Nils Lou on sun 19 sep 10
Jon, thanks for your thoughtful response to my tirade on
show lotteries. Your and T's roles as jurors are appreciated. Kevin =3D
Meyers is a respected
potter and teacher. I know Neil Moss thought highly of him.=3D20
My comments should be taken generically and are not a specific criticism =
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of any one gallery, but
of the expectation and assumption that it is reasonable to ask the =3D
artist/craftsguy to pay all the
costs of exhibiting with no risk to the gallery. The upfront money comes =
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from the artist.
I've managed two galleries over a combined six years and it is a =3D
tough business. There is a large nut to cover every month with leasing, =3D
salaries, insurance, advertising and more. Putting on the woodfire show =3D
means dedicating the time and space, advertising and so on. From the =3D
gallery's point of view as a business there needs to be a profit. From =3D
the artist's point of view there needs to be a good reason to invest 40% =
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of the sale, insurance and shipping both ways with a maybe outcome of a =3D
sale and/or getting a collector interested. Folks like Fred and Callas =3D
have the means to play the game, and they are the ones most likely to =3D
attract a collector. The younger initiates probably won't, but will be =3D
paying for the ones who will. I am simply attempting to alert people to =3D
see the realities of what I think of as a lottery and go in
with eyes open, not just starry. I hope the show is successful for all =3D
participants and thank you and T for giving it an objective and fair =3D
evaluation.=3D20
nils lou,
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