Two Cuban guys wearing black Guayaberas...
Monday, February 29, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
ABMB Week review
Just published! Check out my review (at Eclat International magazine) of the last Art Basel week, with a focus on LA galleries! A giant thanks to über collector Ardis Bartle, who did most of the walking. Photos by L.B. Konopinski.
Review starts in page 18.
Debate: Should Art Galleries Split Commissions?
I recently received an email from an artist who ran into a bit of a dilemma (or at least she thought she did). She had been showing a piece of art in a gallery in her home town for a number of months. When the piece didn’t sell, she rotated the piece, along with several others, to a gallery out of town. A short time later, she received a call from the first gallery saying that a client had come in and was interested in purchasing this particular piece of art and wondered if it was still available.
The artist’s question to me was, “What should I do if the piece sells through the first gallery? Should I pay the second gallery part of the commission since it is now in their possession? How do I handle the situation without stepping on anyone’s toes?”Read the whole thing here.
The 2016 Pothole Art Installation Project
Check out this amazing art project of this Chicago artist taking his set to the streets.
And let's just say that in the DMV we could use a few hundred of him!
Friday, February 26, 2016
Target Gallery Fundraiser
Target Gallery’s popular annual fundraising exhibition and art sale,
March150, returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center to raise
money in support of the Gallery’s special exhibitions and programs. The
work will be on view Saturday, March 5, through Sunday, March 20, 2016.
Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory,
raised more than $11,000 in 2015 through March150 and hopes to exceed that sum this year. It is an
all-media exhibition of work created by artists local to
Alexandria and the greater D.C. region. The only requirement to be
included is that artists use the gallery-supplied 10” x 10” panel.
All work in the show is priced at $150.
“March150 is a
perpetual favorite with patrons and local artists alike,” said
Kaitlyn Ward, director of the Target Gallery. “This fundraiser
exhibition is a low-pressure environment, which
encourages new art collectors to buy original work and sets the stage for artists to experiment with new techniques and ideas.”
The two-week exhibition will feature more than to 150 square panels created by more than
100 regional artists, nearly 30 of whom are affiliated with the Torpedo Factory.
During
the Art Party on Friday, March 18; 7 – 10 pm,
work is priced at $100. Guests have an opportunity to mingle with
other art enthusiasts and meet many of the artists who have contributed
to the show. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.
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