Does anyone know of any art galleries dedicated to photography? The reason for asking is that I was offered a building in what Augusta GA calls artist row. There are no dedicated galleries in town, and few accept photography. I would like to talk to a gallery owner before I make a decision.
Thanks
Bob
I have a gallery in Estes Park,CO. I'd be happy to help if I can. You can call me on Fri afternoon or Sat at 970-372-5212 or write me at info AT morninglight.us.
Sounds neat! I have been asked by a gallery owner to do a show in our little town. I have known the owner and we always come to openings of her local talent. Now she is asking me to show! OF course, my first thought is "don't you want things that people will buy?" hahahahaha So, you have a wonderful opportunity. Gallery owners intend to make money with their (your) shows. So, maybe the owners sees what you have seen all along, but the public has not had a chance to appreciate yet! Good luck and go for it! Am surprised a place as big as Augusta has no dedicated photography galleries...but that is what we are up against! Best of luck to you!
Sounds neat! I have been asked by a gallery owner to do a show in our little town. I have known the owner and we always come to openings of her local talent. Now she is asking me to show! OF course, my first thought is "don't you want things that people will buy?" hahahahaha So, you have a wonderful opportunity. Gallery owners intend to make money with their (your) shows. So, maybe the owners sees what you have seen all along, but the public has not had a chance to appreciate yet! Good luck and go for it! Am surprised a place as big as Augusta has no dedicated photography galleries...but that is what we are up against! Best of luck to you!
Thanks for all the input everyone...and I will be in contact..... Troup, this is not to do a show, this is to lease a building and open a gallery of my own. I hope to commission photographers and show some of my own work.
Thanks.
Bob
I hope I'm not preaching to the choir in this, but pay special attention to all you can learn from the others about operating overheads including liability insurance. We used our shutter releases to pay for a commercial building to house our studio, but will forever regret the 10 years we rented before buying. It's all lost money, in our eyes. But we made our monthlies by recouping the cost of the building and all expenses in our pricing structure.
Leasing or buying, you more or less have to work backward in forecasting your sales volume and adjusting prices to make sure that in peak periods you're putting enough money by to cover for the slow periods, too. That will affect the commission you have to charge other photographers, as well as your own pricing and staffing.
It's fluid as you build your sales volume, but the best thing is to acknowledge that you probably aren't going to get it right the first time around, and even when you find the right combo, it's likely to change in a year. We made a down payment on our building sufficient to hold the payments within range that we could cover from savings even if the business was slow for a few years. It turned out we were being conservative in forecasting how long it would take to get our flow up, but better that than being over-optimistic and failing.
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Thanks.
Bob
I hope I'm not preaching to the choir in this, but pay special attention to all you can learn from the others about operating overheads including liability insurance. We used our shutter releases to pay for a commercial building to house our studio, but will forever regret the 10 years we rented before buying. It's all lost money, in our eyes. But we made our monthlies by recouping the cost of the building and all expenses in our pricing structure.
Leasing or buying, you more or less have to work backward in forecasting your sales volume and adjusting prices to make sure that in peak periods you're putting enough money by to cover for the slow periods, too. That will affect the commission you have to charge other photographers, as well as your own pricing and staffing.
It's fluid as you build your sales volume, but the best thing is to acknowledge that you probably aren't going to get it right the first time around, and even when you find the right combo, it's likely to change in a year. We made a down payment on our building sufficient to hold the payments within range that we could cover from savings even if the business was slow for a few years. It turned out we were being conservative in forecasting how long it would take to get our flow up, but better that than being over-optimistic and failing.