In the Studio: Working with Galleries Mamta Gholap
Appears in the Mar/Apr 2021 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated.
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As an artist, you might want to display your artwork at a gallery for an exhibition or on a consignment basis. Few artists sign agreements with the exhibiting gallery, relying on a bond of mutual trust, involving risks. Before entering into a formal business affiliation with a gallery, you should discuss terms—conditions, considerations, and commitments. The artist and the gallerist (owner, manager, and/or curator) need to mutually emphasize that this is a business relationship, which can be regulated by different types of contracts aimed at the sale and protection of the artwork.
Possessing something in writing and signed by both parties is more beneficial than oral agreements. If any questions arise prior to, during, or following the exhibition or a sale of art, you’ll have an official document spelling out the ground rules in detail. With each gallery you exhibit personal artwork in, you’re entering into a business relationship, and you certainly don’t want to end up in an argument or disagreement if problems arise.
Contracts and Agreements
Before exhibiting your work in a gallery, make yourself familiar with the various types of contracts and agreements that exist between gallerist and artist:
Provisions Artists Must Add to Contracts
Note: The information provided here is not aimed to constitute legal advice. Readers should contact a lawyer to obtain advice concerning any particular legal matter or contractual agreement.
Mamta Gholap earned her MBA in finance and is passionate about handbuilding with clay.
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