Gregory D Lamont on mon 17 may 99
At 02:11 PM 5/16/99 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Our studio, which is a community recreational program, would like to hold a
>sale to raise money for equipment, etc. What percentage of sales would be
>appropriate to put into the studio's kitty vs. the artist's pocket? Any
>suggestions, thoughts or comments would be helpful.
>
>TIA,
>Su
>Piedmont Clay Studio
>San Francisco Bay Area
Hi Su,
Here at Iowa State University, the ceramics students hold a two-day sales
event usually during the week before finals. The sale benefits the
ceramics club, funding honoraria for workshop presenters, speakers, and the
purchase of such things as kiln shelves, etc. Funds collected in the past
have paid for--either in part or in entirety--the purchase of an electric
and a gas kiln, and two new wheels. Proceeds are split 70/30 with the club
receiving 30% and the artist 70% of the sale price. It has become a very
successful and greatly anticipated event.
Regards,
Greg
Greg Lamont
gdlamont@iastate.edu
http://www.ourwebpage.net/greglamont/
3011 Northwood Drive
Ames, IA 50010-4750
(515) 233-3442
doug shea on mon 17 may 99
Our community studio does this at Xmas time. Artists get 70%, the
studio gets 30%. Everyone has to help with set up, tear down, and
selling. If there are any complaints, remind them that everyone
benefits from funds raised for the studio.
We've used the funds to buy new wheels, a new extruder, spray booth,
etc. With proper advertising, you can make a good bit of cash for both.
We also have a fund raising auction once a year. We keep all
pieces made by instructors during class, all guest artists (when
teaching) and ask all semi-skilled students to donate pieces. (Almost
everyone can at least glaze pieces that are there.) We provide the clay
for people to use, from the recycle bin, so all they're donating is a
little time and some skill. It works really well. The secret is
PUBLICITY. Get an article in the newspaper, mention on TV and radio,
put up flyers in coffee houses, grocery stores and anything that holds
still. We have raised several thousand dollars at a time.
Hope this helps,
Jim Shea, who probably just told you what you already
know, but saying it again can't hurt.
Susan Ross wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Our studio, which is a community recreational program, would like to hold a
> sale to raise money for equipment, etc. What percentage of sales would be
> appropriate to put into the studio's kitty vs. the artist's pocket? Any
> suggestions, thoughts or comments would be helpful.
>
> TIA,
> Su
> Piedmont Clay Studio
> San Francisco Bay Area
Marty Anderson on mon 17 may 99
Our school has a student art sale twice a year sponsored by the Art Club.
The percentage is 20% to the art club is the participants do not work the
sale. If they help work the sale, the percentage is $10. This makes the
students happy and raised money for the art club.
marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Ross
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 11:12 AM
Subject: Student Pottery Sale Question
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Our studio, which is a community recreational program, would like to hold a
>sale to raise money for equipment, etc. What percentage of sales would be
>appropriate to put into the studio's kitty vs. the artist's pocket? Any
>suggestions, thoughts or comments would be helpful.
>
>TIA,
>Su
>Piedmont Clay Studio
>San Francisco Bay Area
>
Randall Moody on wed 19 may 99
Here at Southern Illinois University we have started using a 50/50 cut.
It is so much easier to figure out and gives us students a reason to be more
productive. Before we used a system of everything after the first $200
dollars or so the cut went to 70/30 in the schools favor and it was gradated
after that so that the more you sold dollar-wise the larger percent you got
to keep. I always had a problem with this in the sense that I thought it was
over thinking the issue. A 50/50 split is what most galleries take so why
not make it easy?
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Ross
To:
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 1999 1:11 PM
Subject: Student Pottery Sale Question
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Our studio, which is a community recreational program, would like to hold
a
> sale to raise money for equipment, etc. What percentage of sales would be
> appropriate to put into the studio's kitty vs. the artist's pocket? Any
> suggestions, thoughts or comments would be helpful.
>
> TIA,
> Su
> Piedmont Clay Studio
> San Francisco Bay Area
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