Is Showing your Art in a Co-op Gallery Worthwhile?

by Xanadu Gallery Owner Jason Horejs

Last week, I wrote a post about the advisability of showing your work in a "vanity"gallery. This post received a lot of attention and was one of the most commented upon posts I've ever shared, at least in terms of the total length of the comments. I appreciate the input from the community and the willingness to share personal insight from past experiences.

In the comments, it became clear that there is some confusion, or at least a blurry understanding, of the difference between a pay-for-display ("vanity") gallery and cooperative galleries. I feel it would be a good idea to continue the conversation by expanding it to cover this second type of gallery. Next week I will discuss the pros and cons of working with traditional, consignment galleries to round out our conversation about the various types of galleries.

Let's begin our conversation about co-op galleries with some definitions.

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Glimpses of the Gallery

by Xanadu Gallery Owner Jason Horejs

As the weather cools in Arizona, gallery traffic picks up considerably. Now that the temperatures are only getting into the 90's during the day (!) and cooling into the 60's at night, it's the perfect time to visit the galleries or do the weekly ArtWalk. We've been busy all summer pulling new work in and planning our winter exhibition schedule. This week we completely re-configured the gallery and refreshed the artwork.

If you're in the area, stop by and see what's new at Xanadu Gallery! For those of you who aren't in the area, I thought it would be fun for you to visit the gallery through photos.

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Should Artists Show their Art in a Vanity Gallery?

Should Artists Show their Art in "Vanity" Galleries?

by Xanadu Gallery Owner Jason Horejs

In a recent interview, I was asked where I saw the the art gallery business going in the next ten years. This is a very interesting question and could have resulted in an hour-long conversation on its own. Because I only had a few minutes to reply in the interview, I pointed to three trends I see as being very important to the future of the business. I mentioned the increasing importance of self-promotion for artists. I talked about the move toward increasing online sales. Finally, I predicted that we would see a rise in the number of art galleries charging a fee to show and sell artwork. Even as I write this, I can see that there's great discussion to be had in all of those topics (watch for future blog posts!). It's the third and final point is wish to focus on here, however.

I frequently have artists write me about their encounters with galleries that are asking for a fee to show work. Last week, for example, I received the following email from artist Kim Jones-

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