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By: Debby Williams

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:52:15 +0000

In reply to Tina Mammoser.

Tina,
I know some organizations or venues that provide insurance but the real issue is that artists need to ask the proper questions and be educated, know what to expect in any project that they participate in.

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By: Debby Williams

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:47:02 +0000

In reply to Sari Grove.

Sari, I appreciate your observations and just know that I haven’t ever tried to use a baggie for a pastry bag. I love my cake decorating tools (they are actually cake decorating toys to me!).

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By: Tina Mammoser

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:00:33 +0000

Just to say, here in the UK I don’t know of a single juried competition that insures the work – it’s the artist’s responsibility to have exhibition insurance (through organisations like SAA who offer it very reasonably).
Otherwise, great list! I work for an open competition here in London (in fact, two now fall under the umbrella company organisers) and it always surprises me how unaware artists are of the information printed in the agreement they sign and return.

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By: Sari Grove

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:46:01 +0000

I’m thinking cash bars are more honest…One venue sold beer too! That was neat! No plastic glasses, instead you could buy a beer at the venue with cash & just drink out of the bottle! So much more sanitary…(file under:reasons to show with a gallery that does a cash bar)…Also, the quality of the alcohol was better because it wasn’t free…So tired of cheap lukewarm wine…I got an important politician at a educator type venue though…Not a money blessing, but I needed some power to get change where my models (The Trumpeter swans) live…

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By: susannpc

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:32:59 +0000

These are all important points to consider, but most important is the jury process and the juror. I want my work to be juried by owners or curators of galleries, collections and museums. I stay away from any exhibits juried by educators. Besides the show becoming a vehicle for the educator’s previous students, it is also a source for new slide show photos for the classroom.
Who will view the show? Your peers, students and people seeking free wine and cheese? Or serious collectors?

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Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:22:34 +0000

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By: Sari Grove

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:23:36 +0000

1)don’t be redundant when applying- check out other artist’s statements to see what gets repeated over & over again…Then don’t do it…Tell them you are a master cake decorator, that is enough to get them going…Short, sweet, unique & to the point…
2)Let them buy the work up front with a 50 per cent discount…If they want it on consignment then tell them they only get a 1/3 off discount on the work…That’ll make them think twice & maybe they will buy something up front instead of stalling…
3)Are you a better artist than the jurors? If so, then why are you submitting? You need a bigger pond…Aim higher…
4)If the venue is unsafe you will get robbed…Don’t rely on insurance…Use your spidey senses- if it feels unsafe it probably is…Fire hazards are worth a look at too if people there smoke…Make sure your work is somehow locked to the pedestal or wall if you think a walk by steal could happen…Better safe than sorry…Insurance won’t cover unsafe venues anyway…
5)Sometimes you get turned down but they still use your images…Sad but true, happens all the time…After getting turned down, you might still want to watch the people you submitted to-in case greeting cards of your submission images turn up in a store…(true story, happened to a friend of mine)…
6)Question for Debby: Can you use a baggie to squeeze out icing to put on a cake or must you buy the special icing squeezer? (people want to know)…

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