Be Good to Your Galleries

Part 1.This is a long and involved topic, so there may be a few of them. 😊This first one will be generally speaking.
I know some artists find it hard to deal with galleries (for a wide variety of reasons), but when you do work with a gallery, be good to them. They put a lot of time, effort, energy and interest into their spaces and therefore your work.
So Do ..
*have clear communication.
*see it as a business relationship.
*be responsible for your own work, have it ready for immediate hanging. Make sure you have fully tested the hanging ideas you have come up with.
*have your work easy to put up and take down, particularly if the show is selling off the wall.
*have all work fully labelled on the back, with your name, work title, date etc.
*provide your own (labelled) packing if it is unusual.
*provide a hanging photo if the work is unusual, you may think it is straight forward, and or you may 'just tell' the gallery when you drop off your work, but keep in mind they may be working with 50-100 artists.
And Don't ..
*turn up with your work not clearly listed on an invoice sheet.
*price your work exceptionally high, if you don't want to sell it, you are better to have NFS on it.
*as a general rule, cold call into a gallery. Or if you do, ask "is this a good time to talk, or shall we organise another time?". So again, be mindful and supportive of your galleries and the effort they put in, particularly if they are volunteer run. And if possible, remember to tag them.

What's your favourite thing to do for galleries, to make it easy for them ? Share in the comments if you wish.

A big shout out THANK YOU to the galleries that I am currently working with 💚❤️💚
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