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Dear Artist,
Thank you for looking at our site and the work we show. Perhaps you are interested in showing with us. If you are, please read the following guidelines carefully. We are well aware of how difficult it
is for an artist to get shown in a gallery. And we want to make this experience as pleasant and professional as possible. Artists and galleries need each other. We respect that relationship.
We realize how much effort and care you put into your work and its presentation. Though we take on very few artists, we assure you we look at each and every submission carefully. And though the
chances are very small we will take on your work, we want to see it. We only ask for your patience as well. Imagine yourself in the roll of gallery owner/director for a moment, busy with the running of a
gallery and the presentation of art, arranging shows, working with collectors, etc. Now imagine dozens or hundreds of portfolios crossing your desk every month. Need we say more?
There is no advantage to calling or emailing to speed up the process. We will answer every submission with a brief and polite response. We will not critique work presented, there just isn’t
time. But do follow the guidelines below, apply them to every gallery you present your work to. You may be surprised how much better the response to your work is when you follow these simple steps.
What happens if we are interested.
If we are interested in your work, we will contact you by phone, email or mail (as you requested). At this point we will want to arrange to see your work in person. If it is not locally available, we will
discuss shipping arrangements. By this point we are very interested in your work, but there is still no guarantee your work will be accepted. We understand the burden and expense of shipping and we will
not ask you to ship it unnecessarily. You will be responsible for the cost to get it to us, and if we do not accept your work, we will pay the cost to return it. Also at this time we can discuss commission
structure and any questions you have about payment terms etc. We currently do not have written contracts with our artists, but we are certainly not opposed to them if you are more comfortable working that
way. When dealing with money, it is always best to have things worked out clearly and on paper.
Response time.
In general, we are very quick to respond to email submissions, within 1 to 2 weeks. Mailed submission will take much longer, 2 to 5 weeks.
Thank you for considering our gallery for your work. We certainly hope you are the next da Vinci or Picasso, and we have the sense to recognize it! So get your photos together and send them today.
Good luck and keep painting. The world needs art!.
Sincerely,
Jay Magidson
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