tc415
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Advice for commissioning work, by tc415 on Sept 17, 2015 17:10:02 GMT 1, Greetings,
I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece.
Before I get too excited, are there best practices or guidelines on how to conduct this transaction so all parties are safe? I expect I should get a contract with the gallery, specifying the details of the work to be commissioned, but unsure of the details which are most important. I'll need to pay half of the total price in advance, which is a big part of the reason why I want to be protected.
This seems like something which might benefit from a boilerplate agreement, but on a quick search, I didn't find anything appropriate. Please feel free to point me to the FAQ if I've missed it.
Any guidance you might have is appreciated. Thanks!
-tc415
Greetings,
I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece.
Before I get too excited, are there best practices or guidelines on how to conduct this transaction so all parties are safe? I expect I should get a contract with the gallery, specifying the details of the work to be commissioned, but unsure of the details which are most important. I'll need to pay half of the total price in advance, which is a big part of the reason why I want to be protected.
This seems like something which might benefit from a boilerplate agreement, but on a quick search, I didn't find anything appropriate. Please feel free to point me to the FAQ if I've missed it.
Any guidance you might have is appreciated. Thanks!
-tc415
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Advice for commissioning work, by Someones Brain on Sept 17, 2015 18:10:17 GMT 1, I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece.
I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece. This sounds strange. Why use a middle man? Can't you contact the artist directly? |
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WOOF
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Advice for commissioning work, by WOOF on Sept 17, 2015 18:39:20 GMT 1, I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece. This sounds strange. Why use a middle man? Can't you contact the artist directly?
I've been fortunate enough to meet someone representing a gallery who claims to have direct connection to a well-known street artist, and who can arrange a commissioned piece. This sounds strange. Why use a middle man? Can't you contact the artist directly? Some artists have agreements with galleries to only accept commissions through them... |
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iamzero
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Advice for commissioning work, by iamzero on Sept 17, 2015 21:50:30 GMT 1, Don't ask Ben Eine to make just one of something... ?.
Don't ask Ben Eine to make just one of something... ?. |
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raumschiff
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Advice for commissioning work, by raumschiff on Sept 18, 2015 7:02:22 GMT 1, Maybe you'll find some guidance in this book: Commissioning Contemporary Art
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tc415
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Advice for commissioning work, by tc415 on Sept 20, 2015 18:14:28 GMT 1, This sounds strange. Why use a middle man? Can't you contact the artist directly? Some artists have agreements with galleries to only accept commissions through them...
That's the case here. I've also seen lots of prompting to work directly with artists and not through third parties, so I contacted the artist (and/or his agent) directly, and it nearly backfired! They thought I was trying to go around the gallery, who is the preferred avenue for this artist to do commissions! After a simple explanation, we're back on track. Phew!
This sounds strange. Why use a middle man? Can't you contact the artist directly? Some artists have agreements with galleries to only accept commissions through them... That's the case here. I've also seen lots of prompting to work directly with artists and not through third parties, so I contacted the artist (and/or his agent) directly, and it nearly backfired! They thought I was trying to go around the gallery, who is the preferred avenue for this artist to do commissions! After a simple explanation, we're back on track. Phew! |
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tc415
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Advice for commissioning work, by tc415 on Sept 20, 2015 18:14:58 GMT 1, Looks like a good title -- I'll check this out. Thanks, raumschiff.
Looks like a good title -- I'll check this out. Thanks, raumschiff. |
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Advice for commissioning work, by donaldissimo on Sept 20, 2015 19:27:11 GMT 1, Don't ask Ben Eine to make just one of something... ?.
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Don't ask Ben Eine to make just one of something... ?. Like this: SOM ETH ING ? |
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tc415
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Advice for commissioning work, by tc415 on Nov 28, 2015 1:44:22 GMT 1, Just an update: started the process of spec-ing out a piece. There's been a bit of back and forth to try to agree on the details of the piece, complicated somewhat by working through my go-between to the artist, at the gallery. We'll see how this goes, but given how it's gone so far, I'm not confident this will conclude as expected.
In the meantime, I've received contradictory advice: on one hand, I should be very specific with my request for the artist, including detail preferences and input on subject matter; on the other, I should only provide very sparse guidance, like a color or two, and let the artist do the rest.
Any strong feelings about what level of input is appropriate for a commissioned piece? :-)
Just an update: started the process of spec-ing out a piece. There's been a bit of back and forth to try to agree on the details of the piece, complicated somewhat by working through my go-between to the artist, at the gallery. We'll see how this goes, but given how it's gone so far, I'm not confident this will conclude as expected.
In the meantime, I've received contradictory advice: on one hand, I should be very specific with my request for the artist, including detail preferences and input on subject matter; on the other, I should only provide very sparse guidance, like a color or two, and let the artist do the rest.
Any strong feelings about what level of input is appropriate for a commissioned piece? :-)
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Wearology
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Advice for commissioning work, by Wearology on Nov 28, 2015 2:56:32 GMT 1, Each artist is completely different.
You should just come out and say it right up front and ask them if they mind your input or not.
I had one artist that said he welcomed my comments and than did completely the opposite anyway.
Forum Artists seem to be very open to the clients input.
Each artist is completely different.
You should just come out and say it right up front and ask them if they mind your input or not.
I had one artist that said he welcomed my comments and than did completely the opposite anyway.
Forum Artists seem to be very open to the clients input.
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