Comments on: The problem with Donating Art and the Solution http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html Live the life of your dreams Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Artist's Dirty Little Secret | Janice Tanton :: Full Time Human Being http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-35222 The Artist's Dirty Little Secret | Janice Tanton :: Full Time Human Being Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:14:54 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-35222 [...] The Prob­lem With Donat­ing Art and the Solu­tion – Maria Brophy [...] [...] The Prob­lem With Donat­ing Art and the Solu­tion – Maria Brophy [...]

]]> By: How To Teach Others How To Treat You - Artists Take Note! | Janice Tanton :: Full Time Human Being http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-35221 How To Teach Others How To Treat You - Artists Take Note! | Janice Tanton :: Full Time Human Being Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:06:13 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-35221 [...] The Prob­lem With Donat­ing Art and the Solu­tion – Maria Brophy [...] [...] The Prob­lem With Donat­ing Art and the Solu­tion – Maria Brophy [...]

]]> By: Christine McIntyre-Hannon http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-33791 Christine McIntyre-Hannon Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:27:47 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-33791 Thank you so much for sharing these guidelines. I get about 6 requests a year and have been both flattered and saddened by the results of several auctions of my original work. When a $1800 retail painting sold for $300. at auction I vowed never to donate another painting. With your guidelines, I can now offer a compromise to folks. On a side note, I actually had a school fundraiser coordinator contact me to request a painting for their auction. She said I was in a group of accomplished painters that were selected to participate. Her proposal was to split the proceeds 50/50 but there would be a cap of $125 per painting AND we could not sign the work. They wanted the artists to be a mystery so buyers "bought what they loved" and not the name. After a long pause & a spike in blood pressure, I asked if she had any experience in working with "accomplished" artists. She said no, but she likes to go to galleries and thinks her proposal was being fair to the artists. She just didn't have a clue about our industry, as with many charities, and needed to be educated. Once I explained that a 50/50 split of $125 was putting me in the hole by $300-$400, and that no professional artist would ever want their work to be a "mystery" she apologized, and they decided not to include art in their auction that year. Thank you so much for sharing these guidelines. I get about 6 requests a year and have been both flattered and saddened by the results of several auctions of my original work. When a $1800 retail painting sold for $300. at auction I vowed never to donate another painting. With your guidelines, I can now offer a compromise to folks.

On a side note, I actually had a school fundraiser coordinator contact me to request a painting for their auction. She said I was in a group of accomplished painters that were selected to participate. Her proposal was to split the proceeds 50/50 but there would be a cap of $125 per painting AND we could not sign the work. They wanted the artists to be a mystery so buyers “bought what they loved” and not the name. After a long pause & a spike in blood pressure, I asked if she had any experience in working with “accomplished” artists. She said no, but she likes to go to galleries and thinks her proposal was being fair to the artists.

She just didn’t have a clue about our industry, as with many charities, and needed to be educated. Once I explained that a 50/50 split of $125 was putting me in the hole by $300-$400, and that no professional artist would ever want their work to be a “mystery” she apologized, and they decided not to include art in their auction that year.

]]> By: Charity Art Auctions: Learn From My Mistake « Ruth Hesse Monotype Prints http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-33706 Charity Art Auctions: Learn From My Mistake « Ruth Hesse Monotype Prints Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:46:33 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-33706 [...] http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html [...] [...] http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html [...]

]]> By: Jason http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-16463 Jason Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:20:10 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-16463 Thank you, I'm actually looking into the process of setting up an auction for an event and was trying to figure out what was fair to offer artist for it. I must say I was happy to run across this information. It wasn't as easy to find as I thought it would be. Thank you, I’m actually looking into the process of setting up an auction for an event and was trying to figure out what was fair to offer artist for it. I must say I was happy to run across this information. It wasn’t as easy to find as I thought it would be.

]]> By: jean laszuk http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-7598 jean laszuk Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:35:39 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-7598 Dear Maria, THANK U so much for yours and Drew's selflessness in giving advice, insight and wisdom on biz and marketing! I love all of your articles. I m going to sign up for your newsletter. Hope this finds you and your loved ones doing FANTASTICALLY! Dear Maria,
THANK U so much for yours and Drew’s selflessness in giving advice, insight and wisdom on biz and marketing! I love all of your articles. I m going to sign up for your newsletter. Hope this finds you and your loved ones doing FANTASTICALLY!

]]> By: Jeanne Guerin-Daley http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-799 Jeanne Guerin-Daley Wed, 19 May 2010 17:02:09 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-799 Maria, Thanks for sharing (and permitting the copy of) your letter to charities. makes a lot of sense. Now, we must spread the word to other artists! Maria,
Thanks for sharing (and permitting the copy of) your letter to charities. makes a lot of sense. Now, we must spread the word to other artists!

]]> By: Links – May 14, 2010 « Beautiful Flower Pictures Blog: Floral Photography by Patty Hankins http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-784 Links – May 14, 2010 « Beautiful Flower Pictures Blog: Floral Photography by Patty Hankins Fri, 14 May 2010 09:07:22 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-784 [...] Maria Brophy has The Problem with Donating Art and the Solution [...] [...] Maria Brophy has The Problem with Donating Art and the Solution [...]

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-783 Maria Brophy Wed, 12 May 2010 23:38:57 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-783 Oh boy, I asked for it, didn't I?!! Oh boy, I asked for it, didn’t I?!!

]]> By: Archan Mehta http://mariabrophy.com/business-of-art/the-problem-with-donating-art-and-the-solution.html/comment-page-1#comment-781 Archan Mehta Wed, 12 May 2010 17:12:25 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=1606#comment-781 Okey-dokey, Maria, well, you asked for it...so here goes nothing... Move over, Drew, this town ain't big enough for the both of us. And Drew, you oughta be ashamed of yourself, prancing around with beauties, while poor Maria waits for you at home, looking at the alarm clock. Sort of like Hugh Grant ignoring Liz Hurley for...well, never mind. And Maria, shame on you, for allowing your hubby the leeway to behave like this in public. Drew's got a roving eye and that ain't good for your marriage none. You better keep Drew on a leash too. I was actually looking forward to a cat fight between you and the Tahitian women--to win the hand of Drew--but you disappointed us. Lookin' at the photo, I almost melted in my seat...it was so hot. And the girls weren't bad either! Drew is my main man, the man with the golden gun. And nobody does it better, not even James Bond. The only sexy, Tahitian girls I come across these days are the ones in my fantasy world. And this one's pushing 90 and serving me soup at the public welfare kitchen. Some guys have all the luck, and nice guys like yours truly finish last. Wait, was there ever a competition? Since I neither have Drew's talent nor a bevy of beauties at my beck and call, I can do the next best thing: light up my lovely M-plant. Like they say, Jose if you can't write no poetry...this bud's for you. Cheers! Okey-dokey, Maria, well, you asked for it…so here goes nothing…

Move over, Drew, this town ain’t big enough for the both of us. And Drew, you oughta be ashamed of yourself, prancing around with beauties, while poor Maria waits for you at home, looking at the alarm clock. Sort of like Hugh Grant ignoring Liz Hurley for…well, never mind.

And Maria, shame on you, for allowing your hubby the leeway to behave like this in public. Drew’s got a roving eye and that ain’t good for your marriage none. You better keep Drew on a leash too.

I was actually looking forward to a cat fight between you and the Tahitian women–to win the hand of Drew–but you disappointed us.

Lookin’ at the photo, I almost melted in my seat…it was so hot. And the girls weren’t bad either! Drew is my main man, the man with the golden gun. And nobody does it better, not even James Bond.

The only sexy, Tahitian girls I come across these days are the ones in my fantasy world. And this one’s pushing 90 and serving me soup at the public welfare kitchen. Some guys have all the luck, and nice guys like yours truly finish last. Wait, was there ever a competition?

Since I neither have Drew’s talent nor a bevy of beauties at my beck and call, I can do the next best thing: light up my lovely M-plant. Like they say, Jose if you can’t write no poetry…this bud’s for you. Cheers!

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