http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/put-your-proposals-in-writing.html for the Business of Being an Artist Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/put-your-proposals-in-writing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1481 Sari Grove Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:34:10 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/put-your-proposals-in-writing.html#comment-1481 two experiences I have had...1) got a new gallery owner to sign a consignment agreement for a few paintings...made a mistake by calling her early one morning...she called me later to say that I should tear up the agreement...left my paintings outside her gallery for pick up...guess she was not a morning person...(I sent a delivery person to pick up the works so I didn't have to get into it...)end of show...2)tried to get my current gallery to sign an artist-gallery contract...He had a high priced lawyer who handled his legal matters...I did not want to hire a lawyer to negotiate...He became paranoid and difficult...I asked a gallery owner friend about his contract status with artists...friend said that he has used simple trust for years-says it keeps the relationship healthy...(he is an important gallery here-35 years)...(current status-no contract, good gallery karma)... two experiences I have had…1) got a new gallery owner to sign a consignment agreement for a few paintings…made a mistake by calling her early one morning…she called me later to say that I should tear up the agreement…left my paintings outside her gallery for pick up…guess she was not a morning person…(I sent a delivery person to pick up the works so I didn’t have to get into it…)end of show…2)tried to get my current gallery to sign an artist-gallery contract…He had a high priced lawyer who handled his legal matters…I did not want to hire a lawyer to negotiate…He became paranoid and difficult…I asked a gallery owner friend about his contract status with artists…friend said that he has used simple trust for years-says it keeps the relationship healthy…(he is an important gallery here-35 years)…(current status-no contract, good gallery karma)…

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