http://creativitypro.com/where-to-hold-your-first-solo-exhibition How to be an Artist - An Artists Guide Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:14:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://creativitypro.com/where-to-hold-your-first-solo-exhibition/comment-page-1#comment-9999 Stuart Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:14:37 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=36#comment-9999 Thats a good point. Better still make sure you have your own payment processing facility. If you set yourself up as a proper business you should have no trouble getting some kind of portable merchant facility for taking payments directly. Thats a good point.
Better still make sure you have your own payment processing facility.
If you set yourself up as a proper business you should have no trouble getting some kind of portable merchant facility for taking payments directly.

]]> http://creativitypro.com/where-to-hold-your-first-solo-exhibition/comment-page-1#comment-9995 Betsy Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:53:19 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=36#comment-9995 I held my first "official" gallery showing in an established coffee shop art gallery. However...a very important tip. The economy these days are forcing some business avenues to not accept any kind of credit or debit cards due to the huge banking fees. I did not realize my location did not accept cards until it was too late! Buyers stepped up & whipped out their card to purchase my wares, only to be told only cash was accepted. I lost money that day. Make sure you put on your checklist the kinds of payment methods that are accepted when involved with second party money transactions. I held my first “official” gallery showing in an established coffee shop art gallery. However…a very important tip. The economy these days are forcing some business avenues to not accept any kind of credit or debit cards due to the huge banking fees. I did not realize my location did not accept cards until it was too late! Buyers stepped up & whipped out their card to purchase my wares, only to be told only cash was accepted. I lost money that day. Make sure you put on your checklist the kinds of payment methods that are accepted when involved with second party money transactions.

]]> http://creativitypro.com/where-to-hold-your-first-solo-exhibition/comment-page-1#comment-6167 Stuart Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:33:53 +0000 http://creativitypro.com/?p=36#comment-6167 At first you might want to list these kinds of exhibitions just to show where you came from, but as your career moves on you might want to dissapear them off your list, as much more important exhibitions come your way. Super successful artists don't generally advertise that they won a highly commended rosette at the Bogworthy and Fartsburg District Sheep, Cattle and Guinea Pig show in their resumes. This will happen naturally though as a sheet of A4 is only so long and after a while you have to start editing down the list. At first you might want to list these kinds of exhibitions just to show where you came from, but as your career moves on you might want to dissapear them off your list, as much more important exhibitions come your way. Super successful artists don’t generally advertise that they won a highly commended rosette at the Bogworthy and Fartsburg District Sheep, Cattle and Guinea Pig show in their resumes. This will happen naturally though as a sheet of A4 is only so long and after a while you have to start editing down the list.

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