Re: Gallery sitters

[Marilyn <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "SteveS" <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" 
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Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: Gallery sitters


Hi Steve,

I'm involved with three galleries.   Two nonprofit and one now forming that 
will probably be for profit.

One gallery is doing away with its co-op gallery because members promise to 
sit, then don't show up, which means the gallery isn't open.

The gallery I'm  concerned with most is one that has been in operation since 
the  late '60s.   Two other galleries that are just starting up are 
contemplating having co-op galleries, but are hesitating because of the 
problem of having reliable gallery sitters.

I have a feeling that if these three galleries were in Carmel, we might be 
in a better situation {:->

The idea of allowing the gallery sitter a percentage of any sales made while 
on their watch sounds promising.

Marilyn



> Could you be more direct about why you want this information?  You phrase
> this as though it were a study.  Is this to use for you own gallery?
>
> The typical 'start-up' co-op gallery mandates that the participating 
> artists
> schedule time for the gallery.  The one successful and new gallery here in
> Carmel has all the artists share in the prifits of the sales.  That 
> becomes
> an additional incentive to Gallery Sit.  Collective payment.
>
> The Carmel Art Association began with volunteers, back in the 1930's and 
> due
> to the success, endowments, volumen sales it has become a business with 
> paid
> personnel.
>
> Are you interested for a study, or to start a gallery?
>
> S. Shapiro, Carmel, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:52 AM
> Subject: Gallery sitters
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Are there any co-op gallery members here at PF?   If so, how do you
> attract
> > and keep gallery sitters?   Is all the gallery sitting left to the co-op
> > members?
> >
> > Those of you who participate in any way with galleries - how do those
> > galleries handle gallery sitting?
> >
> > I am asking concerning nonprofit entities in particular, but I am
> interested
> > in hearing about any galleries.
> >
> > Marilyn