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Breaking Into and Succeeding as an Art Gallery Owner
Starting an Art Gallery
Starting an Artisan Studio

You have a passion for art and creativity that you want to share with others. You can spend hours trolling through small galleries in various towns, just looking at and touching the artwork and pieces of interest. You stop and gaze at every online gallery site you come across. With all of this passion, it is no surprise that your dream is to become an art gallery owner.

So, what is stopping you? Art gallery ownership is such a labor of love in the first place that anyone with passion can make it happen, all you really need is a little business savvy and a good plan.

Too often we allow the popular, but unsubstantiated, myths, detours and roadblocks touted by others to prevent us from following our dream. There are several of these myths, detours, roadblocks and uncertainties about art gallery ownership. Now, let’s take a look at them one by one.

The first myth that acts as a stumbling block to achieving your dream of art gallery ownership is the myth that not having a degree in history or art hampers your success. That is just not true!

You don't have to have a degree in art to create art, so why would you have to have a degree in appreciating and sharing it with the public? The very subjectivity of art (art being in the "eye of the beholder") makes it accessible to everyone, and valuable to some degree to everyone. For that very reason alone, you don't need a degree to be a conduit of art to the public.

You may also wonder if being able to distinguish art from "faux" art will hamper your future in art gallery ownership. How could it? Again, art is in the eye of the beholder.

Unless you want an entirely different career altogether, such as that of an art historian, an antique dealer or an art museum curator, in which you would need a high degree of knowledge in actual classic works of art that are well known, such as the Mona Lisa, in order to find actual fakes and reproductions, there is no need to be worried about falling into some kind of "fake art" trap. Simply choose the kind of artworks that you’re familiar and comfortable in dealing with.

Do you worry that not having space rented or purchased for your gallery may prevent you from starting it? Never fear because you can always start a gallery online, which only cost you a few dollars per month to host the Web site and then move it to a brick-and-mortar location once you have grown in size and income.

You may be wondering, "So what does an art gallery owner do, anyway?” Basically, an art gallery owner brings the artwork of artists (such as painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, photographers, weavers, and much more) to the public. You provide opportunities to the artists to showcase and sell artworks, and to the community to appreciate and purchase artworks.

As an art gallery owner, you have the choice over the theme and type of artworks to sell based on:

Mediums (potteries, paintings, sculptures, etc.)
Art periods (impressionism, surrealism, retro, etc.)
Fine art
Folk art (quilts, handicrafts, etc.)
Artisan art
Pop art (photographs, posters, etc.)
Antique art (certain periods' artworks, found arts, etc.)
Colors (artworks in certain colors only)

Other than having a strong appreciation of art, the key in succeeding as an art gallery owner lies in the chosen "specialization." Choose one of your interest and get started.

Today, breaking into as an art gallery owner is easier than before. With sufficient preparation on what you're going to encounter, you should be able to break into and succeed in this growing field with confidence. StyleCareer.com Breaking Into and Succeeding as an Art Gallery Owner contains most, if not all, the information needed to sell your first artwork. It also prepares you to start an online gallery, which allows you to take orders from all over the world.

As an art gallery owner, in addition to selling artworks, there are other sources of income:

Renting out the gallery for functions, such as special events and weddings
Selling "piggyback" items, such as reprint artworks and souvenirs
Selling artworks online
Organizing community artisan events

This eGuide provides insightful information, advices and tips for anyone who is contemplating to become an art gallery owner. Numerous hard-to-find resources are included to help you locate pertinent information.

Do You Know?

Average earnings from those in the fine art industry range from $23,970 to $48,040.
A gallery owner operating at the Art Director level can earn as much as $61,850.
According to the New York Times Salary Guide, one Chelsea gallery owner earned $300,000 in 2005.

Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev, co-author Leslie Poston have talked to several art gallery owners, to provide you with the best and the most comprehensive self-study guidebook filled with insider information, tips and advice for breaking into and succeeding as an art gallery owner.

About the Authors

Jennie S. Bev is THE fashion, image and fun careers expert, whose reputation has been acknowledged by prestigious media internationally. She has been profiled and mentioned in Entrepreneur, Teen People, Canadian Business, Home Business, Dong (France), San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, Daily Southtown, The Arizona Republic, Femina (Asia) and Dewi (Asia).

Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev was named 2003 EPPIE Award finalist in Non-Fiction How To category for excellence in electronic publishing. She has published over 40 books and 900 articles in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Southeast Asia. She is also a college professor based in San Francisco Bay Area.

Co-author Leslie Poston is a freelance writer, author and poet. Her work has been featured in business publications such as The Corporate Growth Report, Dates and Dialogues, The CGR Yearly Financial Sourcebook, and The Profit Power Report. Her poetry and fiction has been published in a number of national anthologies and compilations, poetry.com, The Comedy Magazine, and ‘Round Here.

This 80-page instantly downloadable StyleCareer.com eGuide Breaking Into and Succeeding as an Art Gallery Owner brings you valuable insider tips, advice and suggestions not available elsewhere to help you embark on this highly and competitive lucrative career path.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Myths, the Realities and the Basics
Myths are Just Myths
“In the Eye of the Beholder” Sells
The Job Description
No Roadblock Can Block You

Getting Ready: The Big Picture
Earning Potentials
Varities
Involvements with Artists
Potential Legal Issues
Typical Background
Recommended Training and Education

Before Building Your Gallery: The Test Drive
Test Drive on a Shoestring Budget (Online Gallery)
Flea Market
Pricing the Artworks

Starting Your Gallery
Picking a Theme
Interior Design
Setting a Precedent
Matching Vision with Theme
Additional Sources of Revenue

Points to Remember
Success Profiles
Resources

This eGuide literally saves you hundreds or even thousands of dollars spent on professional workshops and training and hundreds of hours of research. It will help you break into the career of your dream faster without having to repeat the same mistakes that most newcomers do.

We have also included numerous online and offline resources on the following:

Publications
Workshop Training Resources
Self-taught References
Statistical Information
Employment Resources
Gallery Interior Design Resources
Art Galleries as Business Models

You can have this exclusive eGuide right away by instant download for only $41.95, which you will earn many times over with your first sold artwork. This special low discount price is reserved for today, Saturday, 13-Mar-2010 18:21:03 PST only. (Regular price: $51.95)

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