Time and Motion | Discover Simple Ways to Create Your Artwork More Efficiently

A Guest Post by Barney Davey

Time and motion studies have been around for decades. They are a staple of productivity gains in the Industrial Age of the 20th Century. The idea is to find the most efficient, effective way to do any job.

603px-Gary_Plant_Tubular_Steel_CorporationTime and motion experts study every step in a given process and look for ways to make that process more efficient. If, for example, an assembly-line worker is using three motions to complete a task that could more efficiently be completed in two, an efficiency expert would help the worker streamline his/her activity to eliminate wasted motion. While the efficiency gain for each action might be small, if that action is repeated hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times, the cumulative effect of improved efficiency is tremendous.

How do time and motion studies relate to making art?

If you have read "Starving" to Successful, The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting into Galleries, or taken one of Jason Horejs' workshops, you know he stresses ramping up your production to make more art. It is a simple equation.

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is it worthwhile showing your art in a co-op gallery

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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