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John Bruso · 06-12-2002, 02:57 PM

Karin,

We're interested in Michele's questions too

Great questions, Michele. We just joined a local Artist's association, the NCAA (Northern Colorado Artists Association). It was only $25 for an annual membership. One of the cool things is that 35 or so of the artists have a coop art gallery in downtown Fort Collins. Once Mara's work is juried, she can display in the gallery. I think the gallery takes 20%... and it just goes towards the operations of the gallery (all nonprofit). The only other thing is that Mara would have to serve in the Gallery twice a month. It's a pretty good deal.

The only problem I see is that Mara, as a portrait artist, needs to display her work differently. We can't just plop one of her paintings on the wall and say we've represented her work accurately. We need to seperate Mara from the other artists who sell their work after they've completed it. Since portraiture is commissioned work, we need some kind of seperate display with a place for a brochure, or explanation of what Mara's Narrative Portrait services are. Key message here is that it's a SERVICE, and NOT a product.

We haven't talked with the decision makers yet about this, but I know it's going to be hard to get them to agree to treat mara special. Hopefully, we'll be successful. I'll keep you guys posted.

John

06-12-2002, 02:57 PM	#6
John Bruso Associate Member Joined: May 2002 Location: Sheridan, WY Posts: 32	Karin, We're interested in Michele's questions too Great questions, Michele. We just joined a local Artist's association, the NCAA (Northern Colorado Artists Association). It was only $25 for an annual membership. One of the cool things is that 35 or so of the artists have a coop art gallery in downtown Fort Collins. Once Mara's work is juried, she can display in the gallery. I think the gallery takes 20%... and it just goes towards the operations of the gallery (all nonprofit). The only other thing is that Mara would have to serve in the Gallery twice a month. It's a pretty good deal. The only problem I see is that Mara, as a portrait artist, needs to display her work differently. We can't just plop one of her paintings on the wall and say we've represented her work accurately. We need to seperate Mara from the other artists who sell their work after they've completed it. Since portraiture is commissioned work, we need some kind of seperate display with a place for a brochure, or explanation of what Mara's Narrative Portrait services are. Key message here is that it's a SERVICE, and NOT a product. We haven't talked with the decision makers yet about this, but I know it's going to be hard to get them to agree to treat mara special. Hopefully, we'll be successful. I'll keep you guys posted. John __________________ Mara (Bruso) Schasteen Narrative Portraiture/Illustration [email protected]