Artist-run galleries have long been key players in the contemporary art ecosystem. They offer an essential counterpoint to the commercial sector, where experimentation sometimes takes a backseat to producing sellable work. A feature of every city with a significant community of artists, they come in every shape and size.
The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Starting and Sustaining an Artist-Run Gallery
Artist-run galleries are for those artists who want to co-operate to exhibit and sell art - without the involvement of a commercial or public art gallery.
While some are very successful, it's sadly the case that for others, whatever talents the artists may have as artists are not always matched by the very necessary knowledge and skills they need to run an art business. |
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An artist-run space is a gallery facility operated by creators such as painters or sculptors, thus circumventing the structures of public (government-run) and private galleries. Artist-run spaces have become as an important factor in urban regeneration, for example in Glasgow, Scotland. |
Probably the best advice is to walk before you run!
i.e. get experience of running an exhibition by hiring a space before you get into grander schemes of running a space for exhibitions over a longer period. You also MUST be very wary of "what you don't know you don't know" (and the fact that your peers may be in the same place as you). Just because you want to do something doesn't mean to say you know everything you need to know to be able to sustain it over time. The next best piece of advice is DO YOUR RESEARCH! (see below) |
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Some are resolutely anti-commercial and only last a season; others move, adapt, and transform into viable commercial galleries over the course of years. Some are wife-and-husband passion projects; others engage dozens of members living thousands of miles apart. There’s no dominant model or sure formula for a successful artist-run gallery—or even an agreed-upon measure of what success looks like—but they do tend to follow a few structures and patterns, from how they’re organized to how they pay the bills and handle sales.
The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Starting and Sustaining an Artist-Run Gallery | Artsy
Artist-run galleries
Read the lessons of those who have tried and those who survive to find out:
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Artsy identified the following business models in their survey
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