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Artist Submissions…What’s the Deal? by New American Paintings

“What’s the Deal?” aims to provide artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts with an opportunity to hear the opinions and get tips from individuals that help run the art world. We have an amazing network of prominent art dealers and gallerists ready and willing to answer your questions. For this “What’s the Deal?” post, Heather Taylor, Co-Owner of Taylor De Cordoba, answers a question about best practices for an artist’s approach to submit works to a gallery. As always, we encourage you to share your opinion in the comments section.

If we use your question on our blog, you will receive a free issue of New American Paintings, not to mention the opinion of an experienced art world professional. So keep those questions coming (Instructions on how to ask them at the bottom of the post).

Question: For those galleries that do accept submissions, what are your tips/guidelines for the best presentation?

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Artists and their Message…What’s the Deal? by New American Paintings
August 23, 2012, 8:30 am
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“What’s the Deal?” aims to provide artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts with an opportunity to hear the opinions of individuals that help run the art world. We have an amazing network of prominent art dealers and gallerists ready and willing to answer your questions. For this “What’s the Deal?” post, Scott Zieher, of ZieherSmith, answers a question about an artist’s ability to articulate the message behind their work. As always, we encourage you to share your opinion in the comments section. 

If we use your question on our blog, you will receive a free issue of New American Paintings, not to mention the opinion of an experienced art world professional. So keep those questions coming (Instructions on how to ask them at the bottom of the post).

Question: Is it a turn-off to galleries when an artist is unable to articulate the message behind their work, even if their work is really amazing, marketable, and cohesive? If not, then how do you help new artists construct a clear, brief message about their work?

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Market Promise in Emerging Painters…What’s the Deal? by New American Paintings
August 8, 2012, 7:25 am
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“What’s the Deal?” aims to provide artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts with an opportunity to hear the opinions of individuals that help run the art world. We have an amazing network of prominent art dealers and gallerists ready and willing to answer your questions. For our first “What’s the Deal?” post, Heather Marx, Co-Owner, Marx & Zavattero, answers a question about identifying market promise in emerging painters. As always, we encourage you to share your opinion in the comments section.

If we use your question on our blog, you will receive a free issue of New American Paintings, not to mention the opinion of an experienced art world professional. So keep those questions coming (Instructions on how to ask them at the bottom of the post).

Question: What criteria do art dealers look for in identifying market promise in emerging painters?

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What’s the Deal? Art Dealers Answer Your Questions… by New American Paintings
July 6, 2012, 10:44 am
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Soon we are going to introduce a new featured column on our blog called, “What’s the Deal?” New American Paintings is inviting prominent art dealers and gallerists to answer your questions about the art world. Whether you’re an an artist, aspiring collector, or gallery regular, if you have a question, now is your chance to finally have it answered by someone that makes dealing art their business. Anything goes! This is not an advice column, rather an opportunity to hear it straight from individuals that help run the art world. So, submit your question! If we use it on the blog, you will receive a free issue of New American Paintings!

To send us a question, you may either:

Submit your question on Twitter using #askNAP
OR
Email your question to blog [at] newamericanpaintings [dot] com

Thanks in advance for your participation, we look forward to your questions!




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