Art Galleries Explained: Everything You Need To Know (Complete Webinar)

What about galleries that buys the artwork from the artist themselves? It's very hard to find any art galleries who buys artwork from artists and then resell with a royalty percentage going to the artist. Do you know of any galleries that function in this way?

Thank you so much for the video and it’s very enlightening. My question is: Are the gallery only entitled to sell the specific artwork of the artist in the exhibition, or the artist’s other artworks not displayed are also included in the commission contract? Say if a collector want to buy the undisplayed artwork, is it okay for the artist to sell directly to the collector without the gallery? Thank you and looking forward to your reply. 😊

Thank you for a great summary in this video. I have a question, is there a practice to be represented by different galleries in different regions/countries if you are not collaborating with a mega gallery? And the work the gallery doing is only doing the curating only locally, countrywide. How would you suggest to define the split of sales between gallery and the artist, in case gallery represent your works in e.g Belgium => few countries around, on you get noticed and approached by private collectors in US because of your social networks presence. Thank you

Thank you so much for sharing this. It helps me a lot to narrow down the market.

You reference an index number in pricing paintings but you never explain what an index number is.

Very educational video! Learned a lot about galleries and how they work. Defiantly I am more aware of what type of galleries to approach.

Thank you for this video it’s helped tremendously. I was just approached by a gallery (first time) and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Your video answered most of my questions and has pointed me in the right direction and hopefully on my way to my first photography exhibit. Thanks for the great content!

A lot of really interesting facts and perspectives

I don’t really understand the preference to not work under contracts though. It gives both parties piece of mind

Thank you for your wealth of knowledge. I am familiar with the gallery scene from Boston (Newberry Street’s Nielsen gallery) years past but I remember it well. I have a loft in the Bay Area now at the Historic Arsenal. You are providing the most detailed and prized oft protected information. My good fortune having CIA turn up on my UTube feed!. To UTubers who are watching this listen to this man and CAI. Your careers will properly advance. Saving you time and prevent you from throwing good money after bad.

VERY valuable and informative. Thank you.

Very informative video, clear and well done. As an artist always I need to learn more to understand where I need to do next. Thanks so much for sharing it.

Great webinar

if you are an artist you NEED to ALWAYS have a contract with the gallery. It is not a matter of trust, it is a matter of professionalism and seriousness

As an artist, I hate so much all the selling and marketing stuff that for me 50% is so ok! Painting is NOT the hard work!

There is art, and there is art business. They each belong in different worlds.

Thank you for this video. I'm a young art history student, who wants to work in the art gallery business and is so happy to get this knowledge.

I refuse to pay a gallery to hang my art.

I utterly appreciate your insightful knowledge! Super educational and structural.

I was in a gallery that would not reveal who the buyers are as they didn't trust artists to not sell behind their back. I found it frustrating that the buyers of my work were anonymous to me. Is this common?

Thank you for the great information and explanation. insightful🤔

This was very informative! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to get my own Art Gallery here in Jamaica.

I know a handful of emerging artists who have also dabbled in curating art shows such as community art centers and exhibition spaces. In the case with the art center exhibition, the art center controlled the financing (I’m not sure if the art was actually for sale at the art center). In the case of the artist/curator run show, I think the financing and selling was a collaboration between artist and curator. I think the main goal of these exhibitions was to showcase the art and spotlight the artists, not necessarily to sell the art at the shows, however, I think there was the potential for someone to purchase the art, but I’m not sure. I don’t know if this is an emerging trend and I am curious of your thoughts on the potential of these types of arrangements, where the gallery is eliminated, and maybe the independent curator replaces the roles of the gallery, maybe in collaboration with the artists—like an artist curator cooperative.

Thank you for helping the new artist 🎉

Great piece

The “vanity gallery”and the “exhibition space” sound like the same thing. In practice the Commercial gallery doesn’t do “everything else” there is a big difference between hard working galleries that really work for their artists and other galleries, that expect the artist to do much more. Thanks for the video

Very informative and beginners friendly!

I was in contact with two vanity art galleries and I am totally agree with you they really don´t pay attention to the quality of the art work and don´t expect any promotion from their counterpart. I really don´t recommand them even if you are an emergent artist. Artist run galleries are by far better than vanity art galleries.

this is a great Video - thank you!

This is wonderful I just subscribed. Thank you for your content.

Thank you. Lots of information. What is typical to happen if the large Gallery arranges a publication… doesbb be the artist and gallery go 50.50 on these sales please? Publishing books is generally costly too. Thank you.

Great information

So glad I found your channel. Very informative! What are the rules on works not exhibited in a particular gallery exhibit if a collector at said exhibit should inquire about a direct sale? Would the gallery still be entitled to a cut? Hope that question makes sense. Thank you.

What a fucking scam you must be another millionaire

Julien, this is Emilio to THANK YOU for this Fantastic webinar that you have presented to us.
As a Fine Art painter I want to Thank You for all and how much you are doing for the wellbeing of the Art Community
and it is Such a Pleasure to listen to your videos because they are All done in the most Professional way ...
a TRUE Pleasure certainly .
I never had the opportunity to work or be represented by a gallery , I always had that "suspicious feeling" about them.
Listening to you, Julien, what I feel is
how much I would like to collaborate as an artist with the CAI GALLERY Program.
You present things in that way that brings and creates a lot of Peace, Encouragement and Motivation, dynamics essential for and in the spirit of an artist.
My highest respect and esteem for you, Julien.
Be well !
(... missing the beautiful doggie )

I’m working as a writer and I’m writing a novel where the contemporary art world is central, and your videos help me a lot with the research! Thanks a bunch, your videos are fantastic!

Very informative and beginners friendly!

Insightful. I got value.

Nice. 👍

Am a artist am interested to work showcase and exhibit my works I need sponsor to sale my artworks

Great information am interested to work as the gallery artist

AWESOME! Thanks for showing.

So basically art galleries are consignment shops for art?

can you be a little bit more vague and generic?

Thanks for all this resume information very usefull <3

I wonder if an artist finds the art gallery traditional ways more true to them (as it seems supportive, respected in very academic research style ) but doesn't want to look like a seller but wants to genuinely give away their art with lil money to close people or associates who finds their work. I think that's not selling yourself right?
Sometimes an artist just wanna give away from their heart maybe because they believe artist is a man of society. Not attaching the art to themselves but to the humanity. I like that idea alot:)

Art galleries play a crucial role for investors.....AKA the junk-bond art market.

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Hello dear readers and subscribers, welcome to our webinar on art galleries. If you would have any further questions on art galleries, we would like to hear them here in the comments. So shoot! Chat soon. All my best, Julien