in tons of buyers and selling art with their collector base. i researched the organization that is working that scheme in OC, and i didn't feel like they brought enough "to the table", so i passed. Regarding the cooperative show idea. i have been doing shows like that for a while now...we even did a show last year where we collected $10 from each artist to cover booze, food and marketing costs, and offered a 20% commission rate for artists that showed up the the opening and worked a short shift at the gallery (the Promenade). it was a wash for me and i wont be doing that again! running shows is really fun...really a labor of love, but for me, even though we have sold some art, it has been a money pit. aloha Maria!

just now seeing this article. I Love it! GREAT subject and as always an encouraging and well-written article. i am still in the art-banker business. i think of it as a marketing expense. there is still an advantage for me in partnering with galleries as i build my name. hopefully when i am a juggernaut artist like Drew, i can be more demanding!

Regarding aileen’s note (hi aileen!), i think that would be an ok idea IF the organizers were bringing in tons of buyers and selling art with their collector base. i researched the organization that is working that scheme in OC, and i didn’t feel like they brought enough “to the table”, so i passed.

Regarding the cooperative show idea. i have been doing shows like that for a while now…we even did a show last year where we collected $10 from each artist to cover booze, food and marketing costs, and offered a 20% commission rate for artists that showed up the the opening and worked a short shift at the gallery (the Promenade). it was a wash for me and i wont be doing that again!

running shows is really fun…really a labor of love, but for me, even though we have sold some art, it has been a money pit.

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-15532 Maria Brophy Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:34:11 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-15532 Carol-Anne, thanks for the comment. And to answer your question, "What to do now?" Here's my suggestion: Since exhibiting at shows isn't working for you, move your focus, energy and money to try something else. Ask yourself "Who / what co / etc. would benefit, like, want what I'm doing?" And then try another avenue to get your work out there. You have to keep trying new things - when one doesn't work after a while, then move onto another until you hit on what's working for you. I wish you the best! Carol-Anne, thanks for the comment. And to answer your question, “What to do now?” Here’s my suggestion: Since exhibiting at shows isn’t working for you, move your focus, energy and money to try something else. Ask yourself “Who / what co / etc. would benefit, like, want what I’m doing?” And then try another avenue to get your work out there.

You have to keep trying new things – when one doesn’t work after a while, then move onto another until you hit on what’s working for you.

I wish you the best!

]]> By: Carol-Anne http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-15525 Carol-Anne Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:27:32 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-15525 I am glad and saddened by this article. I have fallen into this rouse. I have shown 6 times this year, with two more shows coming up. I haven't sold anything this year. I spent a lot of money on one of these shows this year. I have a website and I want to sell from my site as well. I haven't made sales there either, but I would rather sell online and keep more profit for myself. What do I do now? I am glad and saddened by this article. I have fallen into this rouse. I have shown 6 times this year, with two more shows coming up. I haven’t sold anything this year.
I spent a lot of money on one of these shows this year. I have a website and I want to sell from my site as well. I haven’t made sales there either, but I would rather sell online and keep more profit for myself.

What do I do now?

]]> By: Jay Alders http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-10539 Jay Alders Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:23:16 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-10539 Maria - superbly written as always. This is so refreshing to read because it's almost verbatim to my business model. I recently had such a "great" opportunity from a gallery owner in Cali and Hawaii. They were shocked when I told them I don't do consignment. I was more shocked when they told me some big name artists whom I respect that work with them as "art banker". The gallery game is definitely not the only game in town. Maria – superbly written as always. This is so refreshing to read because it’s almost verbatim to my business model.
I recently had such a “great” opportunity from a gallery owner in Cali and Hawaii. They were shocked when I told them I don’t do consignment. I was more shocked when they told me some big name artists whom I respect that work with them as “art banker”.
The gallery game is definitely not the only game in town.

]]> By: 10 Principles for an Artists Success | 10 Success Principles for Artists - Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-7782 10 Principles for an Artists Success | 10 Success Principles for Artists - Maria Brophy Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:43:57 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-7782 [...] Manage Your Money: If you aren’t making a profit, than what you’ve got is a hobby.  THINK BEFORE GOING INTO [...] [...] Manage Your Money: If you aren’t making a profit, than what you’ve got is a hobby.  THINK BEFORE GOING INTO [...]

]]> By: 10 Principles for an Artists Success | 10 Success Principles for Artists - Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-7778 10 Principles for an Artists Success | 10 Success Principles for Artists - Maria Brophy Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:40:42 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-7778 [...] Manage Your Money: If you aren’t making a profit, than what you’ve got is a hobby.  You must be able to make [...] [...] Manage Your Money: If you aren’t making a profit, than what you’ve got is a hobby.  You must be able to make [...]

]]> By: Indigene http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-price-of-opportunity-and-playing-art-banker.html/comment-page-1#comment-7615 Indigene Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:35:25 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1887#comment-7615 You always give such great anecdotal tips and advice! I do this every time with any event, where I'm asked to exhibit! I'm so glad that people like you are getting the word out. Now all we have to do is get the public to realize that art is a business, too! It's hard to have an event at the same time, near a place that selling all art, any size for $19.99! Ugh! You always give such great anecdotal tips and advice! I do this every time with any event, where I’m asked to exhibit! I’m so glad that people like you are getting the word out. Now all we have to do is get the public to realize that art is a business, too! It’s hard to have an event at the same time, near a place that selling all art, any size for $19.99! Ugh!

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