Exhibiting & Pricing Large Canvases
Hi guys!
I have my canvases advertised on my website for €79 +P&P
I am entering them for a local exhibition for this price, with my website mentioned.
However,
I am also hoping to sell them through tourism related businesses who may want to charge in addition to this. Some galleries charge 35%. I was advised by one gallery owner that they could probably sell my images for €120.
How do I square the pricing? I can’t easily change the website price as it would drag up the prices of other prints with it. There’s no facility to differentiate what I end up getting after the printing costs are covered.
I have my canvases advertised on my website for €79 +P&P
I am entering them for a local exhibition for this price, with my website mentioned.
However,
I am also hoping to sell them through tourism related businesses who may want to charge in addition to this. Some galleries charge 35%. I was advised by one gallery owner that they could probably sell my images for €120.
How do I square the pricing? I can’t easily change the website price as it would drag up the prices of other prints with it. There’s no facility to differentiate what I end up getting after the printing costs are covered.
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I am also hoping to sell them through tourism related businesses who may want to charge in addition to this. Some galleries charge 35%. I was advised by one gallery owner that they could probably sell my images for €120.
You have not said how big your prints are.
Why not talk to the gallery about experimenting with them selling some prints that are not on your web site?
I can submit three images for the exhibition. One is 17 x11ins, The other two are 20 x 10 and the application is due in on the 31st.
I visited the gallery before Christmas and the owner was very positive and said she’d email me, but I haven’t heard anything. I am due to visit another one but with staff Covid outbreaks etc, that has not yet been possible. I’ve also been trying to get back in touch with a local cafe owner, but she’s not in every day, so haven’t yet been able to.
I visited the gallery before Christmas and the owner was very positive and said she’d email me, but I haven’t heard anything. I am due to visit another one but with staff Covid outbreaks etc, that has not yet been possible. I’ve also been trying to get back in touch with a local cafe owner, but she’s not in every day, so haven’t yet been able to.
Mentioning photos to the galleries that are not on the website. That is possible though! Thanks! I hadn’t thought of that!😀
Probably selling and selling are two different things.... check you do not have to pay commissions up front
Many gallery owners get upset if you offer the same images cheaper by direct sale so I'd urge you to make the gallery images exclusive.
