Comments on: finding a market for art http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm Watch behind the scenes as fine art nature photographer Daniel Sroka tries to make a living from his art. Blow-by-blow excitement! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Daniel Sroka http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28154 Daniel Sroka Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:34:24 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm#comment-28154 Buyers can always find cheap art if they want to! My guess is that there are some who focus on serving this market. But since I've decided that I'm in the "quality not quantity" biz, I avoid those. Mark, I have no idea if the economy is effecting corporate art. Maybe. But I think that most who are concerned about budgets will just avoid doing any art (most offices I've seen have none). I feel that the companies who value art will still purchase it, and at good prices --they just might be more selective. We'll see, I guess. Buyers can always find cheap art if they want to! My guess is that there are some who focus on serving this market. But since I’ve decided that I’m in the “quality not quantity” biz, I avoid those.

Mark, I have no idea if the economy is effecting corporate art. Maybe. But I think that most who are concerned about budgets will just avoid doing any art (most offices I’ve seen have none). I feel that the companies who value art will still purchase it, and at good prices –they just might be more selective. We’ll see, I guess.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28150 Mark Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:48:02 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm#comment-28150 This continues to be a great discussion. I had a previous experience with a art consultant / frame shop on a job for a hospital. They purchased some work from me, although admitted that it was much more expensive than the requests they normally get for "cheap" artwork for the decor of hospital rooms, offices, etc. I wonder how much the market fluctuates in the area of corporate art decor - I am sure there are similar ranges in what they are willing to spend. But I often wonder what the distribution looks like ie. if most try to go the cheap route because of ever tightening budgets. This continues to be a great discussion. I had a previous experience with a art consultant / frame shop on a job for a hospital. They purchased some work from me, although admitted that it was much more expensive than the requests they normally get for “cheap” artwork for the decor of hospital rooms, offices, etc.

I wonder how much the market fluctuates in the area of corporate art decor – I am sure there are similar ranges in what they are willing to spend. But I often wonder what the distribution looks like ie. if most try to go the cheap route because of ever tightening budgets.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28146 Daniel Sroka Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:55 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm#comment-28146 Lisa: yep, you guys do a great job. You've really carved yourself out a solid market, which is why I've been trying to get accepted for several years now! (So happy to finally be part of the family.) What can you do to better help us? Just continue doing what you do: actively seek out buyers for our art. So many online art stores (I'm looking at you, Etsy) are just selling platforms: they might give you a place to sell, but they do little to market your art to new audience. You are different, actively championing our art, and we appreciate it! Lisa: yep, you guys do a great job. You’ve really carved yourself out a solid market, which is why I’ve been trying to get accepted for several years now! (So happy to finally be part of the family.)

What can you do to better help us? Just continue doing what you do: actively seek out buyers for our art. So many online art stores (I’m looking at you, Etsy) are just selling platforms: they might give you a place to sell, but they do little to market your art to new audience. You are different, actively championing our art, and we appreciate it!

]]> By: Tricia McKellar http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28144 Tricia McKellar Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:52:19 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm#comment-28144 Lisa, the scoop I hear from artist friends is that Artful Home is a very desirable venue to list art. Keep up the good work. I hope to apply one day. Lisa, the scoop I hear from artist friends is that Artful Home is a very desirable venue to list art. Keep up the good work. I hope to apply one day.

]]> By: Lisa Bayne http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28143 Lisa Bayne Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:47:25 +0000 http://blog.danielsroka.com/business/finding-market-for-art.htm#comment-28143 Daniel - do you mind if I jump in here. Don't worry, I am not stalking you or anything, just caught your tweet and one thing led to another! I am curious to hear from you and other artists about Artful Home filling the gap between the low end etsy world and the high end, few and far between gallery world. We are trying to create a compelling place for professional artists to sell their work, through rigorous jurying and continuous dedicated catalog and online marketing. We attract a range of customers seeking strong work, some more decorative, some more intellectual, all high quality by professional working artists. Interestingly, we have a major push for 2009 to add 2-D works - photography, paintings, and prints. OUr current Studio Sale is seeing a very strong response to 2-D. Are there some ways we could better serve your purposes? Daniel – do you mind if I jump in here. Don’t worry, I am not stalking you or anything, just caught your tweet and one thing led to another!
I am curious to hear from you and other artists about Artful Home filling the gap between the low end etsy world and the high end, few and far between gallery world. We are trying to create a compelling place for professional artists to sell their work, through rigorous jurying and continuous dedicated catalog and online marketing. We attract a range of customers seeking strong work, some more decorative, some more intellectual, all high quality by professional working artists. Interestingly, we have a major push for 2009 to add 2-D works – photography, paintings, and prints. OUr current Studio Sale is seeing a very strong response to 2-D. Are there some ways we could better serve your purposes?

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